Digital pen

A digital pen is an input device which captures the handwriting or brush strokes of a user and converts handwritten analog information into digital data, enabling the data to be utilized in various applications. This type of pen is used in conjunction with a graphics tablet, tablet computer, smartphone or digital notebook.

The input device captures the handwriting data, that, once digitized, can be displayed on a screen.

Common digital pen protocols are:

• Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) (formerly N-trig)
• Wacom AES 1.0 and 2.0
• Wacom EMR
• Universal Stylus Initiative (USI)
• Apple Pencil Active Projected Capacitive (APC)
• Bluetooth

Examples of digital pens:

• Microsoft Surface Pen
• Samsung S-Pen
• Google Pixelbook Pen
• Apple Pencil