Stylus Pens

A stylus pen puts a touchscreen tip on one end and a working pen on the other, which is exactly what you want when half your notes are on paper and half are on a tablet. It removes the small daily friction of putting one thing down to pick another up.

Tips come in two useful kinds. Rubber dome tips are cheap, durable and work on any capacitive screen, but they are blunt and hide what is under them. Fine mesh or disc tips are far more precise and much better for handwriting and marking up documents, at the cost of being more fragile. Neither needs a battery or pairing, and both work on phones, tablets and touchscreen laptops.

The pen half is what you will actually use most, so judge the balance and the refill format first. A stylus with a comfortable ballpoint and a standard refill will outlast several tablets.

Care is simple. Keep the stylus tip clean — dust and skin oil are the usual reason a screen stops responding accurately — and replace mesh tips when they start to fray rather than pressing harder. Avoid leaving a rubber-tipped stylus pressed against a screen in a bag, which flattens the dome permanently. And check the pen half’s refill format before buying, since that is the part that will decide whether you still own it in five years.

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Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Blue Ballpoint Pen
$32.00
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Yellow Ballpoint Pen
$32.00
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Silver Ballpoint Pen
$32.00
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Black Ballpoint Pen
$32.00
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Red Ballpoint Pen
$32.00
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Brass Ballpoint Pen
$32.00
Fisher Backpacker Key Ring Space Pen - Blue | Freedompens
Fisher Backpacker Key Ring Space Pen - Blue
$38.00
Fisher Backpacker Key Ring Space Pen - Black | BP-B | Freedompens
Fisher Backpacker Key Ring Space Pen - Black
$38.00
Fisher Backpacker Key Ring Space Pen - Green | Freedompens
Fisher Backpacker Key Ring Space Pen - Green
$38.00
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Orange and Black Ballpoint Pen
$32.00
Fisher Backpacker Key Ring Space Pen - Orange | BP-O | Freedompens
Fisher Backpacker Key Ring Space Pen - Orange
$38.00
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Blue Pencil
$42.00
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Yellow Pencil
$42.00
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Silver Pencil
$42.00
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Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Red Pencil
$42.00
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Black Pencil
$42.00
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Orange Pencil
$42.00
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Brass Pencil
$42.00
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Orange Fountain Pen
$52.00
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Cross Tech2 Titanium Grey w/Stylus Dual-Function Pen | Freedompens
Cross Tech2 Titanium Grey w/Stylus Dual-Function Pen
$48.00
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Cross Tech2 Metallic Red w/Stylus Dual-Function Pen
$44.00
Fisher Backpacker Key Ring Space Pen - Silver | BP | Freedompens
Fisher Backpacker Key Ring Space Pen - Silver
$38.00
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Cross Tech2 Midnight Green w/Stylus Dual-Function Pen | Freedompens
Cross Tech2 Midnight Green w/Stylus Dual-Function Pen
$44.00
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Cross Tech2 Satin Black w/Stylus Dual-Function Pen
$48.00
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Fisher Chrome Stylus | BGC/S | Freedompens
Fisher Chrome Stylus
$50.00 $45.00 Save 10%
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Cross Tech2 Chrome and Black w/Stylus Dual-Function Pen
Cross Tech2 Chrome and Black w/Stylus Dual-Function Pen
$48.00
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Rainbow Pencil | Freedompens
Monteverde One Touch Stylus Tool Rainbow Pencil
$50.00
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Cross Tech2 Metallic Blue w/Stylus Dual-Function Pen
$48.00