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Semi-protected edit request on 29 December 2022

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Please add a link to the pencil case Wikipedia article; it is extremely disheartening that this is not already included. You can simply state the following "Pencils can be stored in pencil cases.", see link here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencil_case. It's as simple as that!

Thank you, Bigbubba1231251241321 Bigbubba1231251241321 (talk) 00:28, 29 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: No actual improvement of adding this text. Lemonaka (talk) 07:34, 29 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

altering the definition at the beginning of the article.

by the definition at the beginning of the article crayon with a wapper would be a pencil. Rguyr (talk) 21:17, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fractional grades

In her preface to The Backyard Bird Chronicles, Amy Tan writes "I bought mechanical pencils in two gradations, .54B and .72B, ones that produced dark lines. I later added .3HB and .9 HB." This article covers only integral B values, and HB is just HB, unnumbered. Is Tan mistaken or are her pencils (she doesn't state the brand) graded according to an alternate scheme that the article should cover? Largoplazo (talk) 12:15, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Quadrachromic pencil" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Quadrachromic pencil has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 September 9 § Quadrachromic pencil until a consensus is reached. 1234qwer 1234qwer 4 00:35, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 23 April 2025

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81.17.80.254 (talk) 04:56, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 23 April 2025

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81.17.80.254 (talk) 04:57, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

pencil is thing we draw with it is mostly black

big black pencil

pencil is a writing or drawing implement with a solid pigment core in a protective casing that reduces the risk of core breakage and keeps it from marking the user's hand. Staedtler HB graphite pencils Coloured pencils (Caran d'Ache) A typical modern-day pencil. 81.17.80.254 (talk) 04:59, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]