# Stationery Times

> Independent US stationery guides with direct answers, sourced specs and to-scale drawings: notebooks, planners, pens, pencils, paper, cases, stamps and more.

Last updated: 2026-10-20. 252 guides.

Written by Ellis Penhale. Each guide opens with a direct answer, lists its sources, and shows its last-updated date.
Guides are compiled from manufacturer and retailer sources; each page says whether we tested the product ourselves.
Price bands use one scale in every category (typical US retail, October 2026): $ under $5 · $$ $5–20 · $$$ $20–75 · $$$$ over $75.
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## Best picks and comparisons

- [Best Pens of All Time (2027): 10 Icons Since 1941](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-pens-of-all-time.md): On documented evidence, the BIC Cristal is the greatest pen of all time: launched in December 1950, it passed 100 billion sold in the mid-2000s, the basis of its best-selling-pen title. The Parker 51, Parker Jotter, Montblanc 149, Pentel Sign Pen and Fisher Space Pen complete the core of our ten icons, and all ten are sold today.
- [Best Pocket Pens for 2027: Kaweco Sport, Fisher & More](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-pocket-pens.md): On published specs, the Kaweco Classic Sport ballpoint is the best pocket pen for most people: 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long with a standard D1 refill. Pick the Fisher Space Pen Bullet for everyday carry, the Kaweco Sport fountain pen for ink, Rite in the Rain for wet weather and the Zebra T-3 to spend least.
- [Best Fountain Pens for Beginners (2027): 6 Picks](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-fountain-pens-for-beginners.md): On published specs, the Pilot Metropolitan is the best fountain pen for most beginners: a brass-bodied pen with a fine Japanese steel nib that comes with a converter. The Platinum Preppy is the cheapest start, the Pilot Kakuno suits kids, the LAMY safari LH suits left-handers, the TWSBI ECO holds the most ink and the Kaweco Sport pockets best.
- [Best Gel Pens for 2027: G2, EnerGel, Sarasa & More](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-gel-pens.md): On published specs, the Pilot G2 is the best all-round gel pen: four tip sizes from 0.38 to 1.0 mm, refills in every size, and Pilot calls it America's No. 1 gel ink pen brand, citing Circana. Pick the Pentel EnerGel if you smear, the 0.25 mm Pilot Hi-Tec-C for the finest line and the Pilot FriXion to erase.
- [Best Highlighters That Don't Bleed (2027): 7 Compared](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-highlighters-that-dont-bleed.md): On published specs and maker claims, the Staedtler Textsurfer Gel is the highlighter least likely to bleed through paper, because its solid gel goes on dry in a 3 mm line. For Bible pages pick the Zebra Zebrite Bible highlighter, for pastels the Zebra Mildliner, for erasing the Pilot FriXion Light, and for a see-through tip the Sharpie Clear View.
- [Best Mechanical Pencils for 2027: 8 Picks Compared](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-mechanical-pencils.md): On published specs, the Pentel GraphGear 1000 is the best all-round mechanical pencil: a 20 g metal drafting pencil in 0.3 to 0.9 mm whose 4 mm sleeve retracts. Pick the rOtring 600 for drafting, the Pentel Orenz or Zebra DelGuard to stop lead breaking, the Kuru Toga for a sharp line and the BIC Xtra-Smooth for bulk.
- [Best Notebooks for Fountain Pens (2027): 9 Compared](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-notebooks-for-fountain-pens.md): Based on published specs and maker claims, the Midori MD Notebook A5 is the best all-round notebook for fountain pens: 176 pages of MD Paper that Midori says resists feathering and bleed-through. For a tear-off pad pick the Rhodia No. 16, for most pages per millimetre the Hobonichi Techo, and on a budget a KOKUYO Campus.
- [Best Pens for Left-Handed Writers (2027): 6 Picks](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-pens-for-left-handed-writers.md): On published specs and maker claims, the Pentel EnerGel RTX in 0.5 mm is the best all-round pen for left-handed writers. For the fastest-drying gel pick the Zebra Sarasa Dry X20, which JetPens found smear-free in 2–3 seconds; for a ballpoint, the uni-ball Jetstream RT; for a fountain pen, a LAMY safari with LH nib.
- [Best 2027 Journals: Hobonichi, Moleskine & 3 More](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-2027-journals.md): Based on published specs, the Hobonichi Techo 2027 Original is the best all-round 2027 journal: an A6 page-a-day book with 464 pages of Tomoe River paper. For more daily space, pick the A5 Cousin or the Midori MD Diary; for a weekly planner, the Leuchtturm1917 Weekly Planner & Notebook; for time-blocking, KOKUYO's Jibun Techo.
- [Notebook Systems Compared: Rings vs Elastic Covers](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/notebook-systems-compared.md): Elastic-band systems (TRAVELER'S notebook, Paper Republic Grand Voyageur, Louise Carmen Roadbook) hold bound refills; ring binders (Filofax, PLOTTER) hold loose punched pages. TRAVELER'S Regular refills are 210 × 110 mm, Filofax Personal pages 171 × 95 mm. PLOTTER's 11 mm rings are slimmest; Filofax's 23 mm rings hold most.

## Pens

Ballpoint, gel, rollerball, felt-tip and fountain pens, fineliners, markers and highlighters: how they write, what paper they need, and which to choose. All pens guides on one page: https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pens/

- [Monami 153: Korea's Hexagonal Ballpoint Since 1963](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/monami-153.md): The Monami 153 is a retractable ballpoint pen that Monami launched in May 1963 as Korea's first domestically made ballpoint. It has a white hexagonal barrel (yellow for 1.0 mm), no clip, and 0.5, 0.7 or 1.0 mm points. Korean Wikipedia gives 146.3 mm long; the barrel is printed Korea.
- [Monami Olika: Korea's Budget Cartridge Fountain Pen](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/monami-olika.md): The Monami Olika is an inexpensive cartridge fountain pen from Korea's Monami. It has a steel nib in Fine or Extra Fine, a fiber wick feed, a dimpled rubber grip and 10 ink colors matched to the pen. Monami says it takes international standard cartridges and packs two spares; reviewers count three cartridges in all.
- [Monami Plus Pen 3000: Korea's 0.4 mm Felt Tip Pen](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/monami-plus-pen-3000.md): The Monami Plus Pen 3000 is a capped, water-based felt tip pen from Korea's Monami, sold since 1968. It has a 0.4 mm fine point, a slim white barrel with a cap in the ink color, and comes in sets of 24, 36, 48 and 60 colors. Monami's export packs say it's made in Thailand.
- [Caran d'Ache 849: The Swiss Hexagonal Ballpoint](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/caran-dache-849.md): The Caran d'Ache 849 is a click ballpoint with a slim hexagonal aluminum body, made in Switzerland since 1969. Pen Chalet lists it at 127 mm (5.0 in) long, 7.6 mm across and about 14 g. It takes Caran d'Ache's Goliath refill, which the maker says writes up to 600 pages.
- [STAEDTLER triplus fineliner: 0.3 mm Triangle Pens](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/staedtler-triplus-fineliner.md): The STAEDTLER triplus fineliner 334 is a capped fiber-tip pen with water-based ink, a 0.3 mm metal-clad tip and a triangular barrel. STAEDTLER's German site says it is made in Germany and can lie uncapped for days without drying out. JetPens lists it at 16.1 cm (6.3 in) capped and about 8.9 mm across.
- [Kuretake ZIG Clean Color Real Brush: Colors & Blending](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/kuretake-zig-clean-color-real-brush.md): The Kuretake ZIG Clean Color Real Brush is a brush pen with a tip of real polyester bristles and water-based dye ink that blends with water, like watercolor. Kuretake sells single pens (RB-6000AT) and sets up to 120 colors. A UK retailer lists it at 155 mm capped, and Kuretake lists Japan as the country of origin.
- [Pilot Juice Up: Synergy Tip, Sizes & LP3RF Refills](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pilot-juice-up.md): The Pilot Juice Up is a retractable, refillable gel pen that Pilot launched in Japan on August 10, 2016. Its Synergy Tip blends a needle point with a cone tip, and it holds water-based pigment gel ink. Pilot lists the 0.4 mm at 142.8 mm long, 10.5 mm wide and 11.6 g; US buyers get it as an import.
- [Zebra bLen: Low-Vibration Pen, Gel vs Emulsion Ink](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/zebra-blen.md): The Zebra bLen is a retractable pen designed with the studio nendo to cut the wobble you feel while writing, using a metal weight inside the grip. Zebra Japan lists it at 143.6 mm long, 11.8 mm wide and 12.3 g. In Japan it holds emulsion ballpoint ink; Zebra's US packs are 0.7 mm gel pens.
- [Pelikan M200: Piston Filler, Steel Nib & M205](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pelikan-m200.md): The Pelikan Classic M200 is a small German piston-filling fountain pen with a gold-plated stainless steel nib in EF, F, M or B. Pelikan's German site lists it at 12.5 cm (4.9 in) capped and 13.5 g. It fills from bottled ink, holding about 1.2 to 1.5 ml, and the M205 is its silver-trim twin.
- [Pilot Prera: Compact Size, CON-40 & Demonstrators](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pilot-prera.md): The Pilot Prera is a compact Japanese fountain pen with a steel nib in Fine or Medium and a snap cap. Pilot lists 120.4 mm (4.7 in) and 15.4 g; Unsharpen gives 134 mm posted. It takes Pilot cartridges or the included CON-40 converter and comes as a clear demonstrator or, since late 2025, in four solid colors.
- [TWSBI Diamond 580: Piston Capacity, Nibs & 580AL](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/twsbi-diamond-580.md): The TWSBI Diamond 580 is a clear, faceted piston-filling fountain pen from Taiwan's TWSBI. Goulet Pens lists it at 142 mm (5.6 in) capped and 28.0 g, with a maximum ink capacity of 1.98 ml from bottled ink. Its steel nib unit unscrews for swapping, and the 580AL and 580ALR add aluminium parts.
- [Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pen: Brush Tips & India Ink](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/faber-castell-pitt-artist-pen.md): The Faber-Castell PITT Artist Pen Brush is a felt brush-tip pen filled with pigmented India ink that Faber-Castell calls waterproof, acid-free and highly lightfast. It gives a 1 to 5 mm line and comes in 59 colors. JetPens lists it at 13.8 cm (5.4 in) capped, and Officeworks lists the black 199 as made in Germany.
- [Pentel Pocket Brush Pen: Bristles, Ink & Refills](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pentel-pocket-brush-pen.md): The Pentel Arts Pocket Brush Pen (GFKP3) is a refillable brush pen with real nylon bristles and waterproof, lightfast pigment ink in cartridges; black takes FP10 refills. Pentel Japan lists the Japanese version at 136 mm long, and Pentel of America gives Japan as the origin. Artists use it for inking comics, sketching and bold lettering.
- [Tombow Fudenosuke: Hard vs Soft Tip Brush Pens](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/tombow-fudenosuke.md): The Tombow Fudenosuke is a small, non-refillable brush pen from Tombow of Japan, sold in the US as a 2-pack (62038) with one hard tip and one soft tip. Both hold water-based pigment ink. The firm hard tip suits small lettering; the soft tip makes bigger strokes. JetPens lists a soft-tip pen at 134 mm (5.3 in) uncapped.
- [Cross Classic Century: The Slim Twist Ballpoint](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/cross-classic-century.md): The Cross Classic Century is a slim twist-action ballpoint from A.T. Cross, introduced as a ballpoint in 1953. The Lustrous Chrome model (3502) is 133 mm (5.25 in) long, about 8 mm across and 16 to 17 g, in chrome-plated brass. It takes Cross ballpoint refills such as the black medium 8513.
- [Fisher Space Pen Bullet: Size, PR4 Refill & Claims](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/fisher-space-pen-bullet.md): The Fisher Space Pen Bullet (model 400) is a capped, chrome-plated brass ballpoint shaped like a bullet. Fisher lists it at 3.77 in (96 mm) closed, 5.35 in (136 mm) with the cap posted and 0.38 in (9.7 mm) across. It takes Fisher's pressurized PR4 refill and is made in the United States.
- [Parker Jotter: The Arrow-Clip Click Pen Since 1954](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/parker-jotter.md): The Parker Jotter is a refillable click ballpoint launched by Parker in January 1954, with more than 750 million sold. The stainless steel CT model is about 128 mm (5.0 in) long and 10 mm across, has the arrow clip, and takes Parker's Quinkflow refill. Retailers list France as its country of origin.
- [LAMY AL-star: Aluminium Body, Nibs & T10 Cartridges](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/lamy-al-star.md): The LAMY AL-star is the aluminium version of the LAMY safari fountain pen. Goulet Pens lists it at 167.4 mm (6.6 in) posted and 22.0 g, with a 12.8 mm body. It has a steel nib in EF, F, M, B or left-handed (LH), takes LAMY T10 cartridges or a Z28 converter, and LAMY lists Germany as its origin.
- [Pilot Custom 74: 14k Gold Nib, CON-70 & Sizes](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pilot-custom-74.md): The Pilot Custom 74 is a resin fountain pen with a 14k gold size No. 5 nib, launched in 1992 for Pilot's 74th anniversary. Pilot lists 143 mm (5.6 in) and 17.4 g; Goulet Pens weighs it at 22.0 g with a converter. It fills from Pilot cartridges or the CON-70 push-button converter, and retailers list Japan as its origin.
- [Platinum #3776 Century: Slip & Seal Cap & Gold Nib](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/platinum-3776-century.md): The Platinum #3776 Century is a Japanese fountain pen with a 14k gold nib and a Slip & Seal cap that Platinum designed to stop ink drying in the nib. Platinum's Japanese site lists it at 139.5 mm (5.5 in) long and 20.5 g. It takes Platinum's own cartridges or converter, and the band reads Made in Japan.
- [Pentel R.S.V.P.: Fine vs Medium, Refills & Grip](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pentel-rsvp.md): The Pentel R.S.V.P. is a refillable, capped ballpoint with a clear barrel and a latex-free rubberized grip, sold as the BK90 (0.7 mm Fine) and BK91 (1.0 mm Medium). JetPens lists the Fine at 156 mm (6.1 in) capped and 11 g. It takes BKL7 or BKL10 refills, and Pentel of America gives Mexico as the origin.
- [Stabilo Point 88: Fineliner Colors, Tip & Dry-Out](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/stabilo-point-88.md): The Stabilo Point 88 is a capped fineliner with water-based ink, a 0.4 mm metal-encased tip and an orange hexagonal barrel with white stripes. STABILO lists 65 colors and more than 3 billion pens sold. Digitec lists a single pen at 16.7 cm (6.6 in) and about 6 g, and Swiss listings give Germany as the origin.
- [Zebra F-301: Steel Barrel, Point Sizes & Refills](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/zebra-f-301.md): The Zebra F-301 is a refillable, retractable ballpoint with a stainless steel barrel and a black textured grip, Zebra's entry-level Steel Series pen. JetPens lists the 0.7 mm Fine at 129 mm (5.1 in) long and 11 g. Zebra sells it in 0.7, 1.0 and 1.6 mm points, all taking the Zebra F-Refill.
- [Paper Mate InkJoy Gel: Sizes, Dry Time & Color Packs](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/paper-mate-inkjoy-gel.md): The Paper Mate InkJoy Gel is a retractable gel pen sold mostly in multi-color packs, in 0.5 mm Fine, 0.7 mm Medium and 1.0 mm Bold. Paper Mate says its ink dries three times faster than the Pilot G2's. Retailers list it at 5.75 in (146 mm) long, and US distributors give Mexico as the country of origin.
- [Sakura Gelly Roll: White Gel Pen Sizes & Moonlight Inks](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/sakura-gelly-roll.md): The Sakura Gelly Roll is a capped gel pen from Sakura Color Products, the Osaka company that sold the first gel pen in 1984. The Classic comes in 05 Fine, 08 Medium and 10 Bold, numbers that give the ball size (0.5, 0.8 and 1.0 mm). Its opaque white is the best-known version, used on black paper.
- [uni Jetstream 4&1: Multi Pen Refills, Sizes & Pencil](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/uni-jetstream-4-and-1.md): The uni Jetstream 4&1 (MSXE5-1000) is a Mitsubishi Pencil multi pen with black, red, blue and green Jetstream ballpoints and a 0.5 mm mechanical pencil in one 148.8 mm (5.9 in) body. It comes in 0.38, 0.5 and 0.7 mm, takes SXR-80 refills, and The Journal Shop lists it as made in Japan.
- [Kaweco Sport: Pocket Size, Cartridges & Nib Sizes](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/kaweco-sport.md): The Kaweco Classic Sport is a German pocket fountain pen: 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long capped, about 13 cm (5.1 in) with the cap posted, and about 11 g. It has a plastic body with an octagonal cap, a gold-plated steel nib from EF to BB, and takes short international cartridges. The clip is sold separately.
- [LAMY 2000: Piston Filler, Hooded Nib & Makrolon](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/lamy-2000.md): The LAMY 2000 is a piston-filling fountain pen designed by Gerd A. Müller and launched in 1966. It has a body of Makrolon (a fiberglass-reinforced polycarbonate) with brushed stainless steel, a partly hooded 14k gold nib with a platinum coating, and holds about 1.35 ml of bottled ink. LAMY makes it in Heidelberg, Germany.
- [Pilot Vanishing Point: Retractable Nib & Converter](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pilot-vanishing-point.md): The Pilot Vanishing Point, sold in Japan as the Capless, is a retractable fountain pen: a click of the end button pushes an 18k gold nib out through a trap door in the nose. It has a metal body, measures 140 mm (5.5 in) and about 30 g per Goulet Pens, and takes Pilot cartridges or the included CON-40 converter.
- [uni-ball One: Pigment Gel Ink, Sizes & Refills](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/uni-ball-one.md): The uni-ball One is a retractable gel pen from Mitsubishi Pencil, released in 2020 and sold in the US as uniball ONE. Its pigment ink uses large particles that stay on the paper's surface, which uni-ball says makes colors darker. It measures 13.9 cm, comes in 0.38, 0.5 and 0.7 mm, and US listings say it's made in Japan.
- [Tombow Dual Brush Pen: Tips, Colors & Blending](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/tombow-dual-brush-pen.md): The Tombow Dual Brush Pen (ABT) is a double-ended Tombow marker with a flexible nylon brush tip and a 0.8 mm fine tip. Its water-based dye ink blends with water or the colorless blender. The range grew from 72 colors in 1984 to 108, and Tombow lists the pen at 190 mm (7.5 in) and 11 g.
- [Pilot Hi-Tec-C: Needle Tips from 0.25 mm Explained](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pilot-hi-tec-c.md): The Pilot Hi-Tec-C is a capped gel pen from Pilot Corporation of Japan, known for needle tips as fine as 0.25 mm. Pilot launched it in Japan in 1994. Its Japanese catalog now lists 0.3, 0.4 and 0.5 mm (model LH-20C) at 136 mm long and 10.2 g; retailers list Japan as the origin.
- [uni-ball Signo 207: Fraud-Resistant Gel Pen Guide](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/uni-ball-signo-207.md): The uni-ball Signo 207 is a retractable, refillable gel pen from Mitsubishi Pencil of Japan. Its pigment-based Super Ink is sold as water-, fade- and fraud-resistant, which makes it a common pick for signing checks. It comes in 0.38, 0.5, 0.7 and 1.0 mm, measures about 142 mm long, and takes the UMR-87 refill in 0.7 mm.
- [Zebra F-701: The Stainless Steel EDC Ballpoint](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/zebra-f-701.md): The Zebra F-701 is a retractable ballpoint with a stainless steel barrel and a knurled metal grip, popular as a cheap everyday-carry pen. It's about 133 mm (5.25 in) long and about 21 g, and takes Zebra's F-Refill (0.7 mm) or the 0.8 mm All Metal F-Refill. The pens themselves are marked made in Indonesia.
- [Best Pens of All Time (2027): 10 Icons Since 1941](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-pens-of-all-time.md): On documented evidence, the BIC Cristal is the greatest pen of all time: launched in December 1950, it passed 100 billion sold in the mid-2000s, the basis of its best-selling-pen title. The Parker 51, Parker Jotter, Montblanc 149, Pentel Sign Pen and Fisher Space Pen complete the core of our ten icons, and all ten are sold today.
- [Best Pocket Pens for 2027: Kaweco Sport, Fisher & More](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-pocket-pens.md): On published specs, the Kaweco Classic Sport ballpoint is the best pocket pen for most people: 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long with a standard D1 refill. Pick the Fisher Space Pen Bullet for everyday carry, the Kaweco Sport fountain pen for ink, Rite in the Rain for wet weather and the Zebra T-3 to spend least.
- [Best Fountain Pens for Beginners (2027): 6 Picks](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-fountain-pens-for-beginners.md): On published specs, the Pilot Metropolitan is the best fountain pen for most beginners: a brass-bodied pen with a fine Japanese steel nib that comes with a converter. The Platinum Preppy is the cheapest start, the Pilot Kakuno suits kids, the LAMY safari LH suits left-handers, the TWSBI ECO holds the most ink and the Kaweco Sport pockets best.
- [Best Gel Pens for 2027: G2, EnerGel, Sarasa & More](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-gel-pens.md): On published specs, the Pilot G2 is the best all-round gel pen: four tip sizes from 0.38 to 1.0 mm, refills in every size, and Pilot calls it America's No. 1 gel ink pen brand, citing Circana. Pick the Pentel EnerGel if you smear, the 0.25 mm Pilot Hi-Tec-C for the finest line and the Pilot FriXion to erase.
- [Best Highlighters That Don't Bleed (2027): 7 Compared](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-highlighters-that-dont-bleed.md): On published specs and maker claims, the Staedtler Textsurfer Gel is the highlighter least likely to bleed through paper, because its solid gel goes on dry in a 3 mm line. For Bible pages pick the Zebra Zebrite Bible highlighter, for pastels the Zebra Mildliner, for erasing the Pilot FriXion Light, and for a see-through tip the Sharpie Clear View.
- [Best Pens for Left-Handed Writers (2027): 6 Picks](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-pens-for-left-handed-writers.md): On published specs and maker claims, the Pentel EnerGel RTX in 0.5 mm is the best all-round pen for left-handed writers. For the fastest-drying gel pick the Zebra Sarasa Dry X20, which JetPens found smear-free in 2–3 seconds; for a ballpoint, the uni-ball Jetstream RT; for a fountain pen, a LAMY safari with LH nib.
- [Pentel Sign Pen: The 1963 Fiber-Tip Pen Explained](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pentel-sign-pen.md): The Pentel Sign Pen (S520) is a capped, disposable fiber-tip pen with water-based ink that Pentel launched in Japan in 1963. Its 2.0 mm acrylic fiber tip in a metal sleeve writes a line retailers give as 0.8–1.0 mm. Pentel says it flew on a NASA Gemini mission in 1966, and Pentel of America gives Japan as its origin.
- [Pilot Acroball: Acro Ink, Tip Sizes & BRFV-10 Refills](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pilot-acroball.md): The Pilot Acroball is a retractable, refillable ballpoint that Pilot launched in Japan in 2008. Its Acro ink is an oil-based ink with about one-fifth the usual viscosity, per Pilot. Pilot Japan lists 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 1.0 mm at 142.5 mm and 9.5 g; it takes BRFV-10 refills, and US suppliers list Japan as its origin.
- [Platinum Preppy: The Slip & Seal Starter Fountain Pen](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/platinum-preppy.md): The Platinum Preppy is a clear plastic cartridge fountain pen launched in 2007; Platinum says it passed 15 million sold in April 2024. It has a steel nib in 02 Extra Fine, 03 Fine or 05 Medium, a Slip & Seal cap that keeps ink fresh for a year, and measures 138 mm and 13 g.
- [Zebra Sarasa Clip: The Binder-Clip Gel Pen Explained](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/zebra-sarasa-clip.md): The Zebra Sarasa Clip is a retractable gel pen with water-based pigment ink and a movable binder clip, made by Zebra of Tokyo since 2003. It comes in 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.7 and 1.0 mm and takes JF refills. Zebra says it has been Japan's best-selling gel pen for 14 years running.
- [Pilot Precise V5: Liquid Ink, Needle Tip & V5 RT](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pilot-precise-v5.md): The Pilot Precise V5 is a capped, disposable liquid-ink rollerball with a 0.5 mm Extra Fine needle tip, sold outside the US as the Hi-Tecpoint V5. Pilot dates the design to 1984 and its US copy calls Precise America's #1 selling rolling ball brand. The retractable V5 RT takes refills; US listings give Japan as the origin.
- [Sharpie Fine Point: Permanent Ink, Tip Size & Uses](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/sharpie-fine-point.md): The Sharpie Fine Point is the original Sharpie, a capped permanent marker with a bullet tip that draws a line about 1 mm wide. Sanford introduced it in 1964 as the first pen-style permanent marker. Sharpie says its alcohol-based ink is fade and water resistant and marks paper, plastic, metal and most surfaces; US spec sheets give US origin.
- [Zebra Mildliner: Mild Colors, Twin Tips & Ink](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/zebra-mildliner.md): The Zebra Mildliner is a double-ended highlighter with a 4.0 mm chisel tip and a 1.0–1.4 mm bullet tip, filled with water-based pigment ink in muted 'mild' colors. Zebra of Tokyo launched it in Japan in 2009 and says the range reached 40 colors in 2025. It isn't refillable; origin is Japan or, for some US packs, Mexico.
- [Pilot Kakuno: The Smiley-Nib Beginner Fountain Pen](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pilot-kakuno.md): The Pilot Kakuno is a lightweight resin fountain pen that Pilot launched in Japan in October 2013 for children and first-time users. It has a hexagonal body, a triangular grip, a snap-on cap and a steel nib with a smiling face, in EF, F or M. It takes Pilot cartridges or a CON-40 or CON-70 converter.
- [Pilot Metropolitan: Nibs, Converters & Brass Body](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pilot-metropolitan.md): The Pilot Metropolitan is a brass-bodied cartridge/converter fountain pen from Pilot of Japan, sold as the Cocoon in Japan. It has a snap-on cap and a steel nib in Fine, Medium or a 1.0 mm stub, and comes with a black Pilot cartridge and a converter. Goulet Pens measures it at 138 mm capped and 26 g.
- [TWSBI ECO: Piston Filler, Ink Capacity & Nib Sizes](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/twsbi-eco.md): The TWSBI ECO is a plastic piston-filling fountain pen from TWSBI, the pen brand of Taiwan's TaShin Precision. It fills only from a bottle, holding up to 1.76 ml per Goulet Pens, and has a screw cap and a steel nib from EF to B or a 1.1 mm stub. Goldspot lists it at 138.8 mm capped.
- [BIC Cristal: The Hexagonal Ballpoint Since 1950](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/bic-cristal.md): The BIC Cristal is a capped, disposable ballpoint pen with a clear hexagonal barrel that BIC launched in France in December 1950. It comes in a 1.0 mm medium point, which retailers say writes a line about 0.4 mm wide, and a 0.8 mm fine point. US packs are sold as Cristal Xtra Smooth and list Mexico as the origin.
- [LAMY safari: Nib Sizes, Cartridges & Converter](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/lamy-safari.md): The LAMY safari is a plastic cartridge/converter fountain pen designed in 1980 and made by C. Josef Lamy GmbH in Heidelberg, Germany. It has a molded grip, a spring clip and an ink window, and takes push-on steel nibs from EF to B plus a left-hand nib. It uses LAMY T10 cartridges or the Z28 converter.
- [Paper Mate Flair: Felt Tip Sizes & Point Guard](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/paper-mate-flair.md): The Paper Mate Flair is a capped felt tip pen with water-based ink, sold since 1966. It comes in three point sizes: Ultra Fine 0.4 mm, Medium 0.7 mm (the standard Flair) and Bold 1.2 mm. Paper Mate says its Point Guard keeps the tip from fraying. Current US packs list Mexico as the origin.
- [Pilot FriXion Clicker: How Erasable Gel Ink Works](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pilot-frixion-clicker.md): The Pilot FriXion Clicker is a retractable erasable gel pen. Pilot says its thermo-sensitive ink turns invisible above 60 °C (140 °F), which rubbing with the end eraser produces, and can reappear below about −10 °C (14 °F). Pilot USA sells it in Fine (0.7 mm) and Bold (1.0 mm) points and 15 ink colors.
- [Sakura Pigma Micron: Line Widths from 003 to 12](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/sakura-pigma-micron.md): The Sakura Pigma Micron is a disposable fineliner pen with archival, water-based pigment ink, made by Sakura Color Products of Osaka, Japan. Its size codes run from 003 (0.15 mm line) to 12 (0.70 mm); 01 is 0.25 mm and 05 is 0.45 mm. Sakura says the ink is waterproof and fade resistant, and retailers list Japan as the origin.
- [uni-ball Jetstream RT: Hybrid Ink, Tip Sizes & Refills](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/uni-ball-jetstream-rt.md): The uni-ball Jetstream RT is a retractable, refillable ballpoint from Mitsubishi Pencil of Japan. It uses Jetstream ink, a low-viscosity oil-based pigment ink that uni-ball markets in the US as a gel-ballpoint hybrid. US listings sell it mostly in 0.7 mm Fine and 1.0 mm, and retailer spec sheets list Japan as the country of origin.
- [Pentel EnerGel RTX: Liquid Gel Ink, Tips & Refills](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pentel-energel.md): The Pentel EnerGel RTX is a refillable, retractable gel pen from Japanese maker Pentel that uses EnerGel "liquid gel" ink, which Pentel says is lower in viscosity and quicker drying than ordinary gel ink. It comes in 0.3 and 0.5 mm needle tips, 0.7 mm needle or metal tips, and a 1.0 mm metal tip.
- [Pilot G2: Tip Sizes, Refills & Ink Colors](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pilot-g2.md): The Pilot G2 is a retractable, refillable gel pen that Pilot launched in 1997 and markets in the US as America's #1 selling gel ink brand. It comes in four tip sizes: 0.38 mm Ultra Fine, 0.5 mm Extra Fine, 0.7 mm Fine and 1.0 mm Bold. US retailer listings give Japan as the country of origin.
- [Sharpie S-Gel: Tip Sizes, Smear Claims & Refills](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/sharpie-s-gel.md): The Sharpie S-Gel is a retractable gel pen sold under the Sharpie brand by Newell Brands. It comes in 0.38, 0.5, 0.7 and 1.0 mm tips, uses water-based gel ink that Sharpie markets as 'no smear, no bleed', and is sold mostly in 4- to 12-count packs. Only the 0.7 mm medium point has official refills.
- [uni-ball ZENTO Signature: Specs, Ink, Refills & Sizes](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/uni-ball-zento-signature.md): The uni-ball ZENTO Signature is the premium, metal-bodied model of Mitsubishi Pencil's ZENTO water-based rollerball line, launched in Japan in 2025. It has a magnetic cap, writes in black pigment ink that the maker says has about 40% less friction than its earlier water-based pens, comes in 0.38, 0.5 and 0.7 mm, and is refillable.

## Notebooks

Notebook sizes, bindings, rulings and how to pick the right one: composition books, pocket notebooks, journals. All notebooks guides on one page: https://stationerytimes.com/guides/notebooks/

- [Hobonichi 5-Year Techo: A6 Five-Year Diary 2027–2031](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/hobonichi-5-year-techo.md): The Hobonichi 5-Year Techo is a five-year diary: each date gets a spread, with blocks for 2027 to 2031 on the left page and free grid on the right. Hobonichi lists the A6 book at 153 × 113 × 25 mm, about 330 g and 752 pages of Tomoe River paper, for ¥4,620 (about US$29).
- [KOKUYO Soft Ring Notebook A5: Soft Rings & Dot Lines](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/kokuyo-soft-ring-notebook.md): The KOKUYO Soft Ring Notebook is a Japanese ring notebook whose rings are soft olefin resin, so they squash instead of digging into your hand. The A5 dot-ruled book (ス-SV338BT) has 80 micro-perforated sheets of 210 × 148 mm, ruled at 6 mm with 29 lines and dots along each line. KOKUYO lists it at ¥680 (about US$4.30).
- [Tsubame Fools Notebook A5: Paper, Ruling & Sheet Counts](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/tsubame-fools-notebook-a5.md): The Tsubame Fools University Notebook A5 (H30S) is a thread-bound Japanese notebook from Tokyo's Tsubame Note. It measures 148 × 210 mm (5.8 × 8.3 in) and holds 30 sheets (60 pages) of Tsubame's acid-free Fools paper, about 81.4 gsm, ruled at 7 mm with 24 lines, under a grey card cover with a black cloth spine.
- [Leuchtturm1917 Weekly Planner & Notebook 2027: A5](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/leuchtturm1917-weekly-planner-2027.md): The Leuchtturm1917 2027 Weekly Planner & Notebook is a dated weekly diary for January to December 2027. The Medium (A5) hardcover is 145 × 210 mm (5.75 × 8.25 in) with 144 pages of 80 g/m² ivory paper. Each spread pairs the week with a lined or dotted notes page, and it has two ribbons, an elastic and a pocket.
- [Paperblanks Black Moroccan Midi: Size, Paper & Lines](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/paperblanks-black-moroccan-midi-journal.md): The Paperblanks Black Moroccan Midi is a lined hardcover journal from the Old Leather Collection, with a gold-tooled cover inspired by Renaissance bookbindings. Paperblanks lists the 144-page Midi at 4¾ × 7 in (about 120 × 180 mm), with 120 gsm acid-free paper, a sewn binding, a ribbon, an elastic band and a memento pouch.
- [Rhodia Goalbook: A5 Dot Grid Journal for Planning](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/rhodia-goalbook.md): The Rhodia Goalbook is an A5 hardcover dot grid journal made for bullet journaling. Rhodia's French site lists 240 pages: 224 numbered 5 mm dot grid pages, six index pages and two perpetual calendars, on 90 g/m² ivory or white Clairefontaine paper, with an Italian leatherette cover, pen loop, elastic, three ribbons and a gusseted back pocket.
- [Day Designer 2027 Daily Planner: Layout, Size & Paper](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/day-designer-daily-planner.md): The Day Designer 2027 Daily Planner is a page-a-day planner for January to December 2027. Day Designer lists its Original size at 9 × 9.75 in (229 × 248 mm) including the gold wire-o binding, with 7.3 × 9.5 in pages of 100 gsm paper, a top-three box, hourly lines from 5 am to 9 pm and a to-do list.
- [Leuchtturm1917 Some Lines a Day: A5 5-Year Memory Book](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/leuchtturm1917-some-lines-a-day.md): Leuchtturm1917 Some Lines a Day is an A5 hardcover five-year diary. Each of its 365 pages is one date split into five sections marked "20__", one per year. It measures 145 × 210 mm (5.75 × 8.25 in) and uses 80 g/m² paper, with an elastic closure, two ribbons and a back pocket.
- [Q&A a Day 5-Year Journal: 365 Questions, Size & Editions](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/qa-a-day-5-year-journal.md): Q&A a Day: 5-Year Journal is a small hardcover book from Potter Style with one question for each day of the year and room for five short answers on every page, one per year. It has 368 pages (365 questions, 1,825 answers) and measures about 110 × 161 mm (4.3 × 6.3 in). It was first published November 23, 2010.
- [Hobonichi Cousin 2027: A5 Daily & Weekly Planner](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/hobonichi-cousin.md): The Hobonichi Techo Cousin is the A5 version of Hobonichi's page-a-day planner. The 2027 English January-start book measures 210 × 148 × 18 mm, weighs about 445 g and has 544 pages of Tomoe River S paper: 377 daily pages for January 1 to December 31, 2027, plus vertical weekly pages. Hobonichi lists it at ¥4,620 (about US$29).
- [Hobonichi Weeks 2027: Slim Weekly Planner & Paper](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/hobonichi-weeks.md): The Hobonichi Techo Weeks is Hobonichi's slim weekly planner. The 2027 English January-start book measures 186 × 95 × 11 mm, has 240 pages of Tomoe River S paper and runs weekly from November 30, 2026 to January 2, 2028, with the week on the left and grid paper on the right.
- [Moleskine Weekly Planner 2027: Layouts, Size & Paper](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/moleskine-weekly-planner.md): The Moleskine 12-Month Weekly Planner 2027 is a dated weekly diary for January to December 2027. The Large is 13 × 21 cm (5 × 8.25 in) with 144 pages of ivory 70 g/m² paper, an elastic closure, a ribbon and a pocket. Its Weekly Notebook layout pairs the week with a ruled page.
- [Leuchtturm1917 Pocket A6 Notebook: Size & Pages](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/leuchtturm1917-pocket-a6-notebook.md): The Leuchtturm1917 Notebook Pocket (A6) is the German brand's hardcover notebook at 90 × 150 mm (3.5 × 5.9 in). Leuchtturm1917 lists 187 numbered pages of 80 g/m² paper, a blank table of contents, two page markers, an elastic closure, a gusseted back pocket and a weight of 148 g.
- [LIFE Noble Note A5: Cream Paper, Rulings & Covers](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/life-noble-note-a5.md): The LIFE Noble Note A5 is a sewn notebook from Tokyo paper maker LIFE. It measures 148 × 210 mm (5.8 × 8.3 in) and holds 100 sheets (200 pages) of LIFE's cream L Writing Paper, about 85 g/m². LIFE sells it plain (N36), 8 mm ruled with 23 lines (N39) or 5 mm grid (N33) at ¥1,200 (about US$7.60).
- [Moleskine Volant Journal: Sizes, Pages & Tear-Out Sheets](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/moleskine-volant-journal.md): The Moleskine Volant Journal is a thin, soft-cover notebook with rounded corners, sold in sets of two in contrasting shades. The Large measures 13 × 21 cm (5 × 8.25 in) and has 96 pages (48 sheets) of ivory 70 g/m² paper, ruled or plain. Moleskine says every page is detachable.
- [Clever Fox Planner PRO: Undated 8.5 × 11 Planner](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/clever-fox-planner-pro.md): The Clever Fox Planner PRO is an undated, letter-size (8.5 × 11 in) weekly planner from Clever Fox, whose store is run from Riga, Latvia. Clever Fox lists a faux leather softcover, elastic band, pocket, three ribbons and three sticker sheets; reviews add goal pages, 52 Monday-start weeks and 120 gsm paper. It sells for US$39.99.
- [Erin Condren LifePlanner: 7 × 9 Coiled, Layouts](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/erin-condren-lifeplanner.md): The Erin Condren LifePlanner is a dated, coil-bound weekly planner from the US brand. The classic size is 7 × 9 in (178 × 229 mm) with a plated aluminum coil, laminated cover and 80 lb paper, in vertical, horizontal, hourly or dashboard weekly layouts. Erin Condren says it is made in the USA; it sits in our $$$ band.
- [Passion Planner: Sizes, Roadmap & Weekly Layout](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/passion-planner.md): The Passion Planner is a goal-setting weekly planner from the US company Passion Planner, founded on Kickstarter in 2013. Its specs page lists Small (5.8 × 8.3 in), Medium (6.9 × 9.8 in) and Large (7.8 × 11 in) sizes with 221 pages of 120 gsm paper, a Passion Roadmap, monthly reflections and half-hour weekly blocks, in our $$$ band.
- [KOKUYO Jibun Techo First Kit: A5 Slim 3-Book Planner](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/kokuyo-jibun-techo-first-kit.md): The KOKUYO Jibun Techo First Kit is a Japanese A5 Slim planner set: a 112-sheet DIARY with 24-hour weekly vertical pages, a LIFE booklet and an IDEA notebook in a clear PVC cover. KOKUYO lists the 2027 kit at 217 × 136 mm for ¥5,000 (about US$32) before tax, and its global store says it is made in Japan.
- [MUJI Recycled Paper Notebook: 30 Sheets, A5 & B5](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/muji-recycled-paper-notebook.md): The MUJI recycled paper notebook is a thin, thread-stitched notebook from Japan's MUJI with 30 sheets of at least 55% recycled paper in a paperboard cover. It comes in A6, A5 and B5; the A5 measures 210 × 148 mm with 6 mm lines. MUJI lists it as made in Japan, at ¥100 (about US$0.60) there.
- [Scribbles That Matter Pro: A5 Dot Grid, 160 gsm](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/scribbles-that-matter-pro-a5-dotted-journal.md): The Scribbles That Matter Pro is an A5 hardcover bullet journal from London-based Scribbles That Matter. The maker lists it at 14.5 × 21 cm with 160 gsm or 120 gsm bright white paper, a 5 mm dot grid, numbered pages, key, index and pen test pages, two ribbons, an elastic, a pen loop and a back pocket.
- [Maruman Mnemosyne N195A: A5 Twin-Ring Notebook](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/maruman-mnemosyne-a5-notebook.md): The Maruman Mnemosyne N195A is a Japanese A5 twin-ring notebook with a black plastic cover. It holds 80 micro-perforated sheets (160 pages) of white, acid-free 80 gsm paper, ruled at 7 mm with 24 lines a page and a bolder line every 8 rows. Maruman lists it at 210 × 161 mm and 250 g, made in Japan.
- [Notebook Therapy Tsuki Bullet Journal: 160 gsm Dots](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/notebook-therapy-tsuki-bullet-journal.md): The Tsuki is Notebook Therapy's hardcover bullet journal. Notebook Therapy lists the A5 at 145 × 210 mm with 176 pages of bright white 160 gsm paper, a 5 mm light grey dot grid and a 180° lay-flat design. It has an elastic, two ribbons and a back pocket, but no page numbers.
- [Oxford 1-Subject Spiral Notebook: Size & Sheets](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/oxford-1-subject-spiral-notebook.md): The Oxford 1-Subject spiral notebook is a US school notebook sold mostly in multi-packs. Each book measures 8 × 10.5 in (203 × 267 mm) and has 70 double-sided, micro-perforated sheets that tear out to 7.5 × 10.5 in and are 3-hole punched. It comes college ruled or wide ruled, with coated paperboard covers.
- [Apica Premium C.D. Notebook A5: Paper & Rulings](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/apica-premium-cd-notebook.md): The Apica Premium C.D. Notebook A5 is a sewn, soft-cover notebook from Japan's Apica, 148 × 210 mm (5.8 × 8.3 in). It has 96 sheets (192 pages) of A.Silky 865 paper, which retailers give as 86.5 g/m², in lined, grid or blank versions. Its Japanese list price is ¥1,397 (about US$8.80) with tax.
- [Clairefontaine 1951 Staplebound A5: 90 g Paper](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/clairefontaine-1951-staplebound-notebook.md): The Clairefontaine 1951 Staplebound Notebook A5 is a thin, card-covered notebook from France's Clairefontaine, 14.5 × 21 cm (5.75 × 8.25 in) per Clairefontaine. It holds 48 sheets (96 pages) of 90 g/m² acid-free paper, stapled through the fold. Retailers sell it for under $20, and fountain pen shops stock it for its smooth paper.
- [Leuchtturm1917 Bullet Journal Edition 2: 120 g Paper](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/leuchtturm1917-bullet-journal-edition-2.md): The Leuchtturm1917 Bullet Journal Edition 2 is Leuchtturm1917's A5 notebook for the Bullet Journal method, 145 × 210 mm (5.75 × 8.25 in). It has 206 numbered pages of 120 g/m² paper with a 5 mm dot grid, plus a dot-grid index, an intentions page, a grid guide, a removable pocket guide and a sticker sheet.
- [Moleskine Cahier Journal: Sizes, Pages & Sets of 3](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/moleskine-cahier-journal.md): The Moleskine Cahier Journal is a thin, card-covered notebook sold in sets of three. The Large measures 13 × 21 cm (5 × 8.25 in) and has 80 pages of 70 g/m² ivory paper, ruled, plain or squared. Its spine is stitched, the last 16 pages tear out, and a pocket sits inside the back cover.
- [Rhodia Webnotebook A5: 90 g Paper, Size & Rulings](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/rhodia-webnotebook-a5.md): The Rhodia Webnotebook A5 is a hard-cover notebook from the French brand Rhodia, about 140 × 210 mm (5.5 × 8.25 in). It holds 96 sheets (192 pages) of ivory 90 g/m² Clairefontaine paper, lined at 7 mm, blank or in a 5 mm dot grid, with a glued spine, an elastic closure, a ribbon and a back pocket.
- [Archer & Olive A5 Dot Grid Notebook: 160 gsm Paper](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/archer-and-olive-a5-dot-grid-notebook.md): The Archer & Olive A5 dot grid notebook is a hard-cover bullet journal with 192 pages of bright white 160 gsm paper and a 5 mm dot grid. It measures 5.75 × 8.25 in (146 × 210 mm), is thread-bound, and has an elastic closure, pen loop, ribbon and back pocket. A European retailer lists it as made in China.
- [Baron Fig Confidant: Flagship Size, Pages & Paper](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/baron-fig-confidant.md): The Baron Fig Confidant is a cloth-covered hardcover notebook from New York's Baron Fig. The Flagship size measures 5.4 × 7.7 in (137 × 196 mm) and holds 192 pages of acid-free 90 gsm paper, the last 12 perforated, in blank, ruled or dot grid. Pack Hacker lists it as made in Taiwan.
- [Rite in the Rain No. 135: Waterproof 3 × 5 Notebook](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/rite-in-the-rain-no-135.md): The Rite in the Rain No. 135 is a 3 × 5 in (76 × 127 mm) top-spiral pocket notebook with a yellow Polydura cover and 50 sheets (100 pages) of all-weather paper printed with a blue universal pattern. Pencils and all-weather pens write on it wet or dry. Rite in the Rain lists it as manufactured in the USA.
- [Decomposition Book: Size, Recycled Paper & Bindings](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/decomposition-book.md): The Decomposition Book is a recycled-paper take on the composition notebook, sold by Brooklyn's Michael Roger. The large book measures 7.5 × 9.75 in (191 × 248 mm) and holds 80 college-ruled sheets (160 pages) of 100% post-consumer recycled paper, with a soy-ink-printed cover. It is made in the USA.
- [STALOGY 365Days Notebook: A5, 368 Thin Pages](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/stalogy-365-days-notebook.md): The STALOGY Editor's Series 365Days Notebook is a Japanese notebook built to last a year at a page a day. The A5 version measures 148 × 210 mm (5.8 × 8.3 in) and has 368 pages (184 sheets) of thin 52 g/m² white paper in grid or lined, with faint date and hour marks for optional diary use.
- [Best Notebooks for Fountain Pens (2027): 9 Compared](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-notebooks-for-fountain-pens.md): Based on published specs and maker claims, the Midori MD Notebook A5 is the best all-round notebook for fountain pens: 176 pages of MD Paper that Midori says resists feathering and bleed-through. For a tear-off pad pick the Rhodia No. 16, for most pages per millimetre the Hobonichi Techo, and on a budget a KOKUYO Campus.
- [Best 2027 Journals: Hobonichi, Moleskine & 3 More](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-2027-journals.md): Based on published specs, the Hobonichi Techo 2027 Original is the best all-round 2027 journal: an A6 page-a-day book with 464 pages of Tomoe River paper. For more daily space, pick the A5 Cousin or the Midori MD Diary; for a weekly planner, the Leuchtturm1917 Weekly Planner & Notebook; for time-blocking, KOKUYO's Jibun Techo.
- [Field Notes Original Kraft: Pocket Size & Paper](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/field-notes-original-kraft.md): The Field Notes Original Kraft is a 48-page, staple-bound memo book from Chicago's Field Notes brand. Each book measures 3.5 × 5.5 in (89 × 140 mm) and comes in graph, ruled or plain paper, sold in packs of three. Field Notes' spec sheet lists Finch Opaque Smooth 60#T paper and a kraft cover, printed in the USA.
- [Hobonichi Techo Original: A6 Daily Planner & Paper](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/hobonichi-techo-original.md): The Hobonichi Techo Original is an A6 page-a-day planner from Tokyo's Hobonichi. The 2027 English edition has 464 pages of thin Tomoe River paper with a 3.7 mm grid, measures 148 × 105 × 15 mm, weighs about 195 g, and lists at ¥2,860 (about US$18) in Hobonichi's store. Covers are sold separately.
- [KOKUYO Campus Notebook: B5 Sizes, Rulings & Dots](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/kokuyo-campus-notebook.md): The KOKUYO Campus is a Japanese school notebook, made by KOKUYO since 1975 in its current glued, perfect-bound form. The standard Semi-B5 book measures 252 × 179 mm with 30 sheets. It comes in 6 mm ruling with 35 lines or 7 mm ruling with 30 lines, each also sold with dotted lines.
- [Midori MD Notebook A5: MD Paper, Rulings & Pages](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-md-notebook-a5.md): The Midori MD Notebook A5 is a thread-sewn notebook from Midori, a Designphil brand, first sold in 2008. It measures 148 × 210 mm and holds 176 pages of cream 80 g/m² MD Paper, blank or with 7 mm lines, a 5 mm grid, 5 mm dots or a frame. Midori lists it as made in Japan.
- [Rocketbook Core: Reusable Pages, Sizes & Scanning](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/rocketbook-core.md): The Rocketbook Core is a reusable notebook from Boston's Rocketbook, owned by BIC since December 2020. It comes in Letter size, 8.5 × 11 in with 32 pages, and Executive size, 6 × 8.8 in with 36 pages. You write with a Pilot FriXion pen, scan pages with the Rocketbook app, then wipe them clean with a damp cloth.
- [Leuchtturm1917 Medium A5 Notebook: Pages & Paper](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/leuchtturm1917-a5-notebook.md): The Leuchtturm1917 Notebook Medium (A5) is a German-brand hardcover notebook measuring 145 × 210 mm (5.75 × 8.25 in). Leuchtturm1917 lists 251 numbered pages of 80 g/m² paper, a blank table of contents, two page markers and a gusseted back pocket. A 120G edition has 203 pages of 120 g/m² paper.
- [Five Star 5 Subject Notebook: Size, Pages & Pockets](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/five-star-5-subject-notebook.md): The Five Star Spiral Notebook, 5 Subject, College Ruled (model 72081) is a wirebound notebook from ACCO Brands with 200 perforated, double-sided sheets (400 pages) that tear out to 8.5 × 11 in. It has four two-pocket dividers, a water-resistant plastic cover and Spiral Lock wire. Retailer spec sheets list it as made in the USA.
- [Mead Composition Notebook: Size, Sheets & Ruling](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/mead-composition-notebook.md): The Mead Composition Notebook (09910) is ACCO Brands' classic black marble composition book. It measures 9.75 × 7.5 in (24.8 × 19.1 cm) and holds 100 sewn sheets (200 pages) of wide-ruled white paper, with a class schedule and reference tables inside the covers. A college-ruled version (09932) is the same size.
- [Moleskine Classic Notebook: Sizes, Paper & Pages](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/moleskine-classic-notebook.md): The Moleskine Classic Notebook is a hard-cover notebook with rounded corners, an elastic closure, a ribbon bookmark and a back pocket. The most popular Large size measures 13 × 21 cm (5 × 8.25 in) and has 240 pages of 70 g/m² ivory paper. Retailer spec sheets list it as made in China. Moleskine is owned by Belgium's D'Ieteren Group.
- [Mini Composition Books: Size, Pages & Ruling](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/mini-composition-books.md): A mini composition book is a pocket-size version of the classic marbled school notebook. The common size is 4.5 × 3.25 inches (about 11.4 × 8.3 cm), usually with 80 ruled sheets (160 pages), and it's typically sold in 2- or 3-packs. Ruling is often narrow or college ruled.

## Pencils

Wooden and mechanical pencils, leads and erasers: graphite grades, lead sizes, mechanisms and which to choose. All pencils guides on one page: https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pencils/

- [Faber-Castell Grip 2001: The Dotted Triangle Pencil](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/faber-castell-grip-2001.md): The Faber-Castell Grip 2001 is a triangular graphite pencil with a silvery barrel and a patented grip zone of raised black dots. Faber-Castell sells it in five grades, with a bonded lead it says resists breaking. Retailers list the HB (117000) at 175 mm (6.9 in) long and made in Germany.
- [Pilot S20: The Birch-Barrel Drafting Pencil](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pilot-s20.md): The Pilot S20 is a 0.5 mm (and 0.3 mm) drafting-style mechanical pencil with a barrel of resin-impregnated birch and metal fittings. Pilot lists it at 145.6 mm long, 10.6 mm at the widest and 18 g. It costs ¥2,530 (about US$16) in Japan and is made in Japan.
- [Tombow 8900: Japan's Olive Green Pencil Since 1945](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/tombow-8900.md): The Tombow 8900 is a hexagonal, olive green wood pencil that Tombow first sold in November 1945 and still makes in six grades, 2H to 2B. It's sold in yellow boxes of 12 with no eraser. Tombow's Japanese list price is ¥660 (about US$4.20) a dozen, and US retailers list it as made in Vietnam.
- [Tombow MONO Graph: The Shaker Pencil With an Eraser](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/tombow-mono-graph.md): The Tombow MONO Graph is a Japanese shaker mechanical pencil: shake it tip down and the lead advances, or press the clip to click it out. It has a twist-out MONO eraser at the top, a 4 mm fixed sleeve, and the 0.5 mm DPA-132 is listed at 147 mm long. It won a 2014 Good Design Award.
- [Blackwing Matte: The Soft, Dark Blackwing Pencil](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/blackwing-matte.md): The Blackwing Matte is the softest of Blackwing's four core cedar pencils: a matte black hexagonal pencil with a flat gold-colored ferrule and a replaceable black eraser. It launched the 2010 Blackwing revival. Blackwing's Japanese store equates it to about 3B. Retailers list it at 20.5 cm by 7.5 mm, sold in 12-packs, and made in Japan.
- [Pentel Smash: The 1987 Drafting Pencil With a Grip](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pentel-smash.md): The Pentel Smash is a 0.5 mm (Q1005) and 0.3 mm (Q1003) mechanical pencil from 1987 with a metal grip studded with square rubber blocks, a 4 mm fixed lead sleeve, a lead-grade window and a big rubber knock cover. Japanese retailers list it at 139 mm and 12–13 g; Pentel Japan lists it at ¥1,320 (about US$8.40).
- [rOtring 800: The Retractable All-Metal Drafting Pencil](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/rotring-800.md): The rOtring 800 is an all-metal mechanical drafting pencil whose 4 mm lead sleeve twists back into the body, so it can ride in a pocket. It has a hexagonal barrel and knurled grip, in 0.5 and 0.7 mm. Unsharpen lists it at 13.2 cm retracted and 25 g; Japanese and US listings give Japan as the origin.
- [Faber-Castell Polychromos: Oil-Based Artist Pencils](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/faber-castell-polychromos.md): Faber-Castell Polychromos are oil-based artists' colored pencils made in Germany. The line has 120 colors, each with a 3.8 mm core in a 176 mm cedar pencil, and a star rating on every pencil for lightfastness. Sold in tins of 12 to 120, they cost under $5 a pencil in the big sets.
- [Pentel Graph 1000 for Pro: The Light Drafting Pencil](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pentel-graph-1000-for-pro.md): The Pentel Graph 1000 for Pro is a lightweight drafting mechanical pencil Pentel has made since 1986. It comes in 0.3 to 0.7 mm in the US, plus 0.9 mm in Japan (PG1003 to PG1009), with a fixed 4 mm sleeve, metal grip, lead-grade indicator and short clip. Retailers list about 145 mm, 11 g and Japan as the origin.
- [Prismacolor Premier: Soft-Core Colored Pencils](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/prismacolor-premier-colored-pencils.md): Prismacolor Premier pencils are soft-core colored pencils with a thick, wax-based core in a cedar case painted the color of the lead. The line has 150 colors, sold in sets from 12 to 150. Retailers list the core at 3 to 3.8 mm and Mexico as the country of origin; most sets work out under $5 a pencil.
- [Pentel Quicker Clicker: The Side-Button Mechanical Pencil](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pentel-quicker-clicker.md): The Pentel Quicker Clicker is a mechanical pencil with a button on the side of the barrel, so you advance lead without moving your hand from the writing position. Pentel of America sells it in 0.5 mm (PD345), 0.7 mm (PD347) and 0.9 mm (PD349). Retailers list it at 5.7 in long and made in Japan.
- [Pentel Sharp Kerry: The Capped Pocket Pencil Since 1971](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pentel-sharp-kerry.md): The Pentel Sharp Kerry (P1035) is a 0.5 mm mechanical pencil with a cap, first released in 1971 to be carried like a fountain pen. JetPens lists it at 12.4 cm capped and 13.2 cm with the cap posted; posted, the cap's top button clicks the lead. Pentel of America gives Japan as the origin.
- [Staedtler Noris 120: The Yellow-and-Black HB Pencil](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/staedtler-noris.md): The Staedtler Noris 120 is a hexagonal wood-cased graphite pencil with yellow and black stripes and a colored end cap that marks its grade. HB, close to a US #2, has the red cap. Staedtler's German site lists five grades from 2H to 2B and marks it made in Germany; retailers give a core of about 2 mm.
- [Paper Mate Mirado Black Warrior: Matte Black #2 HB](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/paper-mate-mirado-black-warrior.md): The Mirado Black Warrior is Paper Mate's matte black, round, wood-cased #2 (HB) pencil with a gold-toned ferrule and a latex-free eraser. Retailers list a 2.2 mm graphite core and a cedar barrel, sold unsharpened by the dozen (item 2254). Distributor listings give Mexico as the country of origin.
- [Pentel Orenz: The Sliding-Sleeve Pencil, 0.2–0.7 mm](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pentel-orenz.md): The Pentel Orenz is a Japanese mechanical pencil whose metal sleeve covers the lead and slides back into the pencil as the lead wears, so the lead never sticks out unprotected. That lets it write with lead as fine as 0.2 mm. Pentel Japan lists it at 145 mm and 10 g; JetPens gives 142 mm for the 0.5 mm.
- [Zebra DelGuard: The Pencil Built Not to Break Lead](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/zebra-delguard.md): The Zebra DelGuard is a mechanical pencil from Japan's Zebra Co. with two springs that protect the lead: one lets the lead give way under straight-down pressure, the other pushes the sleeve out to shield it from angled pressure. The plastic Standard model is about 137 mm long and 10 g, in 0.3, 0.5 and 0.7 mm.
- [Tombow MONO 100: 17 Grades, Size & the White Band](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/tombow-mono-100.md): The Tombow MONO 100 is Tombow's top-grade wood-cased graphite pencil, sold in 17 grades from 6B to 9H. JetPens lists it at 17.7 cm (7.0 in) long and 7.8 mm across. It has a glossy black hexagonal barrel, gold lettering and a white band on its rounded end, and no eraser.
- [uni Hi-Uni Pencil: 22 Grades From 10B to 10H](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/uni-hi-uni-pencil.md): The Hi-Uni is Mitsubishi Pencil's top-grade wood-cased graphite pencil, sold under the uni brand in 22 grades from 10B to 10H. It has a maroon, wine-red hexagonal barrel with a gold ring and a black end, and no eraser. Mitsubishi launched it in 1966, and retailers list it as made in Japan.
- [Pilot Dr. Grip Mechanical Pencil: Shaker & Fat Grip](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pilot-dr-grip-mechanical-pencil.md): The Pilot Dr. Grip is an ergonomic mechanical pencil with a fat, double-layer grip and a shaker mechanism: shake it and a sliding weight advances the lead. Pilot launched the pencil in Japan in 1992. Pilot's Japanese catalog lists its top model, THE Dr. GRIP 0.5 mm, at 153.3 mm long, 14.6 mm thick and 23.1 g.
- [Best Mechanical Pencils for 2027: 8 Picks Compared](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/best-mechanical-pencils.md): On published specs, the Pentel GraphGear 1000 is the best all-round mechanical pencil: a 20 g metal drafting pencil in 0.3 to 0.9 mm whose 4 mm sleeve retracts. Pick the rOtring 600 for drafting, the Pentel Orenz or Zebra DelGuard to stop lead breaking, the Kuru Toga for a sharp line and the BIC Xtra-Smooth for bulk.
- [Faber-Castell Castell 9000: 16 Grades Since 1905](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/faber-castell-9000.md): The Faber-Castell Castell 9000 is a wood-cased graphite pencil for drawing, drafting and writing, launched in 1905 and sold today in 16 grades, 8B to 6H on Faber-Castell's German site. Faber-Castell says the lead is bonded to the wood for break resistance. JetPens lists it at 17.3 cm long; it is made in Germany.
- [Pentel Sharp P205: The Classic 0.5 mm Drafting Pencil](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pentel-sharp-p205.md): The Pentel Sharp P205 is the 0.5 mm model of Pentel's P200 series of mechanical drafting pencils, which retailers date to 1970. It has a 4 mm fixed sleeve for rulers, a black barrel, an eraser and HB lead. Galaxus lists it at 14.5 cm and 10 g; Pentel of America gives Japan as the origin.
- [Pentel Twist-Erase III: The Twist-Up Eraser Pencil](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pentel-twist-erase-iii.md): The Pentel Twist-Erase III is a mechanical pencil built around a long eraser that you advance by twisting the barrel. It comes in 0.5, 0.7 and 0.9 mm (QE515, QE517, QE519), has a latex-free grip and a metal lead mechanism, and takes E10 eraser refills. Pentel of America gives Japan as the origin.
- [rOtring 600: The All-Metal Hexagonal Drafting Pencil](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/rotring-600.md): The rOtring 600 is an all-metal mechanical drafting pencil with a hexagonal barrel, a knurled grip, a fixed lead sleeve and a lead-grade indicator. It is sold in 0.5 and 0.7 mm. Retailers list it at about 142 mm long and 22 g, and Japanese and US retail listings give Japan as the country of origin.
- [Staedtler Mars Lumograph: 24 Grades From 12B to 10H](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/staedtler-mars-lumograph.md): The Staedtler Mars Lumograph 100 is a wood-cased graphite drawing pencil sold in 24 grades, from the soft, dark 12B to the hard, pale 10H. Staedtler makes the lead thicker in the softest grades: about 4.5 mm in 12B and 2.0 mm from 2B to 10H. Staedtler and retailers say it is made in Germany.
- [BIC Xtra-Smooth Mechanical Pencil: 0.7 mm #2 Lead](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/bic-xtra-smooth-mechanical-pencil.md): The BIC Xtra-Smooth is a budget mechanical pencil with 0.7 mm HB (No. 2) lead, sold in packs from 5 to 320. Each pencil holds three leads, which you advance by clicking the eraser cap. Retailers cite NPD data making BIC the top-selling US mechanical pencil brand, and most listings give Mexico as the origin.
- [Pentel GraphGear 1000: Retractable Drafting Pencil](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pentel-graphgear-1000.md): The Pentel GraphGear 1000 is a metal-bodied mechanical drafting pencil sold in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 0.9 mm (PG1013, PG1015, PG1017, PG1019). Its 4 mm lead sleeve retracts into the body, so it can ride in a pocket. Retailers list it at about 149 mm long and 20 g, made in Japan.
- [Blackwing 602: The Firm-Graphite Pencil Explained](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/blackwing-602.md): The Blackwing 602 is a cedar pencil with a firm graphite core, revived in 2011 by Blackwing, the California Cedar Products brand, from the Eberhard Faber original of 1934. It is the firm grade in Blackwing's four core pencils, has a flat ferrule with a replaceable pink eraser, and is crafted in Japan.
- [Ticonderoga #2 HB Pencil: Grade, Size & Eraser](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/ticonderoga-2-pencil.md): The Ticonderoga #2 HB is Dixon Ticonderoga's yellow, hexagonal, wood-cased graphite pencil with a latex-free eraser held in a green-and-yellow ferrule. Retailers list it at 7.5 inches (190 mm) long, and Dixon's catalog gives a 9/32 inch (7.1 mm) diameter. It dates from 1913, and current US grocery listings give China as the country of origin.
- [Uni Kuru Toga: How the Rotating Lead Works](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/uni-kuru-toga.md): The Uni Kuru Toga is a Mitsubishi Pencil mechanical pencil, launched in Japan in March 2008, that turns its lead each time you lift the tip. The original engine turns it about 9 degrees per stroke, a full turn every 40 strokes, so the point wears to a cone, not a flat wedge. Retailers list it as made in Japan.

## Systems

Refillable notebook systems: leather covers with swappable inserts and ring binders. Sizes, refills, compatibility and how to choose. All systems guides on one page: https://stationerytimes.com/guides/systems/

- [Filofax Original Personal: Rings, Page Size & Refills](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/filofax-original-personal.md): The Filofax Original Personal is a leather six-ring organiser from the British brand founded in London in 1921. It measures 188 × 135 × 38 mm, has 23 mm rings and takes 95 × 171 mm Personal-size pages, the most common Filofax format. Filofax says it is made in the UK.
- [Louise Carmen Roadbook: Inserts, Leather & Sizing](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/louise-carmen-roadbook.md): The Louise Carmen Roadbook M is a refillable leather notebook cover from Paris that holds three separately refillable notebooks on elastic straps, expandable to six, and closes with an elastic band. Louise Carmen's French product page says it is made in France (“confectionné en France”) from full-grain leather vegetable-tanned in Italy.
- [Notebook Systems Compared: Rings vs Elastic Covers](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/notebook-systems-compared.md): Elastic-band systems (TRAVELER'S notebook, Paper Republic Grand Voyageur, Louise Carmen Roadbook) hold bound refills; ring binders (Filofax, PLOTTER) hold loose punched pages. TRAVELER'S Regular refills are 210 × 110 mm, Filofax Personal pages 171 × 95 mm. PLOTTER's 11 mm rings are slimmest; Filofax's 23 mm rings hold most.
- [Paper Republic Grand Voyageur: Sizes, Refills & Fit](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/paper-republic-grand-voyageur.md): The Paper Republic Grand Voyageur is a refillable leather journal cover from Vienna, Austria. Its notebooks sit on elastic bands rather than rings. Paper Republic lists the XL at 14.8 × 21 cm closed, taking notebooks up to 14 × 20 cm; the Pocket is 10.8 × 15 cm. The maker says each cover is handmade in Vienna.
- [PLOTTER Leather Binder: Sizes, 11 mm Rings & Refills](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/plotter-leather-binder.md): The PLOTTER Leather Binder is a slim six-ring leather planner from Designphil, the Tokyo company that launched the PLOTTER brand in autumn 2017. Every size uses 11 mm Krause rings that PLOTTER says hold about 80 sheets. The Bible binder measures 180 × 115 × 15 mm, takes 170 × 95 mm refills and is made in Japan.
- [Traveler's Notebook Regular: Cover, Refills & Sizes](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/travelers-notebook-regular.md): The TRAVELER'S notebook Regular size is a refillable leather notebook cover from Japan's Traveler's Company, introduced in 2006. The cowhide cover measures 220 × 120 × 10 mm and holds 110 × 210 mm refills held in by elastic bands; the included refill has 64 blank pages of MD Paper. The cover is made in Thailand, the refill in Japan.

## Accessories

The tools around your stationery: scissors, sharpeners, pen loops, stands, charms and other desk accessories. All accessories guides on one page: https://stationerytimes.com/guides/accessories/

- [Diamine Ancient Copper Ink: Shading, Bottle & Dry Time](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/diamine-ancient-copper.md): Diamine Ancient Copper is a rusty copper-brown fountain pen ink from Diamine of Liverpool, England. It comes in an 80 ml (2.7 fl oz) glass bottle and a 30 ml plastic bottle. It's a wet-flowing dye ink with high shading, from pale orange to deep red-brown, dries in about 20 seconds in Goulet's test and has low water resistance.
- [Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo: Moonlit Blue Ink Explained](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pilot-iroshizuku-tsuki-yo.md): Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo is a dark, saturated blue fountain pen ink from Pilot of Japan, named for a moonlit night. It comes in a heavy 50 ml (1.7 fl oz) glass bottle. It's a wet dye ink that dries in 15 to 30 seconds in reviewers' tests, with a faint red sheen and low water resistance.
- [Sailor Shikiori Yama-dori Ink: Teal, Sheen & Bottle](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/sailor-shikiori-yama-dori.md): Sailor Shikiori Yama-dori, or copper pheasant, is a dark teal fountain pen ink from Sailor of Japan. It comes in a square 20 ml (0.7 fl oz) glass bottle 58 mm tall. It's a dye ink with a red sheen on good paper, dries in 5 to 10 seconds on Rhodia (Goulet) and has low water resistance.
- [Kanmido Coco-Fusen Card: Film Sticky Notes in a Card](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/kanmido-coco-fusen-card.md): The Kanmido Coco-Fusen Card is a credit-card-size case, 84 × 53.5 mm and about 1.5 mm thin, that dispenses see-through film sticky notes one at a time. The M version holds 105 notes of 32 × 11 mm in five colors; the S holds 210 narrower ones. Kanmido launched it in April 2012 and has sold over 2 million.
- [KOKUYO Dot Liner: Dotted Tape Glue, Sizes & Refills](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/kokuyo-dot-liner.md): The KOKUYO Dot Liner is a refillable tape glue that lays adhesive as rows of tiny dots, so the strip cuts cleanly when you lift it. KOKUYO's standard Ta-DM400-08N holds 8.4 mm × 16 m of tape, refills are Ta-D400-08N, and KOKUYO says the series passed 200 million units shipped in June 2025.
- [uni Nano Dia Lead: Grades, Counts and Strength](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/uni-nano-dia-lead.md): uni Nano Dia is Mitsubishi Pencil's premium mechanical pencil lead, blended with nano-sized diamond particles that the maker says make it harder to break and smoother. The 0.5 mm black lead (uni0.5-202ND) comes in 40 leads of 60 mm and ten grades from 4H to 4B, at ¥220 (about US$1.40) a case in Japan.
- [Blackwing One-Step Long Point Sharpener Explained](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/blackwing-one-step-long-point-sharpener.md): The Blackwing One-Step Long Point is a small handheld pencil sharpener that cuts a long, curved point in a single hole. Blackwing says it has a machined aluminum body, a German steel blade and a canister for three sharpenings; Cass Art lists it at 3 × 5 × 3 cm, and Milligram says it is made in China.
- [Pentel Ain Stein Lead: Sizes, Grades and Strength](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pentel-ain-stein-lead.md): Pentel Ain Stein is a premium mechanical pencil lead that Pentel says uses a porous ceramic cell structure for strength. It comes in 60 mm leads from 0.2 to 0.9 mm; the 0.5 mm C275 tube holds 40 leads. In Japan, Pentel replaced it with the Pentel Ain brand in January 2023.
- [J. Herbin Emerald of Chivor: Shimmer, Sheen & Care](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/herbin-emerald-of-chivor.md): J. Herbin 1670 Emerald of Chivor is a deep blue-green fountain pen ink with a red sheen and gold shimmer particles, made in France. It comes in a 50 ml (1.7 fl oz) glass bottle with a hand-dipped wax seal. It isn't water resistant, dries in about 10–30 seconds in reviewers' tests, and needs shaking before each fill.
- [Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue: 62.5 ml Bottle & Dry Time](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pelikan-4001-royal-blue.md): Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue is a washable royal blue fountain pen ink made in Germany, sold in a 62.5 ml (2.1 fl oz) glass bottle and a 30 ml bottle. Pelikan says it can be erased with an ink eradicator. It isn't water resistant, dried in 40 seconds in one reviewer's test, and runs on the dry side.
- [Waterman Serenity Blue Ink: Bottle, Dry Time & Safety](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/waterman-serenity-blue.md): Waterman Serenity Blue, formerly Florida Blue, is a classic medium blue fountain pen ink in a faceted 50 ml (1.7 fl oz) glass bottle that tips to reach the last ink. Goldspot lists the dye ink as made in France. It dried in about 20 seconds in one test, shades a little and is widely called safe for vintage pens.
- [Diamine Oxblood Ink: Color, 80 ml Bottle & Dry Time](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/diamine-oxblood.md): Diamine Oxblood is a dark red fountain pen ink with brown undertones from Diamine, a Liverpool-area ink maker dating to 1864. It comes in an 80 ml (2.7 fl oz) glass bottle, about 68 mm tall, a 30 ml bottle and cartridges. It dries in 30–35 seconds in reviewers' tests, isn't water resistant and rinses out easily.
- [Noodler's Black Ink: Bulletproof, Dry Time & Bottle](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/noodlers-black-ink.md): Noodler's Black is the American maker's "bulletproof" black ink, sold in a 3 oz (about 88 ml) glass bottle filled to the brim. Noodler's says it resists water, bleach and UV once dry on cellulose paper. It's very dark, doesn't shade or sheen, dries slowly (50 seconds in one test) and is handmade in the USA.
- [Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki: Color, Bottle & Dry Time](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pilot-iroshizuku-kon-peki.md): Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki is a deep cerulean blue fountain pen ink from Pilot of Japan, sold in a heavy 50 ml (1.7 fl oz) glass bottle and a 15 ml mini. It is a dye-based ink that writes wet, dries in about 20–25 seconds in Goulet's test, has little shading or sheen, and has low water resistance.
- [Tombow MONO Adhesive Permanent: Tape Runner Guide](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/tombow-mono-adhesive-permanent.md): The Tombow MONO Adhesive Permanent (62106) is a refillable tape runner that lays a dry strip of permanent glue. Tombow USA gives the tape as 1/3 in × 472 in (about 8.4 mm × 12 m) and calls it acid-free and PAT-approved for photos. Snap-in 62107 refills replace the tape; retailers mostly list Thailand as the origin.
- [TRAVELER'S COMPANY Brass Ruler: 15 cm Scale & Patina](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/travelers-company-brass-ruler.md): The TRAVELER'S COMPANY Brass Ruler (42167-006) is a solid brass ruler, 16 cm long and 2 cm wide, with a laser-engraved 15 cm scale. One long edge is bent up, so the edge stays off the paper and ink doesn't run under it. Manufactum lists it at 27 g, and TRAVELER'S COMPANY says it's made in Japan.
- [Hobonichi Pencil Board: A6 & A5 Sizes, Uses & Fit](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/hobonichi-pencil-board.md): The Hobonichi Pencil Board is a thin sheet of synthetic paper that you slip under the page you're writing on in a Hobonichi Techo. It gives a firm, smooth surface and keeps pen pressure from marking the thin pages below. The A6 board is 155 × 103 mm and 0.4 mm thick, with a millimetre scale and a Today tab.
- [LAMY Z28 Converter: Fit, Capacity & How to Fill](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/lamy-z28-converter.md): The LAMY Z28 is a twist-piston converter that lets LAMY's plastic pens, such as the safari, AL-star and vista, fill from a bottle instead of T10 cartridges. LAMY lists it at 72 mm long and about 2 g. It holds roughly 0.8 ml, has two guide lugs that lock into the pen's grip, and is made in Germany.
- [Westcott Titanium Bonded Scissors: 8 in Straight](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/westcott-titanium-bonded-scissors.md): The Westcott 8 in Straight Titanium Bonded scissors are all-purpose desk scissors from the US brand Westcott, part of Acme United. They measure 8 in (203 mm) with a 3.5 in (89 mm) cut, have titanium-bonded stainless steel blades and gray handles with yellow grips, and sell as the 13529 single or the 13901 two-pack.
- [Pentel Hi-Polymer Eraser ZEH10: Size, Sleeve & Uses](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pentel-hi-polymer-eraser.md): The Pentel Hi-Polymer ZEH10 is a white block eraser in a paper sleeve, sold by Japan's Pentel and made in Taiwan, per Pentel of America. Retailers give its size as 65 × 24.5 × 12.5 mm (about 2.6 × 1 × 0.5 in). It's latex-free, AP certified nontoxic and sold for pencil, singly or in 3-packs.
- [Tombow MONO Zero Eraser: 2.3 mm Round Tip & Refills](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/tombow-mono-zero-eraser.md): The Tombow MONO Zero is a refillable pen-style eraser from Japan's Tombow. The round version (US item 57305) has a 2.3 mm eraser tip that clicks out less than 1 mm at a time, in a pen about 120 mm (4.7 in) long. It refills with ER-KUR sticks and erases single letters without touching nearby lines.
- [X-ACTO School Pro Sharpener: Six-Size Dial & Bin](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/x-acto-school-pro-sharpener.md): The X-ACTO School Pro (model 1670) is a heavy-duty electric pencil sharpener built for classrooms. A six-size dial fits most pencil sizes, the cutter stops once the point is sharp, and the SafeStart motor won't run while the extra-large shavings bin is out. Distributors list it at 4 × 7.5 × 7.5 in and 3.67 lb.
- [Elmer's Disappearing Purple Glue Stick: Sizes & Uses](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/elmers-disappearing-purple-glue-stick.md): Elmer's Disappearing Purple is a washable school glue stick that goes on purple, so you can see where you've glued, and dries clear. Elmer's sells it in 0.21 oz (6 g), 0.24 oz (7 g) and jumbo 0.77 oz (22 g) sticks. Elmer's calls it acid-free, photo safe and non-toxic, and it leads Amazon's US glue-stick sales.
- [Scotch Magic Tape 810: 3/4 in Rolls, Matte & Writable](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/scotch-magic-tape.md): Scotch Magic Tape 810 is 3M's matte, writable office tape, introduced in 1961. The common 3/4 in roll holds 1000 in (25.4 m) of tape on a 1 in core. Its frosted cellulose acetate backing turns nearly invisible on paper, takes pen and pencil, and doesn't leave a shadow on photocopies. 3M makes it in Hutchinson, Minnesota.
- [Staedtler Mars Plastic Eraser 526 50: Size & Uses](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/staedtler-mars-plastic-eraser.md): The Staedtler Mars plastic 526 50 is a white plastic block eraser from the German maker Staedtler, sold in a blue sleeve. Staedtler's German site lists it at 65 × 23 × 13 mm (about 2.6 × 0.9 × 0.5 in), phthalate- and latex-free. European retailers list it as made in Germany; one top US Amazon 4-pack says Peru.
- [mt Washi Tape: 15 mm Rolls, Lengths & How to Use It](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/mt-washi-tape.md): mt is the washi tape brand of Kamoi Kakoshi, a masking-tape maker in Kurashiki, Japan, founded in 1923. Its basic roll is 15 mm wide; current Japanese single rolls are 7 m long, while some sets and older rolls hold 10 m. The thin washi tears by hand and peels off cleanly, and it's made in Japan.
- [MUJI Acrylic Pen Stand: Small, Standard & Large Sizes](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/muji-acrylic-pen-stand.md): The MUJI acrylic pen stand is a clear, open-top acrylic box for pens on a desk. MUJI USA's standard size is W5.5 × D4.5 × H9 cm and weighs 80 g; MUJI Japan sells a small (W5.7 × D4.5 × H8.8 cm) and a large (W7.3 × D5.7 × H8.8 cm, 90 g). All are listed as made in China.
- [Post-it Flags 680: 1 in Page Flags, Counts & Uses](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/post-it-flags-680.md): Post-it Flags 680 are 3M's standard 1 in page flags: strips 1 × 1.7 in (25.4 × 43.2 mm) with a clear adhesive end that lets the text show through and a bright colored tip that sticks out past the page. A standard dispenser holds 50 flags; Desk Grip dispensers hold 200, and narrower 683 flags are 0.47 in wide.
- [Post-it Notes 654: 3 × 3 in Pads, Sheets & Stickiness](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/post-it-notes-654.md): Post-it Notes 654 is 3M's standard 3 × 3 in (76 × 76 mm) sticky note: a pad of 100 unruled Canary Yellow sheets held by a strip of repositionable adhesive along the top of each sheet's back. It's the classic Post-it size, sold singly or in packs of up to 24 pads, made in the USA, per 3M.
- [Westcott 12 in Acrylic Ruler: Scales, Markings & Uses](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/westcott-acrylic-ruler.md): The Westcott 12 in transparent ruler (model 10562) is a clear acrylic ruler with a 12 in scale marked in 1/16 in steps on one edge and a metric scale on the other. Made by Acme United's Westcott brand, it's the best-selling ruler on Amazon US in ASINsight's 2026 estimates, and it costs only a few dollars.
- [BIC Wite-Out EZ Correct: Tape Width, Length & Packs](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/bic-wite-out-ez-correct.md): BIC Wite-Out EZ Correct is a disposable correction tape dispenser that lays a 4.2 mm (1/6 in) strip of white film over a mistake. Retailers list each roll at 12 m (39.3 ft), dry on application so you can write over it straight away, and not refillable. US listings give Japan and Mexico as countries of origin.
- [Swingline 747 Classic: Sheet Capacity, Staples & Size](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/swingline-747.md): The Swingline 747 Classic is a full-size, all-metal desk stapler that Swingline introduced in 1968. Swingline rates it for 30 sheets of 20 lb paper with its S.F. 4 staples, and it holds a full strip of 210 standard 1/4 in staples. Retailers list it at about 7.25 in (184 mm) long and 1.75 in (44 mm) tall.
- [Swingline Tot Mini Stapler: 12 Sheets & Staple Remover](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/swingline-tot.md): The Swingline Tot (model 79171) is a pocket-size plastic stapler that Swingline rates for 12 sheets of 20 lb paper. It takes standard 1/4 in staples, holds 50 at a time and comes with a box of 1,000, and its rear end is a built-in staple remover. Amazon lists it at 2.72 oz (77 g).
- [Carl Angel-5 Royal Sharpener: Point Settings & Size](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/carl-angel-5-royal-sharpener.md): The CARL Angel-5 Royal 3 (A5RY3) is a Japanese hand-crank desk pencil sharpener with a two-step point adjuster: a sharp 0.5 mm or a blunt 0.9 mm lead tip. Retailers list it at 73 × 121 × 132 mm and 484 g. CARL says it is made in Japan, but CARL Japan now lists it as discontinued.
- [Fiskars Original Orange-handled Scissors: Size & Care](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/fiskars-original-orange-handled-scissors.md): The Fiskars Original Orange-handled Scissors are 8-inch (203 mm) all-purpose scissors with stainless steel blades and bent plastic handles. Fiskars, a Finnish company founded in 1649, launched the design in 1967 and says it has sold more than 1 billion pairs. US retailer listings give China as the country of origin.
- [KOKUYO Harinacs Compact Alpha: Staple-Free Stapler](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/kokuyo-harinacs-compact-alpha.md): The KOKUYO Harinacs Compact Alpha (SLN-MSH305) is a palm-size stapler that joins about 5 sheets of copy paper without metal staples. Its stainless steel blade cuts a small 5 × 6.5 mm flap and tucks it through a slit. KOKUYO gives its size as 27 × 87 × 53 mm and its list price as ¥920 (about US$5.80) before tax.
- [KUM Automatic Long Point Sharpener: Two-Step Sharpening](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/kum-long-point-sharpener.md): The KUM Automatic Long Point (AS2) is a two-hole handheld pencil sharpener from KUM, a German maker founded in 1919. Hole 1 cuts only the wood until the core reaches an automatic stop; hole 2 then shapes the graphite into a long point. It takes standard 8 mm pencils, forms a 9-degree cone, and KUM labels it made in Germany.
- [Leuchtturm1917 Pen Loop: Loop Sizes, XL & Which Pens Fit](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/leuchtturm1917-pen-loop.md): The Leuchtturm1917 Pen Loop is a 40 × 40 mm self-adhesive patch with an elastic loop that you stick inside a notebook's back cover to hold a pen. The standard loop is 15 mm wide; the Pen Loop XL has a 20 mm loop for fountain pens and thick markers. Leuchtturm1917 is a German brand.
- [Midori Clip Ruler: Bookmark, 10 cm Ruler & Stencil](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-clip-ruler.md): The Midori Clip Ruler is a thin metal bookmark that clips onto a page and doubles as a 10 cm ruler and a drawing stencil. Midori makes it from a 0.3 mm sheet of brass, copper or stainless steel, depending on the design. The body measures 140.5 × 34 mm, and Midori's Japanese store lists it as made in China.

## Paper

Writing, fountain-pen, sketch and art paper: pads, loose sheets and cardstock, with weight, tooth, bleed-through and ink behavior measured. All paper guides on one page: https://stationerytimes.com/guides/paper/

- [Fabriano Studio Watercolor Pad: 25% Cotton, 140 lb](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/fabriano-studio-watercolor-pad.md): The Fabriano Studio watercolor pad is a glue-bound pad of 140 lb (300 gsm) watercolor paper of 25% cotton and lignin-free cellulose. The 9 × 12 in cold-press pad holds 12 sheets; pads run from 8 × 10 to 11 × 14 in with 12 or 50 sheets, in cold or hot press, and are made in Italy.
- [Maruman Croquis Sketchbook: Thin Paper, 100 Sheets](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/maruman-croquis-sketchbook.md): The Maruman Croquis Book is a cheap Japanese sketchbook of thin paper for quick drawing. Maruman lists the pocket S161 at 113 × 165 × 9 mm and 110 g, with 100 sheets of 52.3 g/m² white croquis paper between kraft board covers, an SC twin-wire binding and a price of ¥517 (about US$3.30). It is made in Japan.
- [Strathmore 500 Series Bristol Pad: 100% Cotton, 2-Ply](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/strathmore-500-bristol-pad.md): The Strathmore 500 Series Bristol pad is a tape-bound pad of 15 sheets of 2-ply, 100% cotton, acid-free Bristol board, Strathmore's top grade. It comes in a toothy vellum surface for pencil and a smooth plate surface for pen, marker and airbrush, in 11 × 14 and 14 × 17 in pads, and Staples labels it made in America.
- [Leuchtturm1917 Sketchbook: 150 g Paper, 4 Formats](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/leuchtturm1917-sketchbook.md): The Leuchtturm1917 Sketchbook is a sewn hard-cover sketchbook with 112 pages (56 sheets) of 150 g/m² white paper. The Medium (A5) measures 145 × 210 mm (5.75 × 8.25 in) and also comes in landscape, square and Master (A4+) formats, with an elastic closure, ribbon and back pocket. It suits pencil and ink; heavy watercolor is not its strength.
- [Moleskine Art Sketchbook: 165 g Ivory Pages, Sizes](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/moleskine-art-sketchbook.md): The Moleskine Art Sketchbook is a hard-cover sketchbook with plain, heavy ivory pages: the Large is 13 × 21 cm (5 × 8.25 in) with 104 pages of 165 g/m² acid-free paper, plus the elastic closure, ribbon and back pocket of the Classic notebook. It suits pencil and ink; alcohol markers bleed through and heavy washes are not its job.
- [Stillman & Birn Alpha Sketchbook: 150 gsm, Sizes](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/stillman-birn-alpha-sketchbook.md): The Stillman & Birn Alpha Series is a sewn, hard-bound sketchbook of 62 sheets (124 pages) of 150 g/m² (100 lb) natural white paper with a vellum, medium-grain surface. The popular portrait size is 5.5 × 8.5 in (14 × 21.6 cm). It suits pencil, ink and light washes; the 270 g/m² Beta is for heavier watercolor.
- [Arches Watercolor Block: 140 lb Cotton Cold Press](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/arches-watercolor-block.md): The Arches Aquarelle watercolor block is a stack of 20 sheets of 140 lb (300 gsm), 100% cotton watercolor paper glued on all four sides, so the top sheet stays flat while you paint. The cold-press block comes in US sizes from 9 × 12 in to 18 × 24 in, and the paper is made in France.
- [Canson Mi-Teintes Pastel Pad: 160 gsm Toned Paper](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/canson-mi-teintes-pastel-pad.md): The Canson Mi-Teintes pastel pad holds 24 sheets of 98 lb (160 gsm) toned drawing paper with two textures: a honeycomb side and a fine-grain side. The 9 × 12 in assorted pad has four sheets each of six colors. It suits soft pastel, pastel pencil, charcoal and colored pencil, and retailers list it as French-made.
- [Clairefontaine Triomphe Pad: 90 g Letter Paper](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/clairefontaine-triomphe-pad.md): The Clairefontaine Triomphe pad is a glue-bound tablet of 50 sheets of very smooth, bright white 90 g/m² paper made in France for letters and fountain pens. The A5 pad measures 148 × 210 mm (5.8 × 8.3 in); the blank version includes a lined guide sheet to slip underneath, and the lined version has 8 mm ruling.
- [Canson XL Marker Pad: 70 gsm Semi-Translucent Paper](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/canson-xl-marker-pad.md): The Canson XL Marker pad holds 100 sheets of light 18 lb (70 gsm), bright white, acid-free marker paper. The sheets are semi-translucent, so you can trace a sketch from the sheet below, and Canson pitches it for all markers, including alcohol and solvent-based ones. The common US size is 9 × 12 in.
- [Strathmore 300 Bristol Pad: Smooth vs Vellum Paper](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/strathmore-300-bristol-pad.md): The Strathmore 300 Series Bristol pad is a tape-bound pad of 20 sheets of heavy 100 lb (270 gsm), acid-free Bristol. Smooth suits ink, markers and comics; vellum has more texture for pencil and dry media. The main pads run from 9 × 12 in to 19 × 24 in, and retailers label them made in the USA.
- [Tomoe River Paper: 52 gsm, Sanzen & Fountain Pens](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/tomoe-river-paper.md): Tomoe River is a very thin Japanese paper prized by fountain pen users. Tomoegawa stopped making it in 2021, and Sanzen Paper of Kanazawa now makes it as Tomoe River S (also sold as Tomoe River FP). A typical pack holds 100 loose A5 sheets of 52 gsm paper in white or cream, made in Japan.
- [Canson XL Watercolor Pad: 140 lb Cold Press & Sizes](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/canson-xl-watercolor-pad.md): The Canson XL Watercolor pad holds 30 sheets of 140 lb (300 gsm), acid-free, cold-press watercolor paper. It comes in sizes from 7 × 10 in to 18 × 24 in, mostly with a fold-over cover and gum binding along the top edge; some sizes are wire-bound. It is a budget student pad for watercolor, gouache and ink.
- [Neenah Bright White Cardstock: 65 lb, 176 gsm & Uses](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/neenah-bright-white-cardstock.md): Neenah Bright White Cardstock (91904) is a 250-sheet pack of 8.5 × 11 in white card at 65 lb cover weight, or 176 gsm, and 96 brightness. Retailers list it as acid- and lignin-free, suitable for inkjet and laser printers and copiers, and made in the United States. It is more than twice as heavy as 20 lb copy paper.
- [Strathmore 400 Series Sketch Pad: 60 lb Paper & Sizes](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/strathmore-400-sketch-pad.md): The Strathmore 400 Series Sketch Pad is a wire-bound pad of 60 lb (89 gsm), acid-free, fine-tooth drawing paper for graphite, colored pencil, charcoal and pastel. Sizes run from 5.5 × 8.5 in to 18 × 24 in; most hold 100 sheets, while the 18 × 24 in pad holds 30. Staples labels it made in America.
- [Midori MD Paper Pad: Cream MD Paper, Sizes & Cotton](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-md-paper-pad.md): The Midori MD Paper Pad is a plain tear-off pad of Midori's own cream MD Paper. The A5 version measures 148 × 210 mm, holds 90 sheets of 80 g/m² paper glued along two edges, and weighs about 255 g. It also comes in A4, A4 Square, grid and 20% cotton versions, and Midori lists it as made in Japan.
- [Rhodia No. 16 DotPad: A5 Paper, Dots & Pad Sizes](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/rhodia-no-16-dot-pad.md): The Rhodia No. 16 DotPad is a top-stapled A5 notepad, 148 × 210 mm (sold in the US as 6 × 8.25 in), holding 80 micro-perforated sheets of 80 g/m² Clairefontaine vellum printed with a 5 mm dot grid. The same No. 16 pad also comes lined and graph-ruled. Rhodia says its pads are made near Mulhouse, France.
- [Canson XL Mix Media Pad: Sizes, Weight & Wet Media](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/canson-xl-mix-media-pad.md): The Canson XL Mix Media pad is a side-wire-bound pad of 98 lb (160 gsm), fine-textured, acid-free paper with heavy sizing, which Canson says suits both wet and dry media. Five sizes, from 5.5 × 8.5 in to 14 × 17 in, hold 60 micro-perforated sheets; the 18 × 24 in pad holds 30.
- [Hammermill Copy Paper: Copy Plus vs Premium Lines](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/hammermill-copy-paper.md): Hammermill is a US paper brand now made by Sylvamo. Its everyday Copy Plus sheet is 20 lb (75 gsm) and 92 bright; Premium Multipurpose is 97 bright in 20 or 24 lb (90 gsm); Premium Color Copy is 100 bright in 28 or 32 lb. All come in 500-sheet reams; retailers list Copy Plus as US-made.
- [Amazon Basics Copy Paper: What 20 lb & 92 Bright Mean](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/amazon-basics-copy-paper.md): Amazon Basics Multipurpose Copy Printer Paper is Amazon's house-brand letter-size office paper: 8.5 × 11 in sheets, 20 lb bond weight (about 75 gsm), 92 brightness on the US GE scale, 500 sheets per ream, sold in multi-ream packs. Its listing describes it as acid-free and made for laser and inkjet printers, copiers and fax machines.
- [HP Printer Paper: Weights, Brightness & ColorLok](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/hp-printer-paper.md): HP Printer Paper is HP-branded copy paper that Sylvamo makes under a license from HP Inc. The everyday line, HP Copy&Print20, is 20 lb (75 gsm), 92 bright, 8.5 x 11 in, 500 sheets per ream, acid-free, FSC-certified and made with ColorLok technology. Sylvamo says its North American HP papers are manufactured in the USA.

## Cases

Pencil cases, pen pouches and notebook covers: sizes, capacity and materials. All cases guides on one page: https://stationerytimes.com/guides/cases/

- [Galen Leather Zippered 10 Slot Pen Case: Size & Fit](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/galen-leather-zippered-10-slot-pen-case.md): The Galen Leather Zippered 10 Slots Pen Case is a zip-around leather case from Galen Leather, handmade in Istanbul, Turkey. Galen lists it at 160 × 125 × 30 mm (6.3 × 5 × 1.2 in), with ten elastic loops for pens up to 145 mm (5.6 in), vegetable-tanned cow leather, a velvet lining and a YKK zip.
- [Rickshaw 3 Pen Long Coozy: Plush Pen Sleeve Sizes](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/rickshaw-3-pen-coozy.md): The Rickshaw Bagworks 3 Pen Long Coozy is a soft sleeve with three plush-lined channels and no flap, zip or elastic. Rickshaw's size guide puts Long (L) pens at up to 6 in (152 mm) long and 18 mm thick; Goulet lists the case at 169.3 × 121.7 mm. Rickshaw makes it to order in San Francisco.
- [Rickshaw Sinclair Model R: Pen Slots, Pocket & Size](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/rickshaw-sinclair-model-r-pen-case.md): The Sinclair Model R is a zip-around pen case that Rickshaw Bagworks makes with Nock Co., an updated version of Nock's original Sinclair. Rickshaw gives it as 6.75 × 4.25 × 0.75 in (about 171 × 108 × 19 mm), with three plush-lined pen slots, a wide pocket for a pocket notebook and an outside slash pocket.
- [DELFONICS Quitterie Pen Case: Size, PVC & Colors](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/delfonics-quitterie-pen-case.md): The DELFONICS Quitterie pen case is a slim, triangular zip pouch from the Japanese brand DELFONICS, made of waterproof PVC with a scotch-grain texture and a gold zip. DELFONICS lists the Classic at 191 × 60 × 33 mm (about 7.5 × 2.4 × 1.3 in) with a gusseted base, and gives Japan as the country of production.
- [CICIMELON Pencil Case: 3 Compartments, Size & Capacity](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/cicimelon-pencil-case.md): The CICIMELON Large Capacity Pencil Case is a zippered fabric pencil pouch with three compartments, each with its own zipper. CICIMELON's own site gives its size as 9.25 × 2.95 × 3.74 in (235 × 75 × 95 mm), says it holds up to 50 pens or pencils, and lists China as the country of origin.
- [JanSport Large Accessory Pouch: Size, Capacity & Uses](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/jansport-large-accessory-pouch.md): The JanSport Large Accessory Pouch (style JS00T49C) is a zippered fabric pouch often used as a pencil case. JanSport's European store and retailers list it at 4 × 9 × 3 in (10 × 23 × 8 cm), with 1.3 L (79 cu in) of space in two zippered compartments, in recycled 600-denier polyester.
- [KOKUYO C2 Pen Case: The Tray-Type Pencil Case](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/kokuyo-c2-pen-case.md): The KOKUYO C2 is a slim, zippered polyester pen case that opens wide into a tray on your desk. KOKUYO lists the L size (F-VBF122) at 200 × 50 × 50 mm for ¥1,600 (about US$10) before tax and the S size (F-VBF140) at 200 × 45 × 45 mm. Retailers say they hold about 20 and 12 pens.
- [LIHIT LAB ACTACT Stand Pen Case: How the Cup Works](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/lihit-lab-actact-stand-pen-case.md): The LIHIT LAB Smart Fit ACTACT Stand Pen Case (A-7692) is a zippered silicone rubber pen case from Japanese maker LIHIT LAB that turns into a pen cup when you open it and press it down. LIHIT LAB lists it at 60 × 60 × 172 mm, holding about 15 pens, for ¥1,500 (about US$9.50) before tax.
- [Mr. Pen High Capacity Pencil Case: Size & Pockets](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/mr-pen-pencil-case.md): The Mr. Pen High Capacity Pencil Case is a large zippered fabric pencil pouch with three compartments and two small inner pockets. Amazon lists the Mint Green version (B0BFM67M4D) at 10.5 × 3.6 × 5.2 in (26.7 × 9.1 × 13.2 cm) and 0.1 kg. Mr. Pen is a US brand founded by teachers.
- [Five Star Zipper Pencil Pouch: Binder Fit & Pockets](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/five-star-pencil-pouch.md): The Five Star Zipper Pencil Pouch (item 50642) is a flat polyester ACCO Brands pouch that rides on 3-ring binder rings via three grommets. Five Star lists it at 11 × 9 in with three pockets and a micro-mesh front; supplier sheets give 8.75 × 11 in and 0.183 lb. One spec sheet gives China as the country of origin.
- [Sooez Large Pencil Case: Size, Pockets & Capacity](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/sooez-pencil-case.md): The Sooez Large Pencil Case Pouch is a corduroy pencil bag with a carry handle and five compartments, sold mainly on Amazon. Listings give its size as 9.05 × 7.4 × 2.8 in (23.0 × 18.8 × 7.1 cm) and claim it holds up to 200 pens. Sooez doesn't state where it is made in the listings we found.
- [EASTHILL Big Capacity Pencil Case: Size & Capacity](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/easthill-pencil-case.md): The EASTHILL Big Capacity Pencil Case is a zippered canvas pencil pouch sold mainly on Amazon. Retailer listings give its size as 8.66 × 4.13 × 2.56 in (22.0 × 10.5 × 6.5 cm), its weight as about 110 g, and its capacity as up to 50 pens or 90 pencils. Listings name China as the country of origin.
- [KOKUYO Neo Critz: The Stand-Up Pen Case Explained](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/kokuyo-neo-critz.md): The KOKUYO Neo Critz is a Japanese fabric pen case that stands upright and turns into a pen stand when you unzip it and fold the top half down. KOKUYO lists the Regular (F-VBF180) at 85 × 50 × 195 mm in polyester over a polypropylene core, at ¥1,800 (about US$11) before tax; retailers say it holds about 14 pens.
- [LIHIT LAB Teffa Book Style Pen Case: Size & Layout](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/lihit-lab-teffa-book-style-pen-case.md): The LIHIT LAB Teffa Book Style Pen Case (A-7551) is a zippered polyester pen case from Japan's LIHIT LAB that opens flat like a book. LIHIT LAB lists it at 200 × 120 × 50 mm, holding about 12 to 14 pens, with three small mesh pockets, one large mesh pocket and an outside pocket for A7 memos and cards.

## Stickers

Planner, journal and decorative stickers: sizes, materials, adhesives, finishes and which to choose. All stickers guides on one page: https://stationerytimes.com/guides/stickers/

- [BGM IPPAI Flake Stickers: 45 Foil-Stamped Washi Flakes](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/bgm-ippai-flake-stickers.md): BGM IPPAI flake stickers are packs of 45 loose, die-cut washi stickers, 15 designs with 3 of each, accented with gold foil. BGM is a Tokyo stationery brand known for washi tape. The pack is 90 × 100 mm and costs ¥800 (about US$5.10) at a Japanese shop; retailers that state an origin list it as made in China.
- [Hobonichi TSUKI no IRO Sticker Set: 262 Schedule Stickers](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/hobonichi-tsuki-no-iro-sticker-set.md): The Hobonichi TSUKI no IRO Sticker Set (Schedule) is a pack of 5 matte paper sheets, each 148 × 100 mm, with 262 planning stickers: text labels, EVENT and IMPORTANT frames, shapes and two sheets of icons. They take a ballpoint. Hobonichi sells it for ¥660 (about US$4.20), and Luiban lists it as made in Japan.
- [Midori Planner Stickers: Removable PET Icon Sheets](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-planner-stickers.md): Midori Planner Stickers are single sheets of tiny icon stickers from Midori, a Designphil brand, printed on removable PET film. Each sheet is 8.5 × 15.5 cm and perforated to split into two halves; designs hold about 80 to 152 stickers. They sell for ¥330 (about US$2.10) in Japan, and Midori lists them as made in Japan.
- [Furukawashiko Washi Flake Stickers: 20-Piece Packs](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/furukawashiko-washi-flake-stickers.md): Furukawashiko washi flake stickers are small die-cut stickers made of washi paper by Furukawa Shiko, a paper maker in Mino, Gifu. Each pack holds 20 flakes, five designs times four, and each flake is within 30 × 30 mm. Packs cost ¥352 (about US$2.20) to ¥440 (about US$2.80) in Japan, and retailers list them as made in Japan.
- [Hobonichi Frame Stickers for Dates: 100 Clear Frames](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/hobonichi-frame-stickers-for-dates.md): Hobonichi Frame Stickers for Dates are 100 small frame stickers on 5 sheets of see-through, tracing-type paper. You stick one on a page and write the date inside, which suits undated notebooks like the Day-Free. Hobonichi lists the pack at 148 × 100 mm and ¥660 (about US$4.20), with 25 frame designs; Milligram lists it as made in Japan.
- [Mrs. Grossman's Sticker Strips: Die-Cut Since 1979](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/mrs-grossmans-sticker-strips.md): Mrs. Grossman's sticker strips are die-cut decorative stickers on a 2 × 6.5 in (51 × 165 mm) backing, made by the Petaluma, California company Andrea Grossman founded in 1979. Designs range from owls to alphabets, and the count varies by design. A strip sits in our under-$5 band, printed in the company's own US plant.
- [Kamio Picture Book Stickers: Gold-Foil Nature Sheets](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/kamio-picture-book-stickers.md): Kamio Japan's Adult Illustrated Picture Book Stickers are single sticker sheets drawn like a field-guide page, such as zoo animals, sea creatures or minerals, each with a short caption and gold-foil stamping on textured special paper. Yodobashi lists a 175 × 90 mm sticker sheet in a 205 × 95 mm pack at ¥330 (about US$2.10), in our under-$5 band.
- [Pipsticks So. Many. Stickers.: 2,500 in One Book](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/pipsticks-so-many-stickers.md): So. Many. Stickers. is a sticker book from Pipsticks, the US sticker subscription club, published by Workman in May 2019. It holds 2,500 little stickers, 50 on each of 50 pages, in a book of about 6 × 7.25 in. It is sold as a trade paperback in our $$ band and suits planners, letters and swaps.
- [Hello Kitty and Friends Sticker Book: 1,500+ Stickers](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/sanrio-hello-kitty-and-friends-sticker-book.md): The Hello Kitty and Friends sticker book is a licensed Sanrio sticker book from Horizon Group USA, sold at Amazon and Hobby Lobby (model 220701). It holds 1,500+ stickers on 43 sheets in a 5.75 × 8.13 in book, featuring Hello Kitty, My Melody, Keroppi, Pompompurin, Badtz-Maru and Chococat, plus alphabet and kawaii designs. It sits in our $$ band.
- [ban.do Sticker Books: 35 Pages and 700+ Stickers](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/bando-sticker-book.md): A ban.do sticker book is a pocket-size book of paper stickers from the Los Angeles brand ban.do, released in numbered issues. ban.do lists Issue Ten at 3.75 × 6.5 in with 35 pages and 700+ stickers; Issue Twelve has 500+ over 35 pages. Each issue has new art, and retailers mark the books as imported.
- [Blue Sky Sticker Books: 24 Sheets, 2,200+ Stickers](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/blue-sky-sticker-book.md): A Blue Sky sticker book is a non-dated book of planner stickers from Blue Sky, the planner and calendar brand sold at Walmart, Staples, Michaels and Amazon. The Every Day & Every Occasion book has 24 sheets of 4.49 × 9.06 in with 2,200+ full-color and gold-foil stickers. Other editions hold 1,150 to 1,870+.
- [Mind Wave Washi Flowers Stickers: 40 Foil Flakes](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/mind-wave-washi-flowers-foil-stickers.md): Mind Wave's Washi Flowers foil-stamp stickers are flake stickers: loose, pre-cut washi-paper stickers sold in a small bag rather than on a sheet. Each pack holds 40 flakes, 4 of each of 10 flower designs, about 1 × 1 in each, with foil stamping. Amazon lists them as made in Japan.
- [Avery Planner Stickers Variety Pack: 1,656 Stickers](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/avery-planner-stickers-variety-pack.md): The Avery Planner Stickers Variety Pack (6785) is a book-style pack of planner stickers from Avery, the US label maker. Avery lists 30 sticker sheets with 1,656 stickers in themes such as work, holiday, budget and fitness. Some retailers list 1,744 stickers, and one distributor gives Mexico as the country of origin.
- [Hobonichi Transparent Dot Stickers: 3 Sizes, 12 Colors](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/hobonichi-transparent-dot-stickers.md): Hobonichi's Transparent Dot Stickers are small round stickers of clear, tinted PET in the 12 TSUKI no IRO monthly colors, made to sit in the Hobonichi Techo grid. They come in 3.5, 6 and 15 mm sets of two 126 × 74 mm sheets, with 576, 192 or 48 dots. Hobonichi sells each set for ¥440 (about US$2.80).
- [Erin Condren Sticker Books: 12 Foil Sheets, 5 × 7.8 in](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/erin-condren-sticker-book.md): An Erin Condren sticker book is a 5 × 7.8 in book of 12 sticker sheets with gold-foil (mixed metallic) accents, sold by the US planner brand behind the LifePlanner. Current books hold 348 to 625 stickers by theme and list at US$16.50, in our $$ band ($5–20). Erin Condren marks them as imported.
- [Recollections Planner Stickers: Sheet Sizes & Counts](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/recollections-planner-sticker-book.md): Recollections planner sticker books are Michaels' own budget planner sticker books. Most have 5 × 9 in sheets of paper and PVC stickers; counts run from 827 in the 4.5 × 8 in Bright book to 2,234 in the Calendar book. Most sit at the bottom of our $5–20 band, and Michaels doesn't state where they are made.
- [Happy Planner Value Pack Stickers: Sizes & Counts](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/happy-planner-value-pack-stickers.md): A Happy Planner Value Pack is a sticker book from The Happy Planner, the planner brand of California's me & my BIG ideas. A Classic pack holds 30 sheets of about 4.75 × 9 in, with roughly 500 to 1,400 stickers depending on the theme, sized for the Classic Happy Planner. Office-supply retailers list China as the country of origin.
- [Midori Yuru Log Stickers: Removable Washi Sheets](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-yuru-log-stickers.md): Midori Yuru Log stickers are small, removable washi-paper stickers from Midori, a brand of Japan's Designphil, made to decorate the Yuru Log journal and other notebooks. Each sheet is 11.5 × 17.2 cm; packs hold 29 to 62 stickers. Writable versions take water-based pens, and Midori lists them as made in Japan.
- [TRAVELER'S Customized Sticker Set: 2027 Edition](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/travelers-notebook-customized-sticker-set.md): The TRAVELER'S notebook Customized Sticker Set is a yearly set of stickers from Traveler's Company of Japan, released with its diaries. The 2027 set has index, pocket, icon and cover stickers plus dry transfers, on 6 PET and paper sheets of about 8.3 × 4.5 in. It fits Regular and Passport notebooks and is made in Japan, per Traveler's Company.

## Stamps

Rubber, clear and self-inking stamps and ink pads: sizes, inks, papers and how to get a clean print. All stamps guides on one page: https://stationerytimes.com/guides/stamps/

- [Kodomo no Kao Pochitto6: Six Tiny Stamps in One Stick](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/kodomo-no-kao-pochitto6-push-button-stamp.md): The Kodomo no Kao Pochitto6 is a self-inking planner stamp that holds six tiny stamps, each about 5.5 mm square, in one 77 × 15 × 14 mm stick. You press the button above the design you want. Kodomo no Kao says the pigment oil-based ink gives about 1,000 prints per design, and lists it as made in China.
- [Midori Paintable Rotating Date Stamp: Dials & Ink](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-paintable-rotating-date-stamp.md): The Midori Paintable Rotating Date Stamp is a rubber-band date stamp for journals: turn its bands to set the month and day and pick one of 12 symbols. Midori lists the body at 104 × 60 × 38 mm, with an oil-based ink pad that sits inside it, so you can color over the print with water-based markers.
- [Midori Paintable Stamp Half Size: Pre-Inked Planner Stamp](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/midori-paintable-stamp-half-size.md): The Midori Paintable Stamp Half Size is a pre-inked planner stamp: the black oil-based ink sits inside it, so you stamp without a pad and then color over the print with water-based markers. Midori lists the body at 61 × 30.5 × 19 mm and about 1,000 prints per filling, in ten designs such as Time Tracker.
- [Altenew Peony Bouquet: Layering Stamps Explained](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/altenew-peony-bouquet-stamp-set.md): Altenew Peony Bouquet is a 6 × 8 in clear layering stamp set from Altenew, a US papercraft brand founded in 2014. Its 24 photopolymer stamps, made in the USA, build two peonies in four layers, two leaves in three layers and two-layer berries, plus outline images. A matching 7-die set cuts them out.
- [Sizzix Big Shot: 6 in Opening, Platforms & Dies](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/sizzix-big-shot.md): The Sizzix Big Shot (660200) is a hand-cranked die-cutting and embossing machine from Sizzix, the craft brand of Ellison in Irvine, California. It takes materials up to 6 in wide and comes with a Standard Platform, a Thin Die Adapter and a pair of Cutting Pads. Sizzix lists it at 14 1/4 × 12 3/8 × 6 5/8 in.
- [Ranger Clear Embossing Powder: Jar Size & How to Use](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/ranger-clear-embossing-powder.md): Ranger Embossing Powder in Clear (EPJ37330) is a heat-embossing powder: sprinkle it on a wet stamped image, tap off the extra and heat it until it melts into a raised, glossy layer that shows the ink color underneath. Ranger sells it in a 1 oz-by-volume jar; Simon Says Stamp says it holds about 0.60 oz by weight.
- [Tim Holtz Stamp Platform: Size, Magnets & Flip Lid](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/tim-holtz-stamp-platform.md): The Tim Holtz Stamp Platform is a stamp positioning tool made by Tonic Studios (model 1707E). A hinged acrylic lid picks up your stamp and brings it down in the same place each time. Vaessen Creative lists an 8.5 × 8.5 in base plate, inch and centimeter rulers, two magnets, and a lid you flip for clear or rubber stamps.
- [VersaMagic Chalk Ink Pad: Matte Ink for Dark Paper](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/versamagic-chalk-ink-pad.md): VersaMagic is Tsukineko's chalk-finish, water-based pigment ink: an opaque, matte ink that shows up on dark cardstock and doesn't bleed through thin paper. Tsukineko lists the full-size VersaMagic L at 99 × 68 × 19 mm in 41 colors and the teardrop Dew Drop at 33 × 50 mm; retailers list both as made in Japan.
- [MISTI Stamping Tool: Sizes, Magnets & How It Works](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/misti-stamping-tool.md): The MISTI is a stamp positioning tool from My Sweet Petunia: a board with a hinged door that picks up your stamp and brings it down in the same spot every time. The Original measures 8 × 10 in with a 6.5 × 8.5 in stamping area, and comes with a foam pad, a neodymium bar magnet and grid paper.
- [Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black: Permanent Stamp Pad](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/ranger-archival-ink-jet-black.md): Ranger Archival Ink Jet Black (AIP31468) is a permanent, waterproof, acid-free stamp pad from Ranger Industries of New Jersey. Card makers use it for outlines they will paint with watercolor or color with markers. Ranger gives the case as 3 7/8 × 2.75 in, a 0.5 fl oz re-inker refills it, and Ranger makes it in the USA.
- [Speedball Speedy-Carve Block: Sizes & Carving Tips](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/speedball-speedy-carve-block.md): Speedball Speedy-Carve is a soft pink carving block for making your own rubber stamps and relief prints. Speedball sells it in five sizes from 3 × 4 in to 11.75 × 11.75 in, about 1/4 in (6.5 mm) thick, and says it carves more easily than linoleum. Dharma Trading has listed it as made in the USA.
- [Memento Tuxedo Black: The Ink Pad for Copic Coloring](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/memento-tuxedo-black-ink-pad.md): Memento Tuxedo Black (ME-000-900) is a water-based dye ink pad from Tsukineko of Japan, which calls Memento the best choice for alcohol marker coloring, such as Copics. Tsukineko lists the full-size Memento L pad at 99 × 68 mm with a 76 × 47 mm inking surface, and a drop-shaped Dew Drop (MD-900) version.
- [VersaFine Onyx Black: Ink Pad for Crisp Fine Detail](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/versafine-onyx-black-ink-pad.md): VersaFine Onyx Black (VF-82) is an oil-based pigment stamp ink pad from Tsukineko of Japan, favored by stampers for crisp fine-detail and text stamps. Tsukineko lists the full-size pad at 99 × 68 mm with a 76 × 47 mm inking surface and says the ink dries fast on plain paper and repels water once dry.
- [StazOn Ink Pad: What It Stamps On & How to Clean It](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/stazon-ink-pad.md): StazOn is a permanent, solvent-based stamp ink pad from Tsukineko, a Japanese ink maker, for glass, metal, plastic and leather. Tsukineko lists the full-size Jet Black pad (SZ-031) at 99 × 68 mm with a 76 × 47 mm surface and the Midi at 58 mm square; 15 ml inkers refill both. Officeworks lists Japan as the country of manufacture.
- [Tim Holtz Distress Oxide: Pad Sizes & Water Effect](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/tim-holtz-distress-oxide-ink-pad.md): Tim Holtz Distress Oxide is a Ranger ink that combines dye and pigment in one pad. Ranger says misting it with water gives a chalky, oxidized look, and it is more opaque than original Distress Ink. Full-size pads have a 3 in square case and 1 15/16 in felt, minis a 1 in felt; 0.5 oz re-inkers refill both.
- [Trodat Printy 4912: Stamp Size, Text Lines & Ink Pads](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/trodat-printy-4912.md): The Trodat Printy 4912 is a rectangular self-inking text stamp from Austria's Trodat. Retailers list its impression as 47 × 18 mm (3/4 × 1-7/8 in), room for up to four lines of text. It re-inks itself from a swappable 6/4912 pad, sold in black, red, blue, green and violet, and comes custom-made or as a DIY kit.

## Events

Stationery fairs, pen shows and trade events around the world: dates, places, who can go and what to expect. All events guides on one page: https://stationerytimes.com/guides/events/

- [Top 5 Stationery Events of 2026: Dates & Places](https://stationerytimes.com/guides/top-stationery-events-2026.md): The five stationery events that mattered most in 2026 are Ambiente in Frankfurt (February 6–10), ISOT in Tokyo (June 24–26), the China Stationery Fair in Shanghai (June 26–28), the Washington DC Fountain Pen Supershow near Washington (August 6–9) and the Tokyo International Pen Show (November 21–23). The first three are trade-only; the two pen shows are open to the public.

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