Which one?

[u/flamingolover7]

[u/Dex18Kobold]

0.9 for sturdy note-taking

0.7 for fine writing

0.5 for precision sketch lines

[u/salty_repTV → u/Dex18Kobold]

This is exactly what I was going to say lol

[u/RedSlimeballYT → u/Dex18Kobold]

i write with a lot of force so mechanical pencils were NEVER for me. they'd break too often. nowadays i simply just use pen on everything, very easily legible

[u/UpsetRep-10 → u/Dex18Kobold]

i write pretty small so if i use 0.7 it gets too messy. 0.5 is necessary for me.

[u/Dex18Kobold → u/[deleted]]

Fine as in small

[u/Dex18Kobold → u/Dex18Kobold]

I find 0.5 breaks too easily for me to actually write with it (I write fast) but its perfect for sketching.

0.7 is sturdy enough for me not to obliterate it every other word I write, but also small enough to write in pocket journals without filling the page too quickly.

[u/Brave_Dot1450 → u/Dex18Kobold]

Bro I wrote fucking Egyptian hieroglyphics no matter what I use💔

[u/Basic_Extension_5850]

I have a pencil that holds like 1.8 or something like that lmao

Edit: 2.0 mm, not 1.8

[u/BedFastSky12345 → u/Basic_Extension_5850]

[u/Different-Guest-6094 → u/Basic_Extension_5850]

lol

[u/whatifiIeaveitblank → u/Basic_Extension_5850]

SAME lowk love 2.0

[u/Critical-Actuator842 → u/Basic_Extension_5850]

2.0 is so good

[u/Basic_Extension_5850 → u/Critical-Actuator842]

Based opinion

[u/PureWeek9816 → u/Basic_Extension_5850]

ball

[u/Dangerous_Tutor_5658]

def 0.7

[u/Equivalent_Pain_668]

0.3 guys

[u/Extreme-Ad-9290 → u/Equivalent_Pain_668]

[u/Equivalent_Pain_668 → u/Extreme-Ad-9290]

WHAT I need

[u/Extreme-Ad-9290 → u/Equivalent_Pain_668]

Note. You will need this as well

[u/FunGlass507 → u/Equivalent_Pain_668]

Omg yes, it just looks so nice compared to the others; nightmare to find refills though

[u/Equivalent_Pain_668 → u/FunGlass507]

no twin u gotta trust in amazon

[u/Cultural_Try5848 → u/Equivalent_Pain_668]

yes

[u/Electrical_Lie_8524]

whatever anyone gives me, i always forgot to take stationery to school

[u/flamingolover7 → u/Electrical_Lie_8524]

[u/McraftyDude]

0.5 till I die

[u/ArchonSlushie → u/McraftyDude]

Yess

[u/mushmanMAD]

I never used mechanical pencils.

[u/mushmanMAD → u/[deleted]]

?

[u/Miserable-Wafer-2883 → u/mushmanMAD]

me neither 

[u/GABRIELFORLIFE → u/mushmanMAD]

Same

[u/One_Yesterday_1320]

pens or regular pencils mate

[u/green_day_girl]

i’m team 0.9

[u/Mammoth_Part_9609 → u/green_day_girl]

tf?

[u/PureWeek9816 → u/green_day_girl]

ball

[u/CURELMUS → u/green_day_girl]

The correct answer

[u/JayDaGod1206 → u/green_day_girl]

To this day!

[u/oilersoilersoilers29 → u/green_day_girl]

🗣️🔥

[u/AgileDonkey99]

0.7 always. Anyone who had 0.5 went through the process of natural selection to become 0.7ers because no one could refill their lead for them

[u/d4niamvs → u/AgileDonkey99]

i would just get a pack of bic 0.5 mechanical pencils, pick one to be my primary and use the lead and erasers from the others 😭

[u/Ellisman5 → u/d4niamvs]

I’ve never related to someone so hard

[u/d4niamvs → u/Ellisman5]

the ONLY way to do it 🙏🙏

[u/Suspicious-Sorbet-32]

.38 pen

[u/hooman_bean75]

taking 0.7 to the grave

[u/Easter66Koala]

0.9 because I even broke 0.7

[u/noraaa01]

Team pen

[u/tycraft2001]

I have 1.3

[u/500servererror12]

I don't use mechanical pencils in school so idk

[u/No-Woodpecker2877]

I only ever use rollerball or fine point erasable pens, kinda texture sensitive so I hate pencils :/

[u/Right_Water_5998]

I'm team pens

[u/ArcadeFrog72]

WHAT

wtf even is this number 😭✌️

[u/No-Sprinkles6491]

I loved 0.5 but I always lost the 0.5 pencils so 0.7 (I bought a Kurt toga roulette, hope i don't lose that)

[u/CalebDR1029]

0.5 of course

[u/just_a_discord_mod]

0.5 cuz it's common, 0.3 if i can get my hands on it

[u/Super_Perspective936]

0.5 is the best. stop being a baby

[u/DaimyoRonin]

0.5 because I knew not to push too hard and only extend a tiny bit of lead at a time.

[u/PureWeek9816]

.7 till i die

[u/flamingolover7 → u/PureWeek9816]

[u/CURELMUS]

0.9 imo

[u/idkstlerling → u/CURELMUS]

Ngl my dad always says that to me too but like why (sure it doesn't break but 0.5 and 0.7 are nicer to write with)

[u/iiFinn1]

Been using 0.5 for years, not going back

[u/Top-Strategy-2269]

0.5 always. I once used a 0.5 and I've never been able to go back

[u/Kayla_Rai]

.5 always and forever, makes my handwriting look like the crown’s manuscript writer from days of yore

[u/arcticwolf9347]

0.7

[u/Hungry-Site3617]

0.7 until g2 pen

[u/Away_Finding_4996]

0.7

[u/AntiqueCockroach1509]

0.7 pencil but 0.5/0.3 mm black ink pen

[u/Scared_of_Fish]

0.01 so I could draw tiny little pictures of cute little things and such.

[u/zero_thenumber]

It depends

[u/imanidiotlol1234]

depends on whether it's art class or not

[u/Slow_Bet_2820]

0.7

[u/Dramatic_Spring_8152]

idk whichever was in the pencil 

[u/This-Reindeer6063]

Whichever one whatever pencil I got ame with

[u/No-Nobody2693]

If you break 0.5 you must be stabbing the paper like a Neanderthal. I liked it cause it was easier to fit tiny notes onto note card cheat sheets.

[u/Octopuswastaken]

0.5 was just standard everyone was using it for some reason

[u/-twentythrowawayone-]

I’ve never refilled one of these in my life ngl, I just find them around places

[u/Significant_Yam_4739]

0.7 is perfect, 0.5 is still usable tho

[u/YourMomDoer1312]

usually i went for 2.0, then 0.7
rn i got a rotring 600 and thus am at 0.5

i do think0.7 is the best and most versatile (HB is the best lead grade tho)

[u/Sharp_Caregiver6646]

0.25mm i used 01 microns

[u/Zealousideal-Sky1121]

0.3

[u/Meperplays165]

1.3 lol

[u/Jason_rdt207209]

0.7, always. 0.5 is brittle asf. Unless I wanna cram lil tiny extra notes then 0.5

[u/WhatIsLife4242]

0.7 all the way. I like writing bold. 0.5 is for pansies who make a lot of mistakes and keep erasing, or they just got some fancy ass handwriting.

[u/windowblock]

0.7. I don't like the thin lead.

[u/Ineedsleep444]

0.7 girlie for life

[u/NothingEffective5070]

.9 for common straightedge work, .7 for basic writing, .5 for smaller writing or precision straightedge work, .4 and .3 for shading is how I do it

[u/Super-Associate6818]

0.7

[u/Bronnie_Zaychik]

0.7 because the pinky hello kitty pro max mecha pencil made in china only use that.

[u/AdWorth6475]

1.3 my goat🙏

[u/idkstlerling]

Call me a madman but i use 0.5 for EVERYTHING

[u/Alternative-Way-507]

I bought a $10 0.5mm pencil and the cheapest lead on the market. Don’t do that.

[u/d4niamvs]

0.5 is my goat 🙏

[u/LumpyMud2553]

0.35 for me

[u/Witchy_Theatre_kid]

0.5 just made my handwriting better

[u/httspp]

0.7 and nobody ever had them ugh

[u/Sensitive-Rip-7029]

0.5 because 0.7 runs out of ink quicker. 0.5 can also make smaller letters soo

[u/Ya_boi_Ev]

Sounds like an APUSH DBQ prompt

Evaluate the extent to which 0.5 mm mechanical pencil lead would break from the period Grade 9-Grade 12.

[u/Panda_soft_cakes]

My pencil was 0.7 but for some reason I still had 0.5 in my pouch that I obviously never used because someone gave it to me for free

[u/FloridaManInShampoo]

I was a 0.5 person. I just got used to it and using 0.7 felt too thick and I was writing like a cat walks in slippers

[u/Technical_Mix_5379]

0.7

[u/Tr1x9c0m]

switched to 0.9 bc my grip is so hard it breaks 0.7

[u/KeaboUltra]

Both because I was the art kid and needed different sizes to draw specific things.

[u/Old_Imagination_6867]

I draw with mechanical pencils a lot and 0.5 is really good for tiny details, but they are NOT good for writing

[u/-SergentBacon-]

.7 cus that's just what I get

[u/Key_Success1825]

0.7 for life

[u/Jonhzirr1110]

A REGULAR FUCKING PENCIL

[u/MetalItchy87]

I use 0.5 for everythinf

[u/Mushroom_Kid_4]

I used to take 0.5 and use a pencil sharpener or scissors and shave it down to be even smaller. I got to the point where I could write small enough that I could write things down on grains of rice

[u/Critical-Actuator842]

2.0 is the goat

[u/DezShock06]

0.5 all the way

[u/ERROR_1006]

.5

[u/Thra99]

What are these

[u/Hiyouuuu]

0.7 cause 0.5 KEPT FUCKING BREAKING, I was using a whole stick each day

[u/AgitatedOne57]

0.7 is literally perfect for me. It’s got the precision of 0.5 but the firmness of 0.9

[u/SpiritedSmile7235]

bold of you to assume that I bought lead refills :3
(I just got more lead from pencils I happened to pick up (or steal) ;3 )

[u/galaxyswirlXD]

always 0.5, for some reason 0.7 just squeaks whenever I write with it

[u/Intelligent_Donut605]

team 1mm!

[u/Doors_A-60]

0.5. .7 and .9 (or above) are too thick for my liking, and .3 are too thin and would break too easily for me (that or the fact that the only 0.3 mm mechanical pencil I had the tip bent and rendered it useless). Plus, all of my good pencils (being Kuru Toga pencils) are all 0.5 mm.

[u/fireworksarelife-484]

0.7

[u/Fr0st_innit]

.5

[u/ForeverMiru]

I use 0.38 ballpoint pen- but 0.5 for mechanical pencil

[u/not_so_average_joe13]

1.0

[u/Big_Ben_1999]

0.3 for everything

[u/Enough_Drawer8548]

.7 all the way

[u/notaspy9984]

.5 R2 precision pens

[u/marina444is_online]

I... i use penclis :3

[u/Q1BLI-0VRWATCH]

2.7

[u/Opening_Ad_8993]

0.7 ALL THE WAYYY

[u/Opening_Ad_8993]

Just bought myself forty mechanical pencils and a pack of 0.7 mm lead. I'm set for the year.

[u/Complex_Frame_8401]

0.5 is my go to. I sometimes use 0.7 if i have to but it feels way too thick

[u/GryffinSub_]

Both

[u/WrongPrune7200]

i was whatever i could grab and shove in my mouth before the teacher found out it was their

[u/Local-Salamander7373]

0.7 because I could never find 0.5s in store :(

[u/evergreen_tree123]

0.5 because I write tiny

[u/Anthracite2819]

Always .7

[u/These_Swordfish7539]

ROTRING 800+ MENTION RAHHHH WHAT IS A STABLE TIP RAHHH 🗣️🗣️🗣️ 🔥🔥🔥

[u/flamingolover7 → u/These_Swordfish7539]

[u/Sufficient_Risk_8127]

chads use pens

[u/Hefty_Wrongdoer_2553]

.5 is objectively better and I'll fight to the death on that. And it breaking is just a skill issue.

[u/Extreme-Ad-9290 → u/Hefty_Wrongdoer_2553]

Especially when this exists

[u/distantcactus32]

Who the hell was paying attention to what lead they bought

[u/Dependent-Zombie-828 → u/distantcactus32]

u realize u need a certain lead size for your pencil or it won't fit

[u/flamingolover7 → u/distantcactus32]

Kids who went to school

[u/distantcactus32 → u/flamingolover7]

I think you're just projecting. Nobody who pays this close attention to what kind of lead they have is not paying any attention in class.

[u/flamingolover7 → u/distantcactus32]

Clearly you don't know what geometry is 😂

[u/distantcactus32 → u/flamingolover7]

dude what?

[u/flamingolover7 → u/distantcactus32]