Written by Amanda Williams

Unique designs and the use of colour both make a greeting card look beautiful but good handwriting using an excellent pen also adds to its charm, so ensuring that you use a good one to help you write the perfect message on any kind of card is essential. If you're looking for a pen that can easily write on any type of paper, whether you make your own cards or simply want to write inside one to a friend or family member, a decent ballpoint pen is likely your go-to option.

However, with thousands of pens available on the market today, the process of selecting the best one can be fairly overwhelming but there's no need to worry, as Amazon can help you with this! Being one of the biggest online retailers, they have a wide array of amazing options available and we hope that this blog can assist you in choosing the one that suits you best, according to your budget and needs. So, without further ado, here's a list of our personal favourites of the best ballpoint pens on Amazon.

BIC Stic

BIC Round Stic Xtra Life Ballpoint Pen (Pack of 60)

If you're looking for a high-quality, well-reviewed ballpoint pen that has the main colour options, then look no further, as this 1.0mm medium point ballpoint is available in black, blue and red ink. The Xtra Life pen has a translucent barrel so that the remaining ink is visible and it comes with a frosted cap and a reliable tungsten carbide ball mechanism. With this pen, you can easily create vivid lines in order to write beautifully on the cards you want to send to your loved ones or customers and its round barrel ensures a comfortable grip so that you can easily write or draw without any discomfort. This BIC Round Stic ballpoint pen offers great performance, which makes it one of the best pens sold on Amazon worldwide and the number one selling ball pen in the US, and it's a super cheap purchase when you buy this box of 60 too.

Pilot V5

Pilot Precise V5 Stick Liquid Ink Rolling Ball Stick Pen (Pack of 2)

What's better than a Pilot pen? Well, a pack of two, of course! The V5 Stick pen not only looks good but it offers skip-free writing, smooth and even lines and flowing strokes thanks to its unique ink formula and rubber grip. You'll surely love writing with this pen because of its even ink delivery, as its precision tip is exclusively designed to offer a clean and precise line every time it's used, and you won't see any bleeding or blobbing. The V5 is an extra-fine tip pen that's available capped or retractable and is available in twelve lovely colours, so the writing inside your cards will look gorgeous, and you can draw well with these pens too if you like.

Favide

Favide Multicolor 6-in-1 Ballpoint Pen (Pack of 22)

The 6-in-1 Favide ballpoint pen is a dream come true for its different colour options, and this Amazon listing includes an amazing twenty-two pens in total! Whether you're stocking up for yourself to write on cards or for party favours or stocking fillers or you're thinking of buying these for your classroom or office, you'll have black, blue, red, orange, green and purple at your fingertips. You can easily switch between colours and this feature makes it great for writing on cards in various ones without the hassle of having to constantly change pens. This Favide pen offers exceptionally smooth and precise writing because of its 0.5mm tip, whatever you use it for, as it's suitable for everything from drawing to card-making and writing essays, and it's a real bargain for the number of items you receive with this purchase.

Paper Mate Profile

Paper Mate Profile Retractable Ballpoint Pen (Pack of 12)

Whether for writing inside cards, taking notes or drawing, either in the office, at home or at school, these Paper Mate ballpoint pens offer reliable and smooth writing for both big and small tasks. This pack of twelve retractable pens gives you twelve different vivid colours, so you'll have one each of black, blue, red, green, purple, orange, magenta, turquoise, lime, brown, plum and navy to hand whenever you need them. It's rare to find a pack of pens from a well-known brand that includes such appealing colours, so this is a great selling point. Plus each pen has a soft and comfortable rubber grip, which is perfect for long periods of stress-free writing, and comes with a 1.4mm tip that gives you bold strokes each and every time.

BIC Cristal

BIC Cristal Xtra Bold Fashion Ballpoint Pen (Pack of 24)

From afar, one of these pens looks just like a good old standard BIC stick that we know and love, but up close, you see a flash of colour on the end and the cap itself and with this 24-pack of pens on Amazon, you'll get an assortment of inks that will look stunning inside the cards you're writing in. With four black, four royal blue, three purple, three red, three teal, three pink, two light blue and two lime green pens, you won't need to stock up again for a long time to come, and your writing will seem effortless thanks to the ultra-smooth ink flow. You'll get vivid, striking lines when you write, as it's equipped with a 1.6mm bold point, and its iconic hexagonal barrel ensures a comfortable and firm grip, so you can use it for so much more than writing inside cards too. Whatever you use it for, the BIC Cristal Xtra Bold Fashion is a great choice, and you can always keep an eye on your remaining ink due to the translucent smoked barrel.

COLNK

COLNK Multicolor Ballpoint Pen (Pack of 6)

Ballpoint pens are incredibly useful and we often buy them without even thinking of aesthetics but these COLNK fine-point pens not only work well but look stunning too. This listing includes a pack of six pastel-coloured, multi-coloured pens, which are 4-in-1, so each pen has the same inks of red, black, blue and green, and the reviews mention that they're highly recommended for a comfortable grip and smooth writing. A multi-colour pen is a convenient option and not only for writing inside greeting cards, as this pen has a 0.5mm tip, so you can use these for note-taking, list-making, doodling and drawing too. Plus if you're prone to losing your pens, there's a handy clip on each that you can attach to your clothes or bag, and these are so pretty that you won't want to lose them!

uni-ball Jetstream

uni-ball Jetstream Retractable Ballpoint Pen (Pack of 3)

This pen is so stylish that it looks much more expensive than it is but this pack of three is surprisingly cheap, considering the pens feature 'uni Super Ink', which helps prevent document fraud and protects against water and fading. The unique hybrid ink combines the fast-drying properties of a ballpoint pen with the smoothness of a gel ink pen, so you can avoid smearing, and you get fast and clean writing which is ideal for the insides of greeting cards. The uni-ball Jetstream has a retractable tip and features an embossed grip for control and comfort, and is available in black, blue and red, and it's also said to be ideal for left-handed writers (though righties can use it too!).

PASISIBICK

PASISIBICK Diamond Ballpoint Pen (Pack of 16)

You'll feel like a queen when writing with this novel pen, as it features a crystal diamond top, and with this pack of sixteen pretty ballpoints, you can feel like one at home, at work or anywhere else, as you'll always have one to hand. They're also ideal to be split up for birthday or Christmas presents (if you can bear to part from some of them!) or to add to stockings or as party favours, while some Amazon reviewers have given them as bridal shower gifts instead. If you decide to keep any of these Diamond ballpoints to yourself for writing on your loved ones' cards, there are twelve pen colours to choose from (which have either black or blue ink, depending on the listing you choose) and it's handy to know that the pens are refillable, write smoothly and are smudge-free.

WY WENYUAN

WY WENYUAN Retractable Ballpoint Pen (Pack of 10)

This pen has a contemporary, colourful design and when you buy this pack, you get ten different designs in total, which are all sparkly and bright. You can bring some bling into your life with these WY WENYUAN lightweight pens (or maybe into your female friends' lives instead, as they'll no doubt love the pretty glitter effect just as much as you). As well as being aesthetically pleasing, this retractable pen offers a skip-free and smooth writing experience, due to its low viscosity ballpoint ink, and that's something that's always needed when writing on cards, and it comes with a latex-free rubber grip that helps you hold it without any discomfort, even for long periods. This pen has a medium tip of 1.0mm and can write on any kind of paper surface, and features a metal pocket clip to ensure you don't lose it - but even if you do, you'll have several more to write with!

Pentel RSVP

Pentel RSVP Razzle Dazzle Ballpoint Pen (Pack of 12)

A pen that writes smoothly and without skipping is what this Pentel RSVP Razzle Dazzle ballpoint pen is all about, as it has a durable stainless steel tip and a well-balanced, sturdy barrel. What makes this pen a great option is the fact that no matter the size of your hand, you can easily use this pen because of its long barrel, and it looks great when you're holding it too. The tinted outer means you can see how much ink you have left, and as Pentel says, the pen, "Writes for almost a mile," so there's plenty in there, especially when you buy this pack of twelve. If you need to use this pen for long periods of time, the latex-free comfort zone grip will help you avoid any writing fatigue, and you can choose black or blue ink, depending on your preference.

Zebra Z-Grip

Zebra Z-Grip Retractable Ballpoint Pen (Pack of 48)

For everyday writing, including the insides of greeting cards, it's always best to try and find a pen that gives you a skip-free, smooth finish, and this pen gives you that as well as faster writing speeds, so what's not to love? This one from Zebra is a 1.0mm medium point ballpoint that features low viscosity black ink, which means you don't need to apply much pressure when you write, so it's less stress on your hands and you get a more comfortable writing experience. Plus you get a whopping forty-eight pens in this pack of Zebra Z-Grip ballpoints, so you'll never run out of writing instruments again! They're great for use in the office or at school too, and we love them for various reasons, including value for money, writing performance, style and comfort - which makes this an ideal buy.

So now that we've told you all about our favourite picks of ballpoint pens on Amazon, all that's left for you to do is choose the perfect one that suits your budget and needs. Whether you'll only be writing inside greeting cards with yours or using it for everyday tasks as well, and whether you're a left-handed writer or a righty, hopefully we've helped you to decide on the ideal ballpoint with a little help from Amazon and their best-selling pens.

Please note: While the above products are what we hand-picked from Amazon's Best Sellers, Northern Cards are eligible to earn from qualifying purchases of our recommendations through the Amazon Associates program.  

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