pencil

Also known as Pencils, Writing Pencils

thumb|Staedtler HB [[graphite pencils]] thumb|Coloured pencils (Caran d'Ache) thumb|A typical modern-day pencil.

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A pencil is a writing instrument with a thin core of graphite (or colored material) surrounded by wood, used for drawing, writing, and sketching. Pencils matter because they're affordable, widely available, and reliable tools that have remained essential for education, art, and everyday communication for centuries.

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: writing implement
Material used: graphite
Image: 2014-01-16-Hittegods (12009261426).jpg
Has use: drawing

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Unicode character: ✏
Commons category: Pencils
topic's main category: Category:Pencils
MCN code: 9609.10.00
discoverer or inventor: Nicolas-Jacques Conté
time of earliest written record: 1688-00-00
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

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Encyclopedic overview

47 sections

Contents

History
Camel hair
Graphite deposit discoveries
Wood encasement
Graphite powder and clay
United States
Eraser attachment
Extenders
Types
By marking material
Graphite
Solid
Liquid
Charcoal
Carbon pencils
Colored
Grease
Watercolor
By use
Carpentry
Copying
Eyeliner
Erasable coloring
Non-reproduction
Stenography
Golf
By shape
By size
Typical
Biggest
By manufacture
Mechanical
Pop a Point
Plastic
Other aspects
Health
Manufacture
Grading and classification
Hardness test
External colour and shape
Manufacturers
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

thumb|Staedtler HB [[graphite pencils]] thumb|Coloured pencils (Caran d'Ache) thumb|A typical modern-day pencil.

A pencil () is a writing or drawing implement with a solid pigment core in a protective casing that reduces the risk of core breakage and keeps it from marking the user's hand.

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