Stylus

This article is about a writing utensil. For the pointing device, see Stylus (computing). For other uses, see Stylus (disambiguation).
"Stylus pen" redirects here. Not to be confused with Digital pen.
Wax tablet and a Roman stylus

A stylus (pl.: styli or styluses[1]) is a writing utensil or a small tool for some other form of marking or shaping, for example, in pottery. It can also be a computer accessory that is used to assist in navigating or providing more precision when using touchscreens. It usually refers to a narrow elongated staff, similar to a modern ballpoint pen. Many styluses are heavily curved to be held more easily. Another widely used writing tool is the stylus used by blind users in conjunction with the slate for punching out the dots in Braille.[2]

Reproduction of a Roman-style wax tablet with three styluses
  1. ^ "Stylus - Define Stylus at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com.
  2. ^ "What is Braille?". American Foundation for the Blind. Archived from the original (web) on 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2008-04-02.