fountain pen

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fountain pen

Summary

fountain pen ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,190 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • fountain pen followed dip pen[2].
  • fountain pen is made of stainless steel[3].
  • fountain pen is made of gold[4].
  • fountain pen is a type of pen[5].
  • fountain pen is used for writing[6].
  • fountain pen's Commons category is recorded as Fountain pens[7].
  • fountain pen is the opposite of ballpoint pen[8].
  • fountain pen's Unicode character is recorded as 🖋[9].
  • fountain pen comprises fountain pen ink cartridge[10].
  • fountain pen comprises nib[11].
  • fountain pen comprises converter[12].
  • fountain pen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fountain pens[13].
  • fountain pen's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • fountain pen's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03388183-n[15].

Body

Definition and Type

fountain pen is a type of pen[5]. It is the opposite of ballpoint pen[8].

Use and Application

fountain pen is used for writing[6]. Components include it ink cartridge[10], nib[11], and converter[12].

Why It Matters

fountain pen ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,190 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Made from material stainless steel, gold
    Follows dip pen
    Follows
    Opposite of ballpoint pen
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007548252905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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