Pens

thumb|200px|A luxury pen A pen () is a common writing instrument that applies ink to a surface, typically paper, for writing or drawing. Early pens such as reed pens, quill pens, dip pens and ruling pens held a small amount of ink on a nib or in a small void or cavity that had to be periodically recharged by dipping the tip of the pen into an inkwell. Today, such pens find only a small number of specialized uses, such as in illustration and calligraphy. Reed pens, quill pens and dip pens, which were used for writing, have been replaced by ballpoint pens, rollerball pens, fountain pens and fel

writing implement

writing implement

Hungarian inventor (1899–1985)

type of writing tool

thumb|right|An English silver and glass inkwell, hallmark date 1910

type of writing implement

gravity-independent ballpoint pen

drawing implement

game of skill

type of pen point

input device

writing implement

specialized instrument used by engineers, architects, and drafters

thumb|U.S. Treasury Department check-signing machine, operated by J. L. Summers in 1918 An automatic pen, or autopen (informally known as a signing machine), is a mechanical device used for the replicated signing of a human signature.

disposable ballpoint pen

ballpoint pen with less viscous ink

type of marker pen that is used to create permanent or semi-permanent writing on an object

American manufacturer of writing instruments

writing implement

200px|thumb|Different kinds of handmade wooden calligraphy pens (Qalam) made of different reeds and bamboos. thumb|339x339px|Qalams as used in calligraphy. A qalam () is a type of reed pen. It is made from a cut, dried reed, and used for Islamic calligraphy. The pen is seen as an important symbol of wisdom in Islam, and references the emphasis on knowledge and education within the Islamic tradition.

thumb|Single-staff rastrum 240px|thumb|right|Musical staff

firearm that resembles an ink pen