The Sarasa Speedy is pen that uses Zebra’s quick-drying gel ink, just like the Sarasa Dry. Rather than having a custom body like the Sarasa Dry, the Speedy has the same body as the popular Sarasa Clip.
Zebra Sarasa Speedy Gel Pen
Pentel EnerGel Alloy RT Gel Pen
The Pentel Energel Alloy is a metal, retractable pen with a quick-drying gel refill. It’s a fantastic deal thanks to the combination of excellent gel ink, a fully-metal body, and a wide diameter grip.
The Pentel Energel Alloy is a metal, retractable pen with a quick-drying gel refill. It’s a fantastic deal thanks to the combination of excellent gel ink, a fully-metal body, and a wide diameter grip. This pen is an upgraded version of Energel RTX pen.
Pentel Energel Hexreform
The Pentel Energel Hexreform (sometimes spelled Hex Reform) is a limited run, metal Energel gel pen.
The Pentel Energel Hexreform (sometimes spelled Hex Reform) is a limited run, metal Energel gel pen. It’s design is quite clean and highly reminiscent of the Rotring Newton and 600 rollerballs.
Uni Jetstream Prime Single (Twist)
The Uni Jetstream Prime Single (Rotating) is one of the most confusing products in the pen world. Part of this is because of the translation from Japanese to English, but it’s also do to the simple fact that this pen doesn’t seem like it needs to exist.
This pen is often translated as the Jetstream Prime Single Rotating, but is most commonly referred to as the “Jetstream Prime Twist.”
Zebra Blen
The Zebra Blen was out favorite pen released in 2018. It’s a emulsion pen with a sophisticated, wonderfully thoughtful design sold in 0.5 mm and 0.7 mm sizes.
Tru Red Quick Dry Gel Retractable Pen
The Tru Red (sometimes written as TRU RED) is Staple’s in-house brand of pens, notebooks, and other office products. The Tru Red Quick Dry Gel Retractable Pen is, as you might have guess, the mainstay gel pen in the line. It’s a standard gel pen that sells for about $6-8 for a 5-pack, but it’s sold in many different colors and packs.
The Tru Red gel pen is extremely similar to the Paper Mate Ink Joy gel pen — enough so that we suspect Paper Mate may actually be producing these pens.
Pentel EnerGel Pro Permanent Gel Pen
The Energel Pro Permanent, sometimes call simply the Energel Pro or Energel Permanent, is a variant of the Energel liquid gel pen that uses a permanent pigment-based ink. The ink is quick-drying like that of all Energel pens, but it’s also waterproof, fade-resistant, and fraud-proof.
Pentel EnerGel-X Gel Pen
The Pentel EnerGel-X is a popular gel pen that has won over many fans because of its excellent, quick-drying ink. The body is entirely plastic and not particularly notable, but it’s comfortable, affordable, and has a lot of availability in the US, Japan, and other places. The Energel-X is specifically a retractable version of the Energel series.
The Energel-X is one of our picks for best gel pens, though we particularly like the limited edition version, known as the Energel Infree.
Pentel EnerGel LRP5 Permanent Gel Pen Refill
The LRP5 refill is part of Pentel’s LR family of gel ink refills with one big difference: it uses permanent ink. This is the same refill as the Energel LR5 aside from the move from a normal dye-based liquid gel ink to a permanent ink that is pigment-based and highly water-resistant.
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Pentel EnerGel LRP7 Permanent Gel Pen Refill
The LRP7 refill is part of Pentel’s LR family of gel ink refills with one big difference: it uses permanent ink. This is the same refill as the Energel LR7 aside from the move from a normal dye-based liquid gel ink to a permanent ink that is pigment-based and highly water-resistant.
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Zebra JLV-0.4 Sarasa Dry Gel Pen Refill
The JLV-0.4 is the dye-based gel ink refill sold in the Sarasa Dry pen. This is one of Zebra’s DRYJELL inks, which are dye-based and said to dry up to 85% faster than a traditional link. This makes the refill ideal for lefthanded writes as it is highly smudge- and smear-resistant.
Pentel EnerGel LRN7 Needle-tip Liquid Gel Pen Refill
The LRN7 is a type of Pentel Energel gel refill (known as the LR refill) in a 0.7 mm size. The LRN refills specifically refer to the needle-tip (aka needle-point) variety of the refill, with the number indicating the tip size.
This is a liquid gel ink refill that will fit G2 rollerball pens, including any Pentel Energel. This refill is wide enough that it typically fit Japanese gel and rollerball pen bodies but not European ones. It is similar in size to a Pilot G2 refill.
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Pentel EnerGel LR10 Liquid Gel Pen Refill
The LR10 is the Pentel Energel gel refill (known as the LR refill) in a 1.0 mm size. This is a bold, very wet gel ink refill that will fit most G2 rollerball pens, including any Pentel Energel. This refill is on the wide side so it will typically fit Japanese gel and rollerball pen bodies but not European ones.
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Tul Retractable Gel Pen
The Tul retractable gel pen is a popular option from Office Max/Office Depot’s in-house brand. One of the top pens in the line is the retractable gel pen, which is a competitor to other mainstream, office-focused gel pens, like PaperMate InkJoy Gel and Pilot G2.
The pen is sometimes called the Tul GL1 retractable gel pen, but that model number is not always used.
Zebra JLV-0.5 Sarasa Dry Gel Pen Refill
The JLV-0.5 is the dye-based gel ink refill sold in the Sarasa Dry pen. This is one of Zebra’s DRYJELL inks, which are dye-based and said to dry up to 85% faster than a traditional link. This makes the refill ideal for left-handed writes as it is highly smudge- and smear-resistant.
The Sarasa Dry is one of the best gel pens so this refill is, as you might suspect, quite good. The JLV combines very good color with fast drying and a smooth writing experience. It is not prone to blobbing and is very smear-resistant.
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