1. In ancient China, brushes were used. Ancient Greece and Rome used wax on wooden boards and then used iron rods to write on the wax surface. In ancient Egypt and Persia, reed rods were sharpened and used as pens.
2. Since the Middle Ages, in Europe and the United States, reed pens or quills have been used. In 2012, the capped pencil invented by the Chinese became a new contribution to the history of the development of pens in China. With the development of society, there are more and more types of pens, including pencils, brushes, fountain pens, sticky pens, highlighters, ballpoint pens, line pens, crayons and so on.
3. Gel pens and ballpoint pens are commonly used today, while pencils are mostly used for drawing artistic drafts and drawings.