5

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.

1 but micro, not fine.

5 is the objectively correct answer here.

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

Pilot G-2, Obviously. #5.

If 5 is the G2, then 5.

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]

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

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

This kind. I like the metal tip.

7 BIC or bust

Another for 5

2, the Pilot Precise, specifically a V5

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

2, please.

5 for me

Definitely 5, gimme that gel pen every time

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

None of these are fountain pens, the obviously superior choice over ball-points.

Give me that smooth 5

Error: fountain pen not found

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

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

Where is the fountain pen??

Zebra F301

this is left handed discrimination

5 forever!

3, it's the best one I recognise

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

1 is my choice pen. Always and forever. No other type kept up with me. I use a slightly different variant though.

7

1 & 2 top picks, then 6 & 7. The rubber sleeves are nice for short notes and whatnot. They get slippery from sweating eventually. Maybe just a me thing.

I have already chosen. And the one that I have chosen for life is not in this set.

Where the fuck are the Zebra pens

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.

Pilot G2 and BIC are both classics, but I'm a sucker for a liquid ink pen

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