A writing implement or writing instrument is an object used to produce writing. Writing consists of different figures, lines, and or forms. Most of these items can be also used for other functions such as painting, drawing and technical drawing, but writing instruments generally have the ordinary requirement to create a smooth, controllable line.
The 3rd-4th-century writing implements from Mtskheta, Georgia.
A letter written with fountain pen.
A wooden pencil extender.
A stylus is a writing utensil or a small tool for some other form of marking or shaping, for example, in pottery. It can also be a computer accessory that is used to assist in navigating or providing more precision when using touchscreens. It usually refers to a narrow elongated staff, similar to a modern ballpoint pen. Many styluses are heavily curved to be held more easily. Another widely used writing tool is the stylus used by blind users in conjunction with the slate for punching out the dots in Braille.
Wax tablet and a Roman stylus
Reproduction of a Roman-style wax tablet with three styluses
Four examples of medieval styluses for writing on wax tablets. Two are made of iron, one brass and one bone stylus.
Styluses for different PDAs
