Metric-sized office supplies

Product	Examples of brands	Examples of sizes
Packaging tape	Staples	20 m
Pens	Many	0.2 mm, 0.3 mm, 0.5 mm, 0.7 mm, 1 mm
Pencils	Many	Lead diameter: 0.5 mm, 0.7 mm, 0.9 mm
		Lead length: 60 mm

Packaging tape

Pens

Pens have tip widths such as 0.2 mm, 0.3 mm, 0.5 mm, 0.7 mm, and 1 mm. Here are some examples. Note that widths for ball-point pens generally refer to the diameter of the ball, while widths for other pens often refer to the width of the pen stroke.

Pencils

Pencils have lead in widths such as 0.5 mm, 0.7 mm, and 0.9 mm and replacement lead lengths such as 60 mm. For example:

Last updated: 2021-09-30