pen

Summary

pen ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,480 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• pen is made of ink^[2].
• pen is a type of writing implement^[3].
• pen is a type of drawing instrument^[4].
• pen is a type of pen-shape writing instrument^[5].
• pen is used for writing^[6].
• pen's Commons category is recorded as Pens^[7].
• pen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pens^[8].
• pen's Commons gallery is recorded as Pen^[9].
• pen's described at URL is recorded as https://neal.fun/earth-reviews/pens^[10].
• pen's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[11].
• pen's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[12].
• pen's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[13].
• pen's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14].
• pen's partially coincident with is recorded as pen-shape writing instrument^[15].
• pen's uses is recorded as ink^[16].
• pen's has part is recorded as pencil^[17].
• pen's has part is recorded as marker pen^[18].
• pen's has part is recorded as ballpoint pen^[19].
• pen's has part is recorded as fountain pen^[20].
• pen's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include writing implement^[3], drawing instrument^[4], and pen-shape writing instrument^[5].

Use and Application

pen is used for writing^[6].

Influence

Things named for pen include Al-Qalam^[22], a surah^[23].

Why It Matters

pen ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,480 views/month).^[1] pen has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] pen is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for pen include Al-Qalam^[22], a surah^[23].