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Gelly Roll Classic 06 Pen
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The original Gelly Roll pen
Uni-ball Eye Broad Rollerball Pen UB-150
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Uni-ball Eye Designer Rollerball Pen UB-157D
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New barrel design for the popular Uni-Ball Eye
Uni-ball Eye Rollerball Pen UB-157
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The classic pigment ink Uni-ball roller in medium point and big colour range
Gelly Roll Basics Pen Black
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The original Gelly Roll pen
Gelly Roll Stardust Pen
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Sparkly glittery ink!
Gelly Roll Souffle Pen
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Super 3D effect!
Gelly Roll Moonlight Pen 1.0mm Tip
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Ink glows under UV light
Gelly Roll Basics Pen White
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The original Gelly Roll pen
Gelly Roll Metallic Pen
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Lots of metallic shades
Faber-Castell Free Ink Rollerball Pen 1.5
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Faber-Castell Free Ink Rollerball Pen 0.5
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Faber-Castell Free Ink Rollerball Pen 0.7
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Gel pen in a range of pastel colours with super-smooth pigment ink
New-tech gel pen in 5 colours and super-smooth pigment ink
Pentel Oh! Gel Rollerball Pen K497
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Everyday gel retractable
Zebra J-Roller Gel Pen RX 07 Medium
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Great value gel rollerball in 10 colour
Pentel EnerGel 0.7 Rollerball Pen Refill
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Pilot Super Gel Fine Rollerball Pen 0.7mm
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Economy gelstick rollerball - 10 colours
Economy gel range in various colours
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Rollerball Pens FAQ
Are gel pens also rollerball pens?
Yes, sort of. The term ‘rollerball’ is often applied to both, and a gel pen is a rollerball pen with gel ink in it. But we tend to keep them separate, so ‘rollerball’ usually means a rollerball pen with liquid ink.
If you want to be specific about it, ‘liquid-ink rollerball’ is a good term to specify.
What sort of ink is in a rollerball pen?
Liquid ink, usually very similar to fountain pen ink. There are some rollerballs that can be refilled with fountain pen ink.
What’s the difference between a rollerball pen and a ballpoint pen?
They look very similar, but there are some important differences. Even the ball itself is quite different. Ballpoints have a rough ball, that pulls the thick paste ink around to transfer it to the paper. Rollerball balls are smooth, and just allow the liquid ink to flow around them when they touch the paper. The result is a much smoother feel than a ballpoint, but they sometimes won’t write on surfaces a ballpoint will, sometimes making a mess on birthday cards. The balls can be shiny metal, but some also use ceramic balls.
How does a rollerball pen compare to a fountain pen?
They’re surprisingly similar in a few ways. The ink is very similar, and they both have a very smooth feeling on the paper. In general, a fountain pen can be smoother, and with bottled ink, can give far more choices of ink, and be cheaper to use. But a rollerball brings a lot of the convenience that made ballpoint pens so popular, while retaining some nice features from fountain pens.
Do rollerball pens use standard refills?
This is a surprisingly tricky one. A huge number of rollerballs use a refill type often known as ‘Euro format’. 111mm long, 6mm wide. But they’re not as interchangeable as you might hope. Some refills have holes in the top (especially gel versions), which won’t work in some pens; and tiny variations in width and length can make some pens fussy about what refills they’ll use. So, usually yes, but using different refills can be a little more troublesome than with most other types of refill.