Dip Pen size

Whenever you decided to use dip pen or fountain pen, you might need to make a decision before you start with: about the nib size.


On average, nib size divided into 3 different sizes; EF, F, and M.
There are also B (Bold) and EB (Extra Bold), but those upper three sizes are the most popular sizes.

• EF (Extra Fine); 0.5 - 0.7mm : Very fine tip that you can draw elaborate stroke.
• F (Fine); 0.7 - 0.9mm : Regular tip size for writing.
• M (Medium); 0.9 - 1.0mm : Quite thick size, and usually for signature.

Also, there are two types of nib; steel nib and platinum nib.
Steel nib gives you more realistic feeling while you are writing, whereas Platinum nibs gives you more soft feeling. You can choose whatever you prefer to use.




Usually, Asia brands makes more fine nibs compared to Western nibs.
As Asia characters needs more strokes for writing, they produce more fine nib.
That means that not all EF, F size nibs are same size, so you need to test it before you buy.
If you want more handwriting feeling, I will recommend you some Asia brands.

Platinum - Nakaya

Sailor

Pilot - Namiki

Also there are some Calligraphy pen nib and for lettering nib.