Round Hand: famous two centuries old square cut nib, gives the thinnest horizontal strokes. There is hollow on top for keeping a drop of ink and an extra reservoir may be added underneath. Its smooth touch is not for beginners. Many numbers are available for right and left hand. Copperplate nib has a special elbow shape for a further slanting direction. Scroll pen: several double shaped nibs with or without a slit and in various widths. Italic pen: very strong copper nib, square cut and left oblique. Poster pen: strange and large reservoired brown nib with a curved tip that goes on rough supports, slightly left oblique.