felt-tip pens

Ink-soaked fiber writers

Felt-tip pens are writing instruments that use a porous fiber tip to deliver ink, producing bold, smooth lines.

The tip absorbs ink from an internal reservoir and releases it through capillary action.

They range from fine-point markers for writing to broad tips for highlighting or artwork: She labeled the boxes with a felt-tip pen.

Also called felt-tipped pens or simply markers.

supplies

nibs

Pen tip parts

permanent · water-based · alcohol-based · Crayola · bleed-through · refillable · sketchbook

art

illustration

Picture explaining something

cartooning · calligraphy · lettering · graffiti · outlines · caricatures · storyboards · mural · concept art · inking

color

vivid

Intensely clear and bright

neon · fluorescent · pastel · pigments · spectrum · multicolored · brilliant · saturated · bold · blending

labeling

markers

Pens with porous tips

signage · stickers · badges · naming · coding · categorizing · inventory · boxes · filing · charts

highlighting

underlining

Line drawn beneath text

notes · textbooks · revision · key points · flagging · marginalia · review · marking up · cross-referencing

Categories
Opposites
writing instrument tip mechanism

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Ink writers with rolling tips

ballpoints · rollerball pens · fountain pens · dip pens · quill pens

permanence and precision

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Graphite writing implements

chalk · drafting pencils · charcoal · crayons · pastels

writing technology era

felt-tip pensquill pens

Feather-based writing instruments

brushes · chisels · styluses · typewriters

Family

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