/r/mechanicalpencils/

r/mechanicalpencils

114k members
r/mechanicalpencils is a subreddit with 114k members. They frequently recommend/review mechanical pencil, mechanical pencils, and pencil, and the most common flair used is collection, help, newly bought, discussion, and vintage.
A community for those who appreciate high quality writing utensils. r/mechanicalpencils

Products Discussed in r/mechanicalpencils

#1
Pentel
4.4★ from 104 reviews
#2
Rotring
4.5★ from 42 reviews
#3
Uni
4.4★ from 41 reviews
#1
Pentel
4.5★ from 110 reviews
#2
Rotring
4.3★ from 25 reviews
#3
Uni
4.2★ from 24 reviews

Pencil

138 reviews
#1
Pentel
4.6★ from 40 reviews
#2
Rotring
4.5★ from 13 reviews
#3
Pilot
4.3★ from 11 reviews

Flair Used in r/mechanicalpencils

#1
Collection
: "My current collection"
24 posts
#2
Help
: "Plumbism"
18 posts
#3
Newly Bought
: "Two German-Japanese pencils I got from my Japan trip."
14 posts
#4
Discussion
: "To Pick BIC or Not to Pick BIC?"
12 posts
#5
Vintage
: "A Pentel PMG: Perhaps 50 years old and still going strong."
9 posts
#6
Custom & DIY
: "Pentel Graphlet with colorful labels."
4 posts
#7
Review
: "Uni Kuru Toga Wood"
4 posts
#8
Art
: "a drawing I made, using a Pentel Orenz .3mm, various leads"
4 posts
#9
In Use
: "Tools of the day."
3 posts
#10
New Pencil Day
: "Rotring plonker gets new pencil"
1 post

Member Growth in r/mechanicalpencils

Yearly
+19k members(20.4%)

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Last updated: October 29, 2026