Replacing a pen

Overview

If you need to get a replacement pen for your tablet, you can't buy any random pen - even from the same manufacturer. You have to be careful in selecting the pen. Most tablets are only compatible with a small number of pens - sometimes even only compatible with a single pen.

To keep it simple: buy the exact same model pen that came with your tablet.

So many people accidentally buy incompatible pens and get frustrated. Please avoid this buy doing a little research.

Instructions

First find the model number of your tablet: Finding the model number of a drawing tablet

Then, go to the website of your tablet brand and search for the tablet you have and it should list the compatible pen model number. If you can't find what you are looking for then contact customer support.

If you have a Wacom tablet, you can find many compatible pens listed here: Wacom pen compatibility

Always verify with customer support

No matter what is written on any site, I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE you to always contact customer support for your tablet and ask them to verify which pen models are compatible.

Further reading

For a detailed breakdown of the compatibility topic, see this: Pen compatibility with drawing tablets