felt-tip

Porous pen point

A felt-tip is a pen with a writing point made of pressed fibers that absorbs and releases ink.

The tip produces smooth, even lines without the scratching of ballpoints: She labeled the boxes with a thick felt-tip.

Also called a felt-tip pen or felt-tipped pen.

Markers and highlighters are varieties of felt-tips.

marker

ink

Writing fluid

  • nibPen's writing tip
  • capCovering for top
  • barrelHooped cylindrical vessel

grip · highlighter · permanent · washable · non-toxic · water-based · alcohol-based · solvent · pigment · dye

drawing

sketch

Hasty informal drawing

outline · coloring · shading · rendering · linework · hatching · stippling · contour · freehand · comic

colorful

vibrant

Full of life, intensity

  • rainbowRefracted light arc
  • huesGradations of color
  • neonInert illuminating element

fluorescent · pastel · saturated · spectrum · assorted · multipack · color-coded · bright · vivid · bold

crafts

scrapbooking

Creating decorated keepsake albums

poster · labeling · tagging · decorating · stenciling · tracing · kids · school · office

Categories
Opposites
writing instrument tip mechanism

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Pen with rotating sphere

ball-point pen · rollerball · fountain pen · technical pen · gel pen

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G