Carbon ribbon can be divided into two types: thermosensitive carbon ribbon and photosensitive carbon ribbon. Thermal carbon ribbon uses heat transfer to transport carbon powder onto printing paper, while photosensitive carbon ribbon uses light to achieve imaging on printing paper. In addition, the surface of carbon ribbon is usually coated with a special coating material, which can increase the wear resistance, water resistance, oil resistance and other properties of carbon ribbon, thereby improving its service life.

With the continuous development of technology, the application scope of carbon ribbon is also expanding, and the market demand is also growing. It has a wide range of applications in the printing industry, photocopying industry, drawing industry, packaging industry, etc., and also plays an important role in industries such as healthcare, logistics, electronics, and automotive. Although the application of carbon ribbon has decreased in today's increasingly popular digital technology, it still plays an important role in some specific occasions, such as receipt printing, bank check printing, etc.