3's grip looks the most comfy

5

Always
- With a .07 ball. I don't tolerate .05 or .1 heretics in my G2 superiority worldview.
My beloved
Only valid answer

Number 7 100%

if it's a true bic. knockoffs might not work very well.
I used to live quite near to one of the bic factories in France. Ahhhh I’m obsessed with Bic pens.
Ahhh Bic, where it's 2 main products are also the most stolen products.
- Windsurf boards and razor blades? Yes Bic makes those.

My husband works at an architecture firm. They exclusively use #2 in 3 different colors. My husband has gotten in the habit of putting a few in his pocket during the day while he works and emptying his pockets when he gets home. We have WAY TOO MANY PENS!!!! I've been bagging them up and giving them away!! They are nice pens tho... very good for drafting/drawing/etc. I just don't need 300 of them. Beware that the blue ones tend to explode the most.

Oh my god, the explosions with the black ones are horrible, because you don't realize until you start to grip and the ink just coats your fingers. I love them, but the horror will live forever in my mind.
I had a pen like that when I was very young, had to be maybe in the 5th grade. It exploded on me because I chewed on the end of it while thinking. Parts of my homework desk remained blue until I graduated high school, I'm lucky my teeth didn't also.

1 but micro, not fine.

5 is the objectively correct answer here.

Yeah, no contest at all.
It's probably the choice I would have to go with, but when I was working with full boxes a lot, I started caring more about which pens were sturdy sharp enough to stab through tape and drag through it 50 times an hour and not end up looking at the end of your pen and find out the tip ripped off. Switching to a box knife over and over slows you down a lot and I needed the pen to cross out and document what was missing from the orders. Pens with caps are a pain for that as well, waste time.
I probably should have tried to find something like this: https://atechgo.com/products/multitool-pen-9-in-1-box-cutter?variant=31317899149448&srsltid=AfmBOorxxFa__k_qsBl8iPIi6kKPJc6A4Ah6nJ8WZ7gm3JZhWGj1qBZ_1AY
- I used to have a need to open things a lot while on the other side of a security barrier (and metal detector.) I ended up getting a Gerber Shard to carry around on my keychain. Does most of my multitool, prying and even knife jobs without being sharp enough to get taken by TSA (or rent-a-cop or whomever.)
- Damn that pen is actually super handy. My only issue I'd have is i really like having a fine tip pen I use a Pilot G2 07 black pen

not pictured, but uniball eye micro was my goat for high school and college. I had to do british standardized exams in high school which required black pen (not pencil). these guys write super smoothly and create really nice lines, but they take a sec or two to dry so you gotta be careful not to smudge.

I think #1 in the pic is a thicker version of these

I assumed 1 was this one! Still the goat, still have 3 on my person at any given time.
Why does half the ink leak into the grip though
Edit
uni-Flow Ink System ensures a consistent, delightfully fluid writing experience
Is what they say

5

Pilot G-2, Obviously. #5.

If 5 is the G2, then 5.

At school all the cool kids had these lol

or these

[I come from a very specific generation in French speaking switzerland, so this may not be relatable]

Germany too
- Also Estonia, especially the erasable one
I can only write with friction now, I have ADHD and I often skip letters when writing words so I always have to erase the letter I just wrote. If I'm not using friction it looks horrible
Ooh, Pilot Frixion, I like those. I did not expect myself to ever be able to get excited about pens, yet here I am.
I love lending out Frixion Clickers out to my DnD friends and seeing them struggle with the click before they realise that the pocket clip is the thing that goes click.
When I taught tertiary anatomy to sports science students. The school's stationary cabinet was a box of lost pens that the cleaners added to. The school wasn't great. Rather than buy new pens, we were to take from the box. I knew I wasn't being renewed next year so I came in on the holidays and took every four pen in that box. About fifteen of them. It's seen me good for for pens for about 13 years now. I still have a bunch kicking around. Mostly green/red left, but I use those to mark my ToDo lists with completed and delayed entries.
I wish they sold cheap refills for the 4-pens but when I looked I could only find ones around the same cost as a new pen.

5, man I loved those pens when taking notes in college.

The Bic Pilot G2 in 1mm writes like butter. Glorious. $4.95 for a 4 pack.

The price and quality are so hard to beat.

This kind. I like the metal tip.

I used to use these a lot before I discovered micro tipped pens, these are great ball point though.
- I like that they mark on metal. And the tip is great for tracing rough edges and rulers.
And respective mechanical pencil!
The apex pen.
- 🧐

Another for 5

2, please.

7 BIC or bust

7 is the the type of pen that lasts me the longest. They seem indestructible. All other types disintegrate in my hands after a year or so.

2, the Pilot Precise, specifically a V5

This was the only pen I could use as a left handed writer that wouldn’t leave any ink on my hand.
I'd go for the Pilot Vball, but close enough.
Have you used one recently? I used to love those but they don't work as well as I remember when I've tried them in the past few years

Honestly those of us who've bought 1 or 2 already main those. I'll never by another pen, the writing quality of the Uniball is just superb. The plastic grip isn't uncomfortable like you'd think, and rubber grips tend to feel weird after lots of writing anyways. The build quality is top notch, as someone who's accidentally broken lots of pens. Just a great design

Seconded. As far as pens are concerned, Uniball is where it's at.

5 for me

Zebra F301

The only option. I'm 43 and still using the one from middle school.
- How did you not manage to lose that
Definitely this one. Simple design and the fine point is so smooth to write with
Was looking for this. I love my pink barrel F-301’s.
Scrolled far too long to find even a mention of Zebra. Uniball is the intro to good pens, but Zebra is where you land.

The day I first gripped a #5, had there been clickbait thumbnails back then, mine would have read:
This Changes EVERYTHING!

Definitely 5, gimme that gel pen every time

Error: fountain pen not found

Seriously. This is Lemmy, right? Shouldn't it be fountain pens, mechanical keyboard, Linux, and automatic watches?
- Lol, Casios
- If you're not using a Uni kuru toga rotating lead pencil are you even living?
As a lefty i can confidently say youre wrong as fuck

Give me that smooth 5

As a shorthand writer I approve of this comment.

None of these are fountain pens, the obviously superior choice over ball-points.

Platinum Preppy. Cheap and cheerful with the capability of taking a converter, different nips, and being converted into a refillable marker. Amazingly versatile pen.
Hear, hear!

Pilot G2 if I must, but the real answer is a Lamy Safari.

Definitely 5, so much better than 99% of other pens.

Pilot g2 if I had to choose but I'll stick with my rotring 600 with schmidt easyflow 9000 if it were up to me

These are all terrible

7

Where is the fountain pen??

this is left handed discrimination

Out of fascination how is a left handed pen different? I just grabbed mine and it looks pretty symmetrical. I get the whole ink on hands thing but the meme didn't say you couldn't use a pencil or type anymore.
- when you write left-handed you push the nib into the paper rather than dragging it. left-handed pens have angled tips so the nib still drags.
which one?
As it should be!

5 forever!

None. Pens fucking suck. There are limited use cases for pens, which is basically none unless I am signing a contract.

For every single other use case I’d rather have a mechanical pencil.

I respectfully disagree, pencils are the devil's implement, pens are for the superior writer.
- pens can't even write more than a couple letters on a wall and even less on an overhead surface. imagine my absolute disappointment when I built a custom over bed upside down desk only for my pen collection to be unusable
- Since having to write so many notes in school, I've preferred pens.
- Your assessment is nonsense but ok
Pencils are for those who lack conviction!
I am a fellow mechanical pencil enjoyer. GraphGear for life, but I have been having an affair with the Ohto MS01. All in 0.3 because it forces me to have good hand writing.

1 and 2 look good but looks are deceiving. 5 and 7 all the way.

I like 1 because it's thin and not a roller type. You only have to imagine writing and you're doing it. Rollers can be ok, and 5 is a decent example, but 1 used with a ruler for precise drawing, nothing beats that.
- For me one looks like it would be very nice, but it’s just too loose when it comes to writing and the ink smudge is really easily from what I remember. My dad had them all around the house because they look very business like but I don’t really remember enjoying writing with them.
I would've agreed with you 13 years ago, but something changed with the pilot G2s. They went from S tier to B at best. Ironically, I've replaced them with 2 now. The Pilot Precision's have been my favorite for quite awhile now personally
- I think I’m more of a bic fan if it comes to pens or pencils But pilots are always been fairly standard. I guess it’s gone downhill which is too bad.

1 is my choice pen. Always and forever. No other type kept up with me. I use a slightly different variant though.

3, it's the best one I recognise

Thank you, I agree.
Surprised I had to scroll down so far to find 3, it's just the same as 5 but with better grip around the finger tips, which avoids the pen from twisting when you hold it tightly.

1 & 2 top picks, then 6 & 7. The rubber sleeves are nice for short notes and whatnot. They get slippery from sweating eventually. Maybe just a me thing.

Damn, pen so out of shape that he's sweating.

7

Pilot G2 and BIC are both classics, but I'm a sucker for a liquid ink pen

I'd pick 7 if it's a Bic, but it's definitely n.3 because of the ergonomics

5

I would pick 3 but I don't think its ball point and I have trouble controlling the strength when I press down on the paper.

I used 5 once and I ended up buying a pack of 10 as they were so good to write with.

I have already chosen. And the one that I have chosen for life is not in this set.

Don’t leave us hanging! What is it?!
- These. Albeit in various colours.

If I HAVE to use a ballpoint, it's going to have to be a rollerball. Like the Uniball. But really, I'd take just about any fountain pen over any of them.

A Lemmy of culture I see. Love the Visconti.
Edit : Just noticed the stealth VP over on the right.
- Thanks, I think it's one of my best looking pens. The VP isn't a VP, it's a MoonMan A1. I'm not sure if it's made by Majohn or not, but it is super similar to their A1 and A2 if it's not. Writes well, good seal. For under $30. Highly recommend.

I dont see any on here I would swear by.

I have taken a liking to the Pilot B2Ps, they are made of recycled water bottles, I liked them simply for the fact that they're the one type of pen we have in abundance at the office that no one else bothers to steal for some reason.

I like the Staples TRU RED series too.

what the hell is wrong with me, a year ago I'd be obsessing over some video game or hobby and now im discussing my pen model preferences, I think I've crossed the proto-boomer threshold

Where the fuck are the Zebra pens

I write a lot (I am professor) and pilot g-2 (#5) is the way to go. Don't be fooled by sharpie's grip, I just finished a box of that model in red ink and g-2 is way better.

Hear, hear!

A 0.38 tip size of No.5

Pilot g2 is the way to go
- Was a committed G2 guy for YEARS (ultra fine all the way). But I’m a lefty, so ink smears were still a problem (though the G2 is better than most on that front). Then I learned about the Sarasa Dry pens from Zebra. The ink dries INSTANTLY, and writes like a G2. But they’re hard to find so I always stock up when I see them.

5, but black.

"Charlie, ever played roulette?"

Uni Jetstream:

Yet another top notch pick

Uniball.

Okay. I’ve used all of these and 3 definitely writes the best and is the most comfortable, BUT, I’ve had more of these fail or explode halfway through a cartridge multiple times.

So I have to pick my good old 5 will carry me through battle and back and I’ll lose it long before it stops writing. Never had a bad time with a 5.

7 can burn in hell

Pentel ENERgel pens.

But if I had to choose, 2 or 5. I have 3 at work and while it is nice, I don't know if it has the same kind of staying power 2 or 5 do.

Show me the fucking feather

#5 carried me through three degrees.

5 … but black and in .38

5, 0.7mm

You lost me at the fat tip
- Preference aside, I've found that most others use the 0.5mm and that that means my pens usually find their way back to me when borrowed. I generally like the way the increased flow feels and don't experience a difference in control vs the finer tip. That said, the 1.0mm is crazy and feels like I am trying to paint, so I definitely get how others that prefer the finer tip might feel about my preference.

2

2 or 5.

5 because it's convenient and a Swiss army knife of pens.

2 because sometimes you just gotta shank a bitch.

The Bic Cristal (number 7) all day long. They last forever, are dirt cheap and are the best selling pen in the world.

But they just disappear into the ether for no reason.
- Because the cap is a good coke spoon that's why
- That's why I buy them in packs of 50.
This. (I actually use the orange ones but the same applies).

Uni Mitsubishi .38 I want it too feel like I'm stabbing the paper when I write

Does it also come in 9mm? I feel like .38 is a bit underpowered.
- No, but they do have a 30/30 version

Jetstream 0.5. Probably 5 is the closest. I still have a box of 2 floating around.

5 is the pilot g2 pen. They're pretty good pens. I preferred the Atlantis series before they changed it.
That's probably my choice as well.... It's a decent gel ink ballpoint pen that is relatively comfortable to use.

I use 3 at work now after someone gave me one. It’s an awesome pen.

Yeah people here are overlooking the Sharpie pen, it's quite nice.
- I’ve been a Pilot G2 guy until I was given this Sharpie.
My favorite I always get more of these when we run out

Does a mechanical pencil count?

Is there a difference between #1 and #2?

Please answer fast, I am sitting on the urinal.

I was always fond of how the 2 pen scratches the paper while writing.

7

anyone voting G2 hasn't used one recently, or hasn't used literally any other pens in that time. I think the G2 is the absolute worst one on the list. At least the bic doesn't pretend to be able to write very well.

Pilot v5 always

They are in the order I would select, rather fortuitously.

A man of culture.

Those special pens I learned to write with at school

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1

Poor ignorant fools not knowing the F-701 and F-402 hack.

Enjoy your writing in poverty and discomfort, you will never know glory because you sought comfort in convenience and thrift instead of greatness at all costs.

No zebra? Guess I’m never writing again.

NFA (~);-}
- 💀🌹

2 or 3.

I use to love G2's, but they fell off. I found a sharpie pen a while back and was shocked by how well it wrote, it's now my goto.

Sharpie pens are the best!

Number 6, I like how the ink flows

You're deplorable for this choice. 6 is the worst!
- Eh, it means that I won't steal your pen, calm down

I have several boxes of Uniball Eco. The ink dries fast enough lefties can write without smearing. Also it looks sleek and professional.

I guess 3. Any of these pens would dry up as soon as I touch it. Graphgear 500 0.9mm drafting pencil for life.

Can I just have a Parker IM Ballpoint? I hate plastic pens.

The real question: Is that Pilot G7 a 0.10 or a 0.07? Very different pens. 0.7 ftw

5 has the ink i use, the g2 whatever. But I use it in the fat Dr. Grip pen, cause of my old hands.

I already mainly write with #1s

Uniball Signo 207

Writes easy and the ink is bold and dries fast. Comfortable enough for having to write 7 pages of client notes every night, even with my arthritic hands.

This is the true answer. The 207/207+ ink is the greatest. The sharpie pens are close though, especially with the weight of the metal barrel.

Anyone saying anything but #7 is delulu. There's a reason Bic won pens

I'm lamenting the fact that this scenario means I've lost all my fountain pens, but I'd go with #5 in a .38

Given my personal preference for the Uniball Vision Needle (not pictured), I'll go for 1.

Probably 1 or 2 would be my style.

1 looks the most balanced to pen spin with the least egregious lapel.

7, because they don't feel special. I never have to fret about my brain wanting to save them for special occasions.

4, those pens are so smooth

3, it's the easiest to activate and handle

None of those. I exclusively use Pentel Energels. Prior to that it was Uniball Signo. Up your own game OP.

The G-2 will take EnerGel refills. Best of both worlds IMO.
- Interesting. I did not know that and may give it a try.
Me too, but looking at this pic, if I had to use one of these, it would be 5

I'm the only one going for #4? It's a uni ball vision elite, and I have about ten refills right now. Have had that barrel for the last fifteen or so years.

Such a great pen. The ink flows so smoothly!
People must not know. #4 is where it's at.
yeah I don't know how anyone can be voting for #5. it has to be the worst pen on the list. uncomfortable, dries up easily, doesn't write consistently. #4 is amazing, but they do have one better but it's not in the picture.
- I would know if it, if only for curiosity's sake

Give me a clicky pen or give me death!

If 6 is the Papermate felt tip, then that one. I like the static tip. Otherwise, probably 3, the upstart Sharpie.

When I was a server, I only used Number 3, but it has to be the 0.5 size. 0.7 still smears too much.

Probably 2, 6, or 7. I've always loved the V5/V7, but the liquid ink is messy, a bic is a classic for a reason, and the PaperMate flair has been my go-to felt-tip for a long time now. Though, the ultra-fine version is much better for writing than the medium one.

I've written on Cross since middle school (1980s)..

Fisher space pen

I keep one at my desk and have one in my pocket (most of the time).

I've had the bullet version on me at all times for the last decade or so. Fits in my coin pocket of my jeans perfectly.
- Same

7 because I like to eat my pen covers (please tell me I'm not alone in this).

I once bought a pack of maybe 40 number 7 in all 4 colors, I am basically committed for life.

But these fuckers dry out if you don't use them for a long time, I had to throw away a bunch. I tried receiving some by soaking them in Isopropyl alcohol, it worked for some but not all.

I very specifically use these. They're pretty similar to the Pilot pens though.

No fountain pens?

I don't know the difference between 1 and 2, so I'm going to go with 2. 7 in some instances though. Never 6. Fuck 6.

Pilot G-Knock 1.0. G2 barring that.

It's 2 for me, always so reliable and write very clean

7, easy spitball shooter

This one right here by zebra: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6VIUPS

By far my favorite pen

I prefer the F-701 personally but yeah, any Zebra pen over the ones in the op

3

The real solution is to find a parker compatible chassis that has the right shape, feel, and weight for your preferences. Then simply buy parker refills of your choice. Energel .5 is pretty great :)

Another vote for 5, 0.7

Like those Zebra Sarasas, the blue ones are perfect

If I had to choose one of these, 4. (I can't see a whole lot of detail in the image. Looks like a Uniball.)

But my preference is my Uniball Signo click pen, with micro tip. Love that precision. No cap for me to lose. And I will lose it.

3 or 5 was always my goto. That being said, I didn't have to write anything by hand in the last 15 years, and I'm pretty much forgot how it's done

Where is my Sakura 03 micron??? 🥲

What, no papermate inkjoy? Cheaper than G2s and they fit better in your hand, unless you are gripping it with clubs.

The good ol' BIC G2. Phat fucking lines, I've never had one clog, they're comfortable to hold and fun to take apart and put back together again while you pretend it's a gun.

For finer lines, though, I'd want a Sharpie (and not the one shown here). I don't know the model of the pen, though. I basically only ever have them if I happen to find one on the ground 🤣

#2. 100%

I use a Lamy Studio to write, so close to a 6.

Also in my arsenal is a Parker Jotter and a Moonman C1.

I have an entire note taking program calibrated around the ink colors of 5. I kinda dug myself that grave though. They are at least decent pens.

Also you can mod them into pen guns. Shooting works better if you replace the ink though.

The Japanese uni-ball pens are sweet, ~~don't think they are on this~~ Nvm it's #1 or close enough

Pretty sure both 1 and 2 are jp and good
- I was using whatever pens I could get before I found the JP pens. Now when I see one, I have to get it. The writing feels as though it glides like a brush over the paper.
  Besides that, not sure why people say they explode on them, mine are indestructable. I write and draw with a very heavy hand and they stay rock solid. Pretty good pick for heavy handed people.

3

It's basically the only kind of pen I use anyway.

s gel goes hard. but not 3. the black metal barrel

2 but never black. Red or green are best.

pilot g-tec 0.4

#5, but you tear off the clip. EVERY TIME.

I do that with sharpies so I can get them in and out of my back pocket easily.

must be a clicky pen so I can click

7 all day. Bic for life

I love Bic but those particular ones have never done well for me.

jokes on you, #2 have already been besties for 10+y

Retractable version is superior
- You're not wrong, but I don't see it pictured

1 is already very similar to my pen of choice, and 2 used to be my pen of choice. So depending on how they feel, one of them.

All of these suck.

No skilcraft government pen?

Being that my usual choices aren't on there no real preference TBH, except I prefer click to cap. Given the choice overall decidedly the Zebra F-301 with a bold ink cartridge.

Paper mate inkjoy’s have been my go to after g2’s and sharpies had defective ones in the packs I bought.

Fountain pen master race

I’ve had too many of 1 explode on me.
WTF are you doing with them? Maybe don't strap them to claymore mines?

I don't know why, I've just been using them my whole life, and they're comfortable for me. The platonic ideal of Pen. Especially the blue medium.

2, and it's not close.

They call it the "Precise V7", but the ink makes it anything but. I think make it out of ground-up neutron stars.

But that's why I like them. The writing's no good if it doesn't bleed a little.

Bic Atlantis always..but if I had to pick, 2.

0 I don't hand write

None of these pieces of shit.

Probably would stick with my Pilot S95 Elite, or if I wanted something a little less flashy, my Lamy Vista.

These days I use a pen maybe once a month. I've probably used some of these, I vaguely recognize 1 and 7. I use pens so rarely that I don't really have a preference. I guess if one of them is best for avoiding dried-up ink, that's the one?

It can't just be me, right? I don't use pencils either. I use keyboards, either virtual or physical. Other people must also do virtually all their writing electronically.

To me this is like choosing your favourite buggy whip.