8 BEST Beginner Fountain Pens for 2024 ✨🖋

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[JetPens]

Have you tried fountain pens before? If so, let us know your favorites in the comments!

[BlinkiesNoGood]

My first fountain pen was a Safari I asked my parents for in high school, around 25 years ago. I'd read an article in a catalog about how it was so sturdy you could run over it with a car and it would still work. As a clumsy high schooler struggling with handwriting, I figured it was my best shot.

And I still have it! Right now it's on my desk with a cursive nib and a converter full of Colorverse Bow Shock.

[bluwasabi]

Random tip: Before buying, try using something with a triangular grip vs. a round grip to see if you vastly prefer one over the other.

[LTNyota]

The Kakumo in F & EF is the love of my life. There's nothing like a Pilot EF!!! Pilot F is exquisite, it is the finest of fine while still writing smooth.

[nikicooper]

My first fountain pen was the Kaweco Skyline Sport in Macchiato. I remember thinking at the time, “I’m not going to get super involved with fountain pens, just this one is enough….I won’t need to worry about bottled ink and all the other accessories, cartridges are as far as I’m going.” Famous last words!! Many pens and bottles of ink later, how naive I was 😂

[raeedibnzaman]

Should've mentioned the Pilot explorer. Same performance as the Metro and Kakuno, but lighter than the Metro and more professional looking than the Kakuno.

Platinum also makes some great pens that are an upgrade to the Preppy. The Prefounte and plaisir write the same as the Preppy, the prefounte comes in a nicer plastic body, while the Plaisir has an aluminum build. Both pens can use the Platinum converter, and the Prefounte can be eyedropper converted too! And if you want to use international cartridges, platinum offers an adapter for that, which no other brand does in this price point.

It's amazing how Pilot and Platinum has something for everyone at this price point.

[Dentoumushi]

When I could afford a fountain pen, I bought a Pilot Metropolitan at JetPens (your fountain pen videos are so addictive). Orange is my favorite color, so I bought the Orange Pop one. And I am so happy with it, I super recommend. After that, I also bought a Kakuno, Kaweco Sports and TWSBI ECO. Everyone of them is also amazing. A big shout out to Kakuno, because it is a GREAT PEN with a inexpensive price! Fountain pens are so much fun!

[M.Melnick]

Metropolitan met all my pen needs. I may be a simpleton when it comes to fountain pens, but the things just works.

[jpStarBurst]

My first fountain pen was my dad's Parker 51. My mom gave it to me after he died. I cleaned it, filled it and from the first stroke of pen on paper I was in love. The first pen I bought was a Parker IM. The second pen, a Lamy Safari, became my favorite. I absolutely fell in love with the nibs and quickly bought every size from EF to 1.9, as well as a few specialty nibs. What I love most about fountain pens next to the ease of writing with one is the infinite variety of tonal color combinations that exist in fountain pen ink.

[hallowednebulae]

my first fountain pen was a pilot kakuno, extra fine nib, and i absolutely would recommend it for beginners. it's my favorite pen i've had thus far, and the simplicity of the pen design as well as the ease of holding it makes me enjoy it that much more -- as well as the little smiley face on it, of course!

(fun fact -- i actually bought it at jetpens, and i'm glad to have discovered the pens through videos like these. it was one of videographer-san's videos that introduced me to the kakuno, funnily enough!)

[InkScreen]

My first fountain pen as an adult was actually the Pilot Petit, yes, that tiny pen that gave me a lot of hand cramps because it was too tiny. Yet I found so much joy in trying to get it to work (because I got a pretty bad roll on the nib). Then I discovered Monami Ollika, and by then I was hooked buying pens that I liked the colour of the ink and now I am here. Ironically, my daily pens these days are anything but the Petit and the Monami (the latter has been phased out due to a decaying rubber). But they were cheap fountain pens and I am forever grateful for their beauty in my life.

[paulherman]

My first fountain pen was a gray Esterbrook J, from no later than 1955, leading to a lifetime love of Esterbrook. Nib was their commonly used 2668 firm medium.
My favorite gold nibbed fountain pen is the 1940s Wahl-Eversharp Skyline. Such a great writing pen!

[MundiJournals]

My first fountain pen was the Pilot Varsity in the 1990s in 3 colors that was gifted to me by my husband. I loved how it wrote and bought a couple more. Today, I also use a TWSBI AL580 in lavender and golden colors but my favorite is a BENU that I was gifted to me by my daughter about 3 years ago. Still my favorite to write with!

[catrue]

My first pen was a Metropolitan, and it was a gift! I also bought a Diplomat Magnum to try out, because it was inexpensive (less than $25) and fits standard international cartridges as well as having a piston converter included in the box. I still use the Metropolitan almost daily, and it's my go-to pen for carrying hither and yon. :)

[Gottagoghdraw]

My first fountain pens were purchased from jetpens only a few weeks ago! I was a little ambitious and picked up a kaweco student, sport, sport skyline, and perkeo. So far my sports are my favorites! I hope to get a Lamy Safari for my birthday

[HeidiRaatz]

Of the models mentioned my first was a Kaweco Sport. Solid recommendation, though I also like to recommend the Kaweco Student to newbies. My first fountain pen was my grandfather's Sheaffer flat-top, which I restored myself. Then I added three vintage Esterbrook SJ pens to my little collection. 😄 The Kaweco was my first "new" fountain pen.

[slane_design]

My 1st was a LAMY Safari. I am holding out for the TWSBI Caffe!!! Can't wait for that to be available

[js]

My first fountain pen was Platinum Preppy and it was the worst experience ever. I nearly quit fountain pens because of it. Months later, I got a TWSBI Eco and I now have a dozen fountain pens that are TWSBI and Kaweco. My collection is still growing with these 'beginner' fountain pens because I enjoy them and their price point. I also just purchased a Kakuno from you and am looking forward to it.

[akira_ariga]

Preppy wa series was the thing that finally broke me after years of hearing how Preppys in general don't dry out and are cheap 😂😂 but also they were low maintenance. I'd definitely start out with something that makes it easy to refill and doesn't require much cleaning. Twsbi eco is gracious tho, cause it comes with tools and instructions.

[ReineDeLaSeine]

I’ve only had the Varsity but would love to try more!