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Calligraphy Pens

Fail

Demand is soft, at -19.5% this quarter, so Calligraphy Pens is a Fail.

Flapen Score
49
49 / 100
Top 41% of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · +2 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£121K/yr209K searches / yr
90-day growth
-19.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
56%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 54 sellers

Flapen Score

Calligraphy Pens against its category

The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Calligraphy Pens is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

49Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Calligraphy Pens market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Calligraphy Pens 209K times last year and spent an estimated £121K. The top 5 brands take 66% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 49 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

6.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 209K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -19.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £121K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
209K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-19.5%
Conversion, latest week
6.0%
Market size, estimated
£121Ka year
Peak month
December2.6× the quietest month
Top search term
calligraphy pens130K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.63.

Listings sell for £9.63 on average, from £2.97 to £32.65. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £9.63 that is £2K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.63under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.97–£32.65
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
10K–13K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£5K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

60% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 92% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #123 within Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies. It carries 2,355 reviews at 4.42 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
60%
Prime listings
92%
Out of stock, average day
4.5%
Average rank
#123in Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies
Average rating
4.42 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,355per listing
Listings tracked
25

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 50 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
50 months

Products

Top Calligraphy Pens products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 56% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£6K£12K£18K£24K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 flat

Sellers

54

Top-5 brand share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

56%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

28%

  • APOGO22%
  • Artline16%
  • MANUSCRIPT11%
  • Hoiny9%
  • Surcotto8%
  • STAEDTLER7%

Demand

Calligraphy Pens search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

9K7KHoliday '24Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Search terms

Top Calligraphy Pens search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • calligraphy pens130K/yr
  • calligraphy pen38K/yr
  • italic pens for writing12K/yr
  • calligraphy pens for beginners6K/yr
  • italic pen5K/yr
  • calligraphy pens for writing15K/yr
  • caligraphy pen4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Calligraphy Pens

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Color17%−0.09

colour disappointing

Very pale, almost pastel colours recieved instead

the colours are not as vibrant as advertised

Dry/Empty Ink10%−0.06

Ink is dry

which has sadly dried it out

One of the Marker was dried

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%−0.06

Product photo doesn't represent what's in the box

Not as described

Not as advertised

Functionality-Overall6%−0.07

Does not work

2 of these pens did not work

Ease Of Use5%+0.21

Firstly, it's difficult to fit the cartridge

you have to push really hard

These pens however, were not easy, a lot of force was needed

Love

Quality-Overall16%+0.40

Decent enough

It is of good quality and the choice of pens and pen nibs, as well as a range of coloured inks is really good

Good quality

Color14%−0.09

Great colour

The colours are vibrant

Great colours

Value For Money13%+1.33

Worth the money

Good value

Fantastic value for money

Writing Experience13%+1.35

Great pens to learn calligraphy

Writes well

even make your handwriting look so much nicer

Pen/Pencil Quality6%+0.46

A very useful selection of pens

Lovely set of pens at a reasonable price

Good quality pens

Return

0.7% Return rate 33% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall16%▅▂▅▅█▄

Does not work

2 of these pens did not work

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%█▅▄█▂▄

Product photo doesn't represent what's in the box

Not as described

Not as advertised

Quality-Overall11%▁▅█▁▃▇
Color9%▆█▇▅▅▄

colour disappointing

Very pale, almost pastel colours recieved instead

the colours are not as vibrant as advertised

Nib/Tip Quality7%▁▅▂▅▄█

the nibs of the pens have no shape in order to craft specific calligraphy styling

The pens are all felt tip, pointed, no flat ends, of different widths

FAQ

Common Calligraphy Pens questions

Answered from the same tracked data.