retractable pen
Tip hides inside
A retractable pen has a mechanism that extends and retracts the writing tip, usually by clicking a button on top or the side.
Unlike capped pens, retractables can be used one-handed and won't dry out from a lost cap: She clicked her retractable pen nervously throughout the meeting.
- clickBrief sharp noise
- ballpointPen with rotating sphere
- inkWriting fluid
- gel inkWater-based pen fluid
- ink cartridgeSealed container of pigment
fine point · cap · pocket · writing · writing instrument · spring · mechanism · push · clip · pocket clip · office · office supplies · nib · cartridge · smooth · grip · barrel · desk
- clickerstally counter, hand counter, click pen
- Ballpoint Pensballpoint, click pen, disposable pen, refillable, capped
- springscoil spring, compression spring, mainspring, clock spring, watch spring
- writing toolspen, pencil, ballpoint pens, fountain pens, gel pens
mechanism type
retractable penfountain pen
Ink-reservoir writing instrument
quill · highlighter · felt-tip pen · permanent marker · dip pen
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