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Pencil

A pencil is a writing or drawing tool with a solid pigment core encased to prevent breakage and marking hands. Most pencil cores are made of graphite mixed with clay, producing marks that are easily erased and resistant to various elements. Pencils come in different types, including colored and grease pencils, and can have casings made from wood, plastic, or paper, with mechanical pencils featuring mobile cores.

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Pencil

A pencil is a writing or drawing tool with a solid pigment core encased to prevent breakage and marking hands. Most pencil cores are made of graphite mixed with clay, producing marks that are easily erased and resistant to various elements. Pencils come in different types, including colored and grease pencils, and can have casings made from wood, plastic, or paper, with mechanical pencils featuring mobile cores.

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A pencil (/ˈpɛnsəl/ ⓘ) is a writing or drawing implement with a solid pigment core in a protective

casing that reduces the risk of core breakage and keeps it from marking the user's hand.

Pencils create marks by physical abrasion, leaving a trail of solid core material that adheres to a sheet
of paper or other surface. They are distinct from pens, which dispense liquid or gel ink onto the
marked surface.

Most pencil cores are made of graphite powder mixed with a clay binder. Graphite pencils
(traditionally known as "lead pencils") produce grey or black marks that are easily erased, but
otherwise resistant to moisture, most solvents, ultraviolet radiation and natural aging. Other types of
pencil cores, such as those of charcoal, are mainly used for drawing and sketching. Coloured
pencils are sometimes used by teachers or editors to correct submitted texts, but are typically
regarded as art supplies, especially those with cores made from wax-based binders that tend to
smear when erasers are applied to them. Grease pencils have a softer, oily core that can leave marks
on smooth surfaces such as glass or porcelain.

The most common pencil casing is thin wood, usually hexagonal in section, but
sometimes cylindrical or triangular, permanently bonded to the core. Casings may be of other
materials, such as plastic or paper. To use the pencil, the casing must be carved or peeled off to
expose the working end of the core as a sharp point. Mechanical pencils have more elaborate casings
which are not bonded to the core; instead, they support separate, mobile pigment cores that can be
extended or retracted (usually through the casing's tip) as needed. These casings can be reloaded
with new cores (usually graphite) as the previous ones are exhausted.

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