stylus pen

Digital writing tool

A stylus pen is a pointed instrument for interacting with touchscreens or drawing tablets, used in place of a finger for greater precision.

The term is slightly redundant—stylus alone suffices—but stylus pen clarifies when context might confuse it with older meanings like a phonograph needle.

She sketched the design with her stylus pen.

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fine tip · drawing · digital · digital art · iPad · pressure · pressure sensitivity · tip · writing · sketch · precision · graphics · screen · artist · calligraphy · stroke · grip · hovering

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Opposites
input method

stylus penfinger

Hand's grasping extension

fingertip · touch · thumb · hand · mouse

writing/drawing instrument technology

stylus penpencil

Graphite writing instrument

pen · ballpoint pen · fountain pen · chalk · crayon

Family

stylus, pen, styli, pens, penned, penning, style, styles, styled

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