Collection: Writing Instruments

Pens for every hand and budget

This collection gathers the pens people use every day: ball pens, gel pens, needle-point pens and cartridge rollerballs, plus the refills that keep them going. Fountain pens have their own page in fountain pens.

• Everyday ball pens: Schneider Tops 505F, Schneider Topball 857, Schneider K-15, the Mercury Silver Ball Pen and the Dollar Jetflow, from Rs. 65. Compare them all in ball pens.
• Gel and rollerball: Uni-ball Signo, Uni-ball Eye, Schneider One Hybrid N and Mercury My Gel. See gel and rollerball pens.
• Packs for school and office: Piano Sky, Dollar Clipper and Signature needle point pens come 10 to a pack.
• Gift pens: Pelikan Jazz Classic K35 and Noble Elegance K36 ball pens and the Pelikan Ineo Elements; more in Pelikan gift pens.

Line width and refills

A fine tip such as the Tops 505F suits small handwriting and forms. Extra broad Viscoglide pens such as the Schneider Slider Basic give a bold, smooth line for signatures, and the Schneider Take 4 puts four ink colours in one pen. Keep good pens writing with Pelikan 337, Pelikan 338 or Schneider Gelion refills from our refills page. For colour and drawing, see markers and highlighters and fineliners.