{"id":4933,"date":"2021-09-10T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/?p=4933"},"modified":"2021-09-02T16:07:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T15:07:48","slug":"a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/","title":{"rendered":"A beginner’s guide to rollerball pens"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"A<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re new to rollerball pens<\/a>, the chances are you\u2019ve seen them online or on shelves in-store and may have assumed they\u2019re the same as ballpoint pens<\/a> as they look so alike.<\/p>\n

In this blog post, we\u2019ll dive into the world of rollerball pens \u2014 explaining what they are, how they work, and how they differ from other pen types.<\/p>\n

What is a rollerball pen?<\/h2>\n

A rollerball pen is a writing tool that features a small revolving ball in the pen tip, smoothly dispensing ink onto paper.<\/p>\n

Its functionality is very similar to a ballpoint pen and a gel pen, but it differs from both of these pen types in several crucial ways.<\/p>\n

What is the difference between a rollerball pen, a ballpoint pen, and a gel pen?<\/h2>\n

Only by looking at the differences can we see how unique these pen types are.<\/p>\n

The most significant difference is the ink each pen uses, so let\u2019s look at that in more detail.<\/p>\n

Rollerball pen ink<\/h3>\n

Rollerball pens use water-based liquid ink.<\/p>\n

This ink takes longer to dry on paper than ballpoint pen ink \u2014 making it less ideal for left-handed writers \u2014 but offers the considerable benefit of less pressure being required when writing.<\/p>\n

If you do apply more pressure when using a rollerball pen, it will create a thicker line. The resulting handwriting can be reminiscent of fountain pen use, and many fountain pen enthusiasts enjoy writing with a rollerball as an occasional alternative.<\/p>\n

Rollerball pens are the perfect choice if you are prone to hand cramps and offer users comfort when writing for both short and long periods of time.<\/p>\n

Ballpoint pen ink<\/h3>\n

Ballpoint pens use viscous oil-based ink, which is thicker than rollerball ink and waterproof.<\/p>\n

Ballpoint ink dries almost instantly, making this pen type a favourite with left-handed writers; however, more pressure is required when writing with a ballpoint pen, leading to potential discomfort and cramping of the hand.<\/p>\n

Gel pen ink<\/h3>\n

Gel pens<\/a> use a water-based gel ink, which is relatively slow-drying \u2014 if you’re left-handed, you may wish to try a few gel pen brands out to see which suits you best.<\/p>\n

This type of ink results in a smooth ink flow, but it can be occasionally jumpy.<\/p>\n

Less pressure is required to write with a gel pen than a ballpoint pen, so gel pens are another option for more extended periods of writing.<\/p>\n

Gel pens are manufactured in a broad spectrum of colours, making them ideal for colour-coding tasks \u2014 for example, revision or bullet journaling. The selection of tip sizes is vast, too.<\/p>\n

What is the best rollerball pen?<\/h2>\n

The \u2018best\u2019 rollerball pen is subjective as everyone has different preferences for writing tools; however, here are a few of our customer favourites to get you started.<\/p>\n

Lamy Tipo Rollerball Pen<\/h3>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Lamy Tipo<\/a> is an affordable everyday rollerball pen that\u2019s available in several attractive barrel colours and a choice of plastic or aluminium.<\/p>\n

The black plastic clip cleverly prevents the pen from being stored in a pocket with the point out, preventing potential disaster, and each pen features a matching black grip section.<\/p>\n

In summary: lots of style for a small price.<\/p>\n

Caran d\u2019Ache L\u00e9man Rollerball Pen<\/h3>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Caran d\u2019Ache L\u00e9man rollerball<\/a> is timeless in appearance, featuring subtle curves and a glossy lacquered brass barrel with complementary rhodium or gold-plated trims.<\/p>\n

Available in a range of colours and finishes created using luxurious materials, this rollerball comes with an articulated clip and screw-on cap.<\/p>\n

Montegrappa Antonio Canova Rollerball Pen<\/h3>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Montegrappa Antonio Canova rollerball<\/a> is a celebration and depiction of Canova’s “Le Tre Grazie” sculpture in marble. Many customers have used the word \u201cbreathtaking\u201d to describe it.<\/p>\n

This limited edition rollerball pen is crafted using marble and resin with bronze trims and is presented in a bespoke wooden presentation box.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

What is your favourite rollerball pen? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re new to rollerball pens, the chances are you\u2019ve seen them online or on shelves in-store and may have assumed they\u2019re the same as … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":4939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rollerball-pens","infinite-scroll-item","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","resize-featured-image"],"yoast_head":"\nA beginner's guide to rollerball pens - The Pen Company Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rollerball pens are similar yet different to ballpoint pens and gel pens. Learn all about rollerball pens in this blog post.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A beginner's guide to rollerball pens - The Pen Company Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rollerball pens are similar yet different to ballpoint pens and gel pens. Learn all about rollerball pens in this blog post.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Pen Company Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThePenCompany\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-09-10T07:00:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/woman-writing-countryside-pen.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1067\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lucy Williams\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lucy Williams\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/pens\\\/rollerball-pens\\\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/pens\\\/rollerball-pens\\\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lucy Williams\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/45f7e6ef28480435964b643b975cc461\"},\"headline\":\"A beginner’s guide to rollerball pens\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-09-10T07:00:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/pens\\\/rollerball-pens\\\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":663,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/pens\\\/rollerball-pens\\\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/09\\\/woman-writing-countryside-pen.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Rollerball Pens\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/pens\\\/rollerball-pens\\\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/pens\\\/rollerball-pens\\\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/pens\\\/rollerball-pens\\\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\\\/\",\"name\":\"A beginner's guide to rollerball pens - The Pen Company Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/pens\\\/rollerball-pens\\\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/pens\\\/rollerball-pens\\\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/09\\\/woman-writing-countryside-pen.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-09-10T07:00:09+00:00\",\"description\":\"Rollerball pens are similar yet different to ballpoint pens and gel pens. Learn all about rollerball pens in this blog post.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/pens\\\/rollerball-pens\\\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/pens\\\/rollerball-pens\\\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/pens\\\/rollerball-pens\\\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/09\\\/woman-writing-countryside-pen.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/09\\\/woman-writing-countryside-pen.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1067,\"caption\":\"A woman stood in the countryside wearing a white shirt and writing in a book\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/pens\\\/rollerball-pens\\\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"A beginner’s guide to rollerball pens\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Pen Company Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Pen Company\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/tpc-logo-square-1200.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/tpc-logo-square-1200.png\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":1200,\"caption\":\"The Pen Company\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ThePenCompany\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/thepencompany\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/thepencompany\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/45f7e6ef28480435964b643b975cc461\",\"name\":\"Lucy Williams\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/595bc0afda8f49913cdf0ceb2098a5c8c639a3f8ed6d5eecfeaade53c6ea8754?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/595bc0afda8f49913cdf0ceb2098a5c8c639a3f8ed6d5eecfeaade53c6ea8754?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/595bc0afda8f49913cdf0ceb2098a5c8c639a3f8ed6d5eecfeaade53c6ea8754?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lucy Williams\"},\"description\":\"Lucy is our lead editor and has been passionate about stationery since childhood. She has a particular fondness for rollerball and calligraphy pens and is a keen advocate of snail mail.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.thepencompany.live\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/lucy\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A beginner's guide to rollerball pens - The Pen Company Blog","description":"Rollerball pens are similar yet different to ballpoint pens and gel pens. Learn all about rollerball pens in this blog post.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A beginner's guide to rollerball pens - The Pen Company Blog","og_description":"Rollerball pens are similar yet different to ballpoint pens and gel pens. Learn all about rollerball pens in this blog post.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/","og_site_name":"The Pen Company Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThePenCompany","article_published_time":"2021-09-10T07:00:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":1067,"url":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/woman-writing-countryside-pen.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lucy Williams","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lucy Williams","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/"},"author":{"name":"Lucy Williams","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/45f7e6ef28480435964b643b975cc461"},"headline":"A beginner’s guide to rollerball pens","datePublished":"2021-09-10T07:00:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/"},"wordCount":663,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/woman-writing-countryside-pen.jpg","articleSection":["Rollerball Pens"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/","url":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/","name":"A beginner's guide to rollerball pens - The Pen Company Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/woman-writing-countryside-pen.jpg","datePublished":"2021-09-10T07:00:09+00:00","description":"Rollerball pens are similar yet different to ballpoint pens and gel pens. Learn all about rollerball pens in this blog post.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/woman-writing-countryside-pen.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/woman-writing-countryside-pen.jpg","width":1600,"height":1067,"caption":"A woman stood in the countryside wearing a white shirt and writing in a book"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/pens\/rollerball-pens\/a-beginners-guide-to-rollerball-pens\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"A beginner’s guide to rollerball pens"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/","name":"The Pen Company Blog","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/#organization","name":"The Pen Company","url":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tpc-logo-square-1200.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/tpc-logo-square-1200.png","width":1200,"height":1200,"caption":"The Pen Company"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThePenCompany","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thepencompany\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/thepencompany\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/45f7e6ef28480435964b643b975cc461","name":"Lucy Williams","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/595bc0afda8f49913cdf0ceb2098a5c8c639a3f8ed6d5eecfeaade53c6ea8754?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/595bc0afda8f49913cdf0ceb2098a5c8c639a3f8ed6d5eecfeaade53c6ea8754?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/595bc0afda8f49913cdf0ceb2098a5c8c639a3f8ed6d5eecfeaade53c6ea8754?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lucy Williams"},"description":"Lucy is our lead editor and has been passionate about stationery since childhood. She has a particular fondness for rollerball and calligraphy pens and is a keen advocate of snail mail.","url":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/author\/lucy\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}