![]() Available in 52g and 68g variants, this ultra-thin Japanese paper has taken on a cult following over the years. Midori MD paper can also be found in standard Traveler’s Notebook refills. I find the paper more absorbent than Clairefontaine - especially the cotton - with better dry times. Both their “MD” and “Cotton” lines work exceptionally well with fountain pens. It’s also relatively inexpensive for quality paper, making it my first choice and recommendation. Clairefontaine pads and notebooks feature 90g, coated writing stock that works well not only with fountain pens but pretty much any ink you can throw at it. I still consider Clairefontaine the gold standard. When I place a company into the “Tier One” category, it means that you can likely purchase a product based on brand alone and ensure yourself a good fountain pen writing experience.Ĭlairefontaine. I love Field Notes, sell them in my shop, and use them fairly regularly - just not with fountain pens. For example, while Field Notes is listed in “Tier Three,” that’s not surprising because the company makes pocket notebooks, and their products aren’t directed at those who want to write with a stub nib fountain pen every day. This is NOT intended as commentary on the overall quality of their offerings, merely to serve as a reference point on how well the paper used by certain brands tends to handle fountain pen ink according to my own standard. Below, I’ve divided major paper companies into “Tiers”, based on my own experience with using a range of fountain pens on their products. (Because I mainly use my paper for drafting and notetaking, as opposed to drawing, wet ink samples, or flex-nib calligraphy, my standards may be more lenient than some.) I also don’t worry much about how the paper shows off ink color or things like sheen and saturation, though dry time occasionally factors into which paper I want to use for a particular purpose (i.e., quick notes). ![]() So as a baseline, what needs to happen before I will publicly recommend something as “fountain pen friendly paper”? My standard is fairly simple: No bleed-through or feathering with any fountain pen nib that can be reasonably used for everyday writing. Despite the challenges, it’s been a long-term goal of mine to have a resource like this available on the site. ![]() For example, most standard products from Write Notepads feature some of the most fountain pen friendly paper available, but they also release special edition products such as the “Engineer” series that use different paper stock. Those are always tricky questions to answer because (1) “fountain pen friendly” is a relative concept and (2) some brands use different types of paper for different products - some designed with the fountain pen user in mind, others not. ![]() I receive a lot of questions about which brand of paper to buy to ensure a good experience with fountain pens. Today I’d like to step back from specifics and offer more general thoughts on paper, this time going by brand. ![]() These included hardcover notebooks, softcover notebooks, spiral notebooks, pocket notebooks, and writing pads/looseleaf. Last year I compiled a five-part resource titled “The Best Paper for Everyday Writing,” in which I looked at five different product categories that I regularly use in my working life and recommendations for each. ![]()
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