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A fountain pen is a writing tool that uses a reservoir of liquid ink that flows onto paper through a small tip called a nib. Fountain pens are valued by many people for producing smooth, consistent writing and are often used for formal correspondence or preferred by those who enjoy the experience of pen writing.
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Close-up of traditional fountain pen with an iridium-tipped stainless steel nib Modern, demonstrator, and traditional fountain pens Various contemporary and vintage fountain pens (left to right):Pilot Justus 95 Pelikan Souverän M1000 Montblanc Meisterstück 149 Pilot Heritage 912 Parker Duofold Centennial Sheaffer Snorkel Admiral Lamy Dialog 3 Welty Parker Sonnet Conway Stewart 55 Waterman Thorobred Mabie Todd Swan 3220
A fountain pen is a writing instrument that uses a metal nib to apply water-based ink to paper. It is distinguished from earlier dip pens by using an internal reservoir to hold ink, eliminating the need to repeatedly dip the pen in an inkwell during use. The pen draws ink from the reservoir through a feed to the nib and deposits the ink on paper via a combination of gravity and capillary action. Filling the reservoir with ink may be achieved manually, via the use of an eyedropper or syringe, or via an internal filling mechanism that creates suction (for example, through a piston mechanism) or a vacuum to transfer ink directly through the nib into the reservoir. Some pens employ removable reservoirs in the form of pre-filled ink cartridges.