| In modern times, you can get varieties of pens in the | | | | fluid when writing over while it is not completely dry. |
| market which suits best to your need. In this pen | | | | This often renders the pen useless. |
| world rollerball pen has also gained much of popularity. | | | | - Uncapped rollerball pens are more likely to leak ink |
| Rollerball pens are writing instruments which use ball | | | | when, for example, placed into a shirt pocket, but |
| point writing mechanisms with water-based liquid or | | | | this is easily avoided by recapping the pen. |
| gelled ink, as opposed to the oil-based viscous inks | | | | - A disadvantage of gel ink is that its greater |
| found in ballpoint pens. The characteristics of these | | | | viscosity increases the likelihood of intermittent (as |
| less viscous inks, which tend to saturate more deeply | | | | opposed to consistent) inking of the ball, producing |
| and more widely into paper than other types of ink, | | | | “skipping” where the flow of ink randomly |
| give rollerball pens their distinctive writing qualities. | | | | ceases. The amount of skipping varies widely with |
| The rollerball pen was initially designed to combine the | | | | the pen. Conversely, liquid-ink rollerball flow extremely |
| convenience of a ballpoint pen with the smooth | | | | consistently, and skip less than ballpoints do. |
| “wet ink” effect of a fountain pen. Gels also | | | | - Water-based rollerball ink is more liable to smudge |
| allow for the use of heavier pigments with metallic or | | | | than a ballpoint pen’s oil-based ink because |
| glitter effects, or opaque pastel pigments that be | | | | water-based ink dries more slowly. Also if one writes |
| seen on dark surface. | | | | in a notebook, closing it before the ink dries can stain |
| Rollerball Pen Pros | | | | the opposing page. Gel ink dries much more rapidly |
| - In order to write it cleanly or spruce up your note | | | | than liquid-ink, making it much more, but not |
| book, you just need to apply less pressure. This | | | | completely, resistant to smudging. |
| permits holding the pen with less stress on the hand, | | | | - Rollerball pen with liquid–ink much more |
| saving energy and improving comfort. | | | | frequently “bleeds” through the paper. Liquid |
| - The ink usually has a greater range of colors due to | | | | ink is more readily absorbed into the paper due to its |
| the wider choice of suitable water-soluble dyes and | | | | lower viscosity. Though the bleed-through effect of a |
| or to the use of pigments. | | | | gel-ink rollerball is greater than that of a ballpoint, it is |
| - They usually tend to write more boldly and clearly | | | | usually not too significant. |
| than ballpoint pens do. | | | | Thus, availability of rollerball pen is not a big task |
| Rollerball Pen Cons | | | | from the market. Now-a-days black rollerball pen is |
| - A rollerball tip is more likely to jam with correction | | | | seen much in demand in hands of people. |