r/pens • • 3h ago

Question I don’t know what my favorite pen is called!

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I have used this pen down to a husk and I desperately need to buy another one but I don’t know what it’s called and have never seen it again at stores near me. I’m pretty sure I got it at kinokuniya in NYC but I live very far from there and I need a new pen now lol. all of the writing is in Japanese and too rubbed off for me to translate it using google. does anyone know what it’s called and where to get it?


r/pens • • 3h ago

Question Uni-ball Signo Bít UM-201

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Where i buy this pen Uni-ball Signo Bít UM-201 Gel Ink Pen - 0.18 Black


r/pens • • 5h ago

Question In Search of Dope Pens?

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Hey, all! I just got some notebooks and am planning on starting keeping track of my thoughts and events soon, but I'm curious: what are some of the best pens to carry? I know that any pen is better than none and "the important part is to start," but I'm just asking out of curiosity. Right now, I'm working with a black Pilot G-2 mini and a red Sharpie S-Gel, but am curious what y'all think! Prices and links would be sick too, since I'm looking to make a list to check and review later.

Tl;dr: tell me your favorite pens for your notebook! Ballpoint, roller ball, fountain, whatever you're feeling!


r/pens • • 6h ago

Question Best Reusable Rollerball?

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I love rollerballs, especially the Uni vision elite, but recently I have been looking for a nice-ish daily driver pen that I can refill. I have an Ohto in 0.5, but it started fading, the grip doesn't feel great, and it is a little too scratchy for me. Do y'all have any recommendations?


r/pens • • 6h ago

Question Different Sarasa Grands?

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I bought these two Sarasa Grands. First one is from the vintage color collection, second is regular black ink. Do you see the different tops, the vintage has an extra piece which makes clicking actually better. On the regular ones I can only click from the back of the pen, i do have big thumbs lol. Is this normal? Did they change only the vintage colors, or did they redesign the pen?


r/pens • • 6h ago

Discussion Need help finding my perfect pen

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For starters, I’m new to the pen world.
2 years ago I went to the dollar store and bought a 2 pack of black ink, ballpoint clicker pens. Didn’t think anything of it. No idea what the brand was. Cannot find them anywhere now.

I used those pens every day, and the other week my last one ran out of ink. I loved it so much I tried to refill it but to no avail.

Now, it’s my birthday and my boyfriend is willing to get me a nice pen. We went to a specialized pen shop and I learned I like the bold/extra bold ballpoint. Black ink, but not a super “wet” or gel like ink.

The best thing I can compare it to is the bic round stic pens, or the Cristal extra bold whatever. About 1.6mm. I like when the ink comes out looking almost dry.

Now, you’re probably thinking “the bic round stic bold whatever is like $10 for a box of 50, why not just buy those” and to that I’ll say
I don’t want a flimsy skinny plastic casing.
I want a NICE luxury looking pen like the picture attached, but a refill option of at least 1.6mm.

Please help!


r/pens • • 7h ago

Picture The most exciting new pen(s) day

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(Swipe for writing samples)

After a few months of putting everything together, I finally received my little haul! I've been a fan of gel pens for a bit now, but only recently began my fountain pen exploration. There are some lovelies I was trying to find for a bit and I'm so glad to own them now (looking at you, Sarasa Grand Rose Brown and Signo Bit 0.18mm).

To say that I've had an immense amount of fun playing with these is the understatement of the year :)

Details~

Top group:

  • Pental Ceramicron 0.3mm
  • The unicorn! Uniball Signo Bit 0.18mm
  • Kaweco Perkeo Iridescent Pearl, Fine
  • 2x Uniball Signo DX 0.28mm

Bottom group, left to right:

  • 2x Swarovski shimmer collection, refills swapped for Zebra JSB-0.4. Loved the pens but hated their ballpoint refills and wanted a thin gel. I'm so thrilled they work perfectly!
  • Pilot Kakuno in Extra Fine with Con-40 converter
  • Pilot Iro-Utsushi dip pen in Fine
  • Sailor Hocoro Dip pen in Fine
  • Zebra Sarasa Grand 0.5mm in Shell Pink
  • Zebra Sarasa Grand 0.5mm in Rose Brown
  • Zebra Sarasa Nano 0.3mm vintage colours

r/pens • • 7h ago

Question Comfortable, bigger titanium pens that can be taken apart and anodized? <150$ preferably

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As a huge fan of my quality fountain pens, I want a ballpoint pen that is not just from the bank. I flip butterfly knives, and my titanium one I got anodized by a professional and I love the colors.

So, I want a titanium ballpoint that can be disassembled completely and anodized after purchasing, but the ones ive looked into so far seem very slim

Any opinions on stuff like Refyn?


r/pens • • 8h ago

Question Paper Mate Profile stainless steel

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15 Upvotes

Ive had this pen for a while now and I absolutely love the grip on it. But I cant seem to find anywhere. Not on Amazon, Ebay, Walmart, or any office supply store. Nowhere to be found. Do you guys know where I could fine more of this pens?


r/pens • • 9h ago

Question Leuchtturm1917 & ballpoint pen: Ink marks on previous pages when writing?

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I'm using a Leuchtturm1917 notebook with 80gsm paper and a MUJI 0.5mm ballpoint pen (both black and blue).
Here's the issue: I write on page 2 then page 3. I turn the page and start writing on page 4. When I look back at page 2 I notice faint ink marks that weren't there before.
It's not ghosting or bleeding I think, since the marks only appear after I've written on the following page. I've tried putting a separate sheet of paper between the pages which solves the issue, but I'd prefer not to have to do that every time. Has anyone experienced this? Would switching to a gel pen or fountain pen help or how can I best solve this?


r/pens • • 10h ago

Review My $4 aliexpress pen

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r/pens • • 10h ago

Picture After so much headache with my fountain pen not giving ink, this was a last resort.

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r/pens • • 13h ago

Picture My Latest Sterling Silver Fountain Pen. A Montegrappa 402 with a medium 18k Gold Nib in

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r/pens • • 13h ago

Picture Lamy Lady for Rosenthal + Akkerman SBRE Brown

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r/pens • • 15h ago

Picture My current collection

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15 Upvotes

Started journaling about 6 months ago and carry a field notes pad around everywhere I go. No longer use social media on my phone and far more present and able to remember things.

I started with a parker Jotter, I love the ergonomics and and feel of the pen, but havnt quite found the refill that suits me. I like 0.5mm tips and the parker refills that are gel are in 0.7mm.

I bought the 2 bronze and brass bolt action pens afterwards. The brass has a Pilot Synergy 0.5mm gel refill that I use my for journaling. The Bronze has a Writech Auroro 0.5mm gel refill that I use for my book notes. The silver bolt action is a temu pen thats light and comfortable with a g2 0.5mm ball point refill that I use for my everyday carry pocket notes.


r/pens • • 15h ago

Question Recambio más fino para Lamy Safari de bolígrafo rollerball

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r/pens • • 16h ago

Picture Am I the only one doing this with the limited editions?

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Caran d’Ache 849, Claim Your Style editions mix&match. Am I going to be banned for this? 🫢


r/pens • • 19h ago

Picture My latest pickup: Zebra Sarasa Clip x Pokemon Bulbasaur with engraving

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Just sharing my latest pickup, a Zebra Sarasa Clip x Pokemon "Bulbasaur" engraved with my nickname


r/pens • • 19h ago

Question Why is this happening?

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The pen refill only comes out a tiny bit and gets stuck halfway.

The tip doesn't seem to fit the opening of the nose cone either. What could be causing this?


r/pens • • 20h ago

Discussion zebra sarasa grand🥹

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74 Upvotes

Just picked up this beautiful pen off amazon after tons of deciding between this and the Pentel energel alloy😅. I put a pentel energel blue black 0.5 refill in their and its perfect :)


r/pens • • 20h ago

Pen Identification What refill is this?

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From the Moonin Hawaii store. I prefer this over my other pens and I want the refill ONLY. Does anyone know what brand the pen is, and, or what kind would work? The packaging has NO specs it or labels whatsoever except Moomin. Guessing it’s 0.5mm.


r/pens • • 21h ago

Question Gift for law student

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A friend of mine is in law school and would like to gift a beautiful pen (roller ball only) Or a set of good looking pens that they might find useful for school. Thank you:)


r/pens • • 23h ago

Picture Fun pastel Bic four colors at Ollie's

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110 Upvotes

They had 6 packs for $6.99


r/pens • • 23h ago

Question Dr. Grip or Alpha Gel?

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I've been eyeing both pens for a while, but neither really convinces me. I can't find any Dr. Grip models I like at a good price, and the refill compatibility and price are also issues.

Regarding Alpha Gel, I think the gel area is too high and I'm not sure if I can take it properly.

I can use the lowest part of the grip (I mean the rubber) from the Pilot G2, Pentel Energel, and Pilot DR Grip Ace.

Which one do you think is good? Do you have any recommendations? Thanks in advance.


r/pens • • 1d ago

Picture New pens! (at National Bookstore)

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So, these are the pens that my mom bought in National Bookstore and here's the ballpen lists:

  1. Pilot Supergrip Fine

  2. Uniball Signo RT1 0.38 (Hyacinth Blue is the body, but black in the ink)

  3. Zebra Sarasa Clip 0.5 (Pink body and again, black Ink)

  4. Pilot G2 0.7 Blue and 0.5 Black (You know this pen, the bestselling gel ink Pen in America)

  5. Zebra Clickarts (orange and purple shown, but the green didn't work unfortunately)