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

5

Give me that smooth 5

Pilot G-2, Obviously. #5.

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

Number 7 100%

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

5 is the objectively correct answer here.

Show me the fucking feather

#5 carried me through three degrees.

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

1 but micro, not fine.

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

A 0.38 tip size of No.5

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

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

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

I dont see any on here I would swear by.

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

I like the Staples TRU RED series too.

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

If 5 is the G2, then 5.

5

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

Where the fuck are the Zebra pens

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

At school all the cool kids had these lol

or these

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

These are all terrible

7

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

Another for 5

7

G2 forever.

5 for me

2, the Pilot Precise, specifically a V5

1. Uniball.

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

5

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

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

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7 BIC or bust

This kind. I like the metal tip.

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

2, please.

5, but black.

3, it's the easiest to activate and handle

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

3