Provided is a more versatile black marker composition which achieves excellent adhesion between a mark and an electronic component element body and excellent contrast of a mark regardless of the composition of the electronic component element body, the black marker composition containing borosilicate glass and a black oxide, in which a crystallization temperature of the borosilicate glass is less than 910° C., and an amount of Zn in terms of ZnO is 0.05% by mass or less based on 100% by mass of an inorganic solid content in terms of an oxide contained in the black marker composition.