click pen

Pen with button

A click pen is a retractable ballpoint pen operated by pressing a button, usually at the top, which extends or retracts the tip with a clicking sound.

The mechanism eliminates the need for a cap: Stop clicking your pen during the meeting.

Also called a clicky pen.

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cap · ink · ink cartridge · writing · spring · mechanism · pocket · pocket clip · nervous · nervous habit · habit · annoying · meeting · boredom · plastic · refill · barrel · thumb

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Opposites
retraction mechanism

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Ink-reservoir writing instrument

disposable pen · permanent marker

pen type/ink delivery

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Feather used for writing

felt-tip pen · felt-tip · marker · fountain pen · dip pen

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G