Sometime around 2010 I discovered the Bic Atlantis pen, and have been using them exclusively since. I purchased my first pack of the new Bic Glide (supposedly nothing changed with them other than the name).

I have liked this pen because not only do I get little to no smudging, but I do not get the choppiness that i do with some other ballpoint pens.

I used to use a lot of felt tipped pens in my youth, but in 2003 I started to work for a research laboratory and there are quite strict rules about which pen you can and cannot use. Felt tip pens were out.

Curious what others use.

  • ballskicker@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    11·
    8 months ago

    All about the Pilot G2 0.5. They’ve got a smaller size that I tried but the ink didn’t come out consistently enough so I had to go back to the bigger one

  • Beer_Raccoon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    8 months ago

    So hear me out… 0.7 Sharpie Gel Pen.

    The 1.0 is pure silk but doesn’t write cleanly enough for me to be daily driver.

    The Atlantis was a staple for years, a fine choice.

  • Beryl@jlai.luEnglish
    2·
    9 days ago

    Uni-ball jetstream are really good. Buttery smooth and the ink dries super quickly once on the paper. They have a buttload of different colors, ball sizes and pen designs too. Highly recommanded.

    • nocturneOPMEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      I used to love zebra. As a kid I always had a matching pen and pencil set.

    • sata_andagiEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      Which pens and leads do you use?

      Personally I like the Tombow Mono Graph 0.5 and mono-wx 0.5mm HB leads. Switching to HB leads from 2B leads has been the best stationery related decision I’ve ever made, and I recommend every leftie to experiment with harder leads. No more smudging the paper with graphite because of your hand running over the paper. I will probably try the 0.3mm version of the same pen the next time I go to the stationery store because I want to experiment with finer lead thicknesses.

      • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        Right now I am using a Rotring 600 with 0.7 2B leads.

        I’ve never tried HB before so I’ll have to buy some and give it a go.

        Personally I am a big fan of 0.7. Anything smaller and I feel the sharp ends dig into paper too much and the lead breaks too easily.