Pilot Gel Pens - Pilot G2 Pens, FriXion Pens, Dr. Grip, & More
Choose Pilot gel pens when looking for high-quality pens for writing and drawing. Gel pens combine the best features of ballpoint and rollerball pens. Like these alternatives, they have a rolling ball in their tips. Gel pens use gel inks that are thicker than the low-viscosity inks in rollerballs and thinner than the oil-based inks used in ballpoints. They offer a smoother glide than rollerballs and better smudge resistance than ballpoints.
Retractable Pilot G2 gel pens
Pilot G2 gel pens are some of Pilots best selling pens. They are both retractable and refillable. They are available in a range of tip sizes from ultra-fine to bold and feature a comfortable rubber grip. These pens are available in a broad range of colors from the everyday black, blue, and red to bolder pinks, greens, and purples. Their tip options and color choices make them ideal for writing, drawing, and coloring.
Enjoy the superior performance of Pilot gel pens
Gel pen inks consist of pigments suspended in water-based gels, while ballpoints and rollerballs use dyes dissolved in oil and liquid solvents. Gel pigment produces more vivid colors for a wider selection of hues. Besides bright and pastel ink colors, Pilot makes gel pens with metallic, fluorescent, and glittery colors. Metallic and glittery inks are useful for scrapbooking and annotating journals as well as personalizing gifts.
The brand offers these ink color options in different pen styles, including models with opaque and transparent barrels as well as retractable and capped units. Choose gel pens with transparent or translucent barrels to monitor ink levels and know when it’s time for refills. While these are usually plastic, Pilot pens use brass for some solid-color barrels pens. Such brass-barrel units have considerable heft and patterned finishes that give them striking looks.
Consider point type and ink color when shopping for Pilot gel pens
The point type of a writing instrument directly relates to its tip size. Pilot offers gel pens with tip sizes ranging from 0.3 mm to 1 mm. Within this range, there are five major point types: bold, medium, fine, extra-fine, and ultra-fine. Note that wider tips dispense more ink and take longer to dry. Gel pens with medium and fine points are ideal for everyday writing and illustration. Choose bold points or broad tips for large writing and drawing projects that require thick and heavily defined lines and markings. Extra and ultra-fine tips are ideal for thin lines and markings.
Some of the brand’s gel pens offer one (usually black) or a few (black, blue, and/or red) color options. These ink colors are commonly used in offices and schools. However, most of the brand’s offerings are available in a wider range of bright and pastel colors. These are useful for color-coding journal entries and labels. Artists also use vivid gel inks for coloring.
Are all Pilot gel pens refillable?
Most of them are refillable. With refillable units, users can keep their pens for longer. Switching to refillable writing instruments is also good for the environment as it reduces waste. However, Pilot also makes disposable gel pens. These are usually more affordable and ideal for users who seldom write.
What are FriXion Pilot gel pens?
Writing instruments sold under the FriXion label use erasable heat-sensitive inks and have eraser heads. The friction from rubbing these erasers on inked pages raises ink temperature and activates thermosensitive compounds that neutralize the dyes in the inks.
What makes Neo-Gel Pilot gel pens unique?
These models use an acid-free ink formula that lasts much longer than regular inks. Acid-free ink is archival-safe. Therefore, these writing instruments are best for preparing important documents meant to last for many years.