Everyday carry stationery
Pens, pencils and notebooks small and sturdy enough to carry every day, with their sourced length, clip and body material. 33 Stationery Times guides, each saying why from the product's own specs.
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Pens
- HMM Ballpoint Aluminum Click Pen, Raw and Black: The pen is listed at 136 mm long and 22 g.
- ARC Gel Pen Aluminium: The aluminium ARC is 142.5 mm long and about 35 g per the maker.
- Tombow Reporter multi-color ballpoint: Tombow lists a leaf-spring clip that clamps from a single sheet to a thick notebook, on a 12 mm body.
- Sakura Ball Sign Tiara Knock, 0.8 mm glitter gel pen: Sakura Color Products lists the pen at 145 mm long and 8 g.
- Danitrio Takumi Maki-e Fountain Pen: Danitrio lists the Takumi at 147 mm capped with an ebonite barrel and gold- or silver-plated brass clips.
- Pilot FriXion Waai ballpoint pen 0.5 mm: Pilot Japan lists the Waai at 142.3 mm long and 9.7 g, under the 150 mm line.
- Pilot ILMILY Color two color ballpoint pen 0.4 mm: Pilot Japan lists the Color two color ballpoint at 142 mm long, under the 150 mm line.
- Pilot KIRE-NA twin highlighter: Pilot Japan lists the Kire-Na at 136.6 mm long and 8.7 g, under the 150 mm line.
- Pilot Acro 300 ballpoint pen 0.3 mm: Pilot Japan lists the Acro 300 at 142.6 mm long and 10.9 g, under the 150 mm line.
- Sun-Star Ninipie pen and marker: Sun-Star lists the Ninipie at 140 mm long and 12 mm across, and says one pen replaces carrying a liner and a highlighter.
- MUJI Compact Fountain Pen: It is 110 mm (4.3 in) long, and MUJI USA says the clip fits a pocket, lanyard or closed notebook.
- MUJI Compact Gel Ink Ballpoint Pen Cap Type 0.5 mm: At 110 mm (4.3 in) it is 35 mm shorter than MUJI's 145 mm knock pen, with a clip for a pocket or notebook.
- MUJI Compact Line Marker, cap type: At 110 mm (4.3 in) it is just over the A7 notebook's 105 mm height, with a clip for a pocket or notebook.
- MUJI Gel Ink Ballpoint Knock Pen 0.5 mm: At 145 mm (5.7 in) with a clip, it is the same length as MUJI's 0.3 mm knock pen and fits a pocket.
- MUJI Smooth Gel Ink Ballpoint Knock Pen 0.3 mm: It is 145 mm (5.7 in) long and MUJI USA says the clip fits a pocket, lanyard or closed notebook.
- Rite in the Rain All-Weather Pocket Pen No. 92: Rite in the Rain lists it at 3.25 in (83 mm) closed and built to fit a front pocket, in a plastic barrel.
- OHTO Minimo retractable mini ballpoint pen, 0.5 mm: OHTO lists it at 91 mm (3.6 in) long with a steel clip and an aluminum barrel, with the clip 5.6 mm wide.
- Pilot Vanishing Point Fountain Pen: Pilot Japan's catalog lists it at 140 mm, and the clip sits at the nib end, so it carries nib-up in a pocket.
- Pilot Metropolitan Fountain Pen: At 138 mm (5.4 in) capped, per Goulet Pens, with a metal clip and a brass body, it stays under 150 mm.
Accessories
- HMM Pocket Ruler: Each card is listed at 90 × 53 × 1 mm and 6.5 g, and HMM calls the set pocket-sized.
- Nouto Irotan Color Flashcards: Nouto lists each card at 110 × 35 mm and the 80-card set at about 40 g, on a 37 mm ring.
Pencils
- AEON Pencil Aluminium: The aluminium pencil is 134.6 mm long and weighs 27 g per the maker.
- MUJI Aluminum Mechanical Pencil 0.5 mm: It is 135 mm (5.3 in) long and MUJI USA lists an iron clip among its parts.
- MUJI Low Center Gravity Mechanical Pencil 0.5 mm: It is 147 mm (5.8 in) long and MUJI USA lists an iron clip among its parts.
Notebooks
- Sikigu Pad Note: The Pocket size measures 95 × 148.5 × 5 mm per the maker, small enough for a jacket pocket.
- Papier Platz Nico Recipe Pocket Log Note: Papier Platz lists the note at 82 × 130 mm in a PVC cover, and calls it pocket size.
- Furukawashiko Retro Matchbox Memo Pad: The Journal Shop calls the memos pocket-sized, and its listing gives the whole box as 73 × 53 × 18 mm.
- Exacompta Gobi Address Book 9 × 13 cm, assorted colors: Exacompta lists the 9 × 13 cm Gobi at 130 mm long and 72 g, small enough for a pocket or bag.
- MUJI A6 Double Ring Lined Notebook with Strap: It is 148 mm tall and 105 mm wide, and MUJI USA says the strap keeps it closed for on-the-go use.
- MUJI Compact Notebook A7: At 7.4 × 10.5 cm (2.9 × 4.1 in) MUJI USA says it fits easily into your pocket or bag.
- MUJI Japanese Pocket Notebook with Bookmark: The A6 is 148 mm tall and 105 mm wide, a size that fits a jacket pocket or small bag.
- MUJI A6 Wirebound Notebook Plain Beige: It is 148 mm tall and 105 mm wide, small enough for a jacket pocket or small bag.
- MUJI Double Ring Lined Notebook, Dark Gray: The A7 is about 105 mm tall and the A6 148 mm, small enough for a jacket pocket or small bag.