We’ve loved this pen for 13 years

The best everyday ballpoint pen, the Uni-ball Jetstream RT, shown on a notebook.

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After more than a decade of doodling, scribbling, and note-taking with dozens of pens, nearly 70 picky staffers and four pen experts agree: This ballpoint is about as good as it gets. It writes smoother than nearly any other we tested — zero blobbing or bleeding. And its ink dries quickly and doesn’t smudge.

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