Please help me find my snowflake marker/pen

March 31, 2023 11:52 AM

I'm looking for a felt tip pen/marker that has a tip somewhere between the size of a Paper Mate Flair pen and a standard Sharpie Fine Point, ideally permanent ink.

I find that Fine Point Sharpies get blunt after much use, and Flair pens are just a little bit too narrow for what I want.

I am not looking for a very fine point marker like this one from Sharpie.

Does my unicorn pen exist?

posted by kensington314 to Grab Bag (4 answers total)

Best answer: The Pentel Sign Pen, perhaps?
posted by kidbritish at 12:03 PM on March 31, 2023 [2 favorites]

Best answer: I'd recommend the Uni PNA-125, but they only come in one colour. I have never managed to blunt one.

BIC Mark-Its have a broader-looking point than fine point sharpies, but they don't seem to wear as badly. They also don't smell as badly.
posted by scruss at 12:22 PM on March 31, 2023

Best answer: The IdentiPen by Sakura has one end that is a little narrower than a fine Sharpie. There's also the Permapaque (also by Sakura) which is billed as a "paint marker" but is still worth testing out.
posted by jimw at 5:56 PM on April 1, 2023

Response by poster: Thanks, all. I've ordered one of each recommended here so far--they all look promising!
posted by kensington314 at 10:46 AM on April 3, 2023