Why Quill Is Used?

A quill is a writing tool made from a moulted flight feather (preferably a primary wing-feather) of a large bird. Quills were used for writing with ink before the invention of the dip pen, the metal-nibbed pen, the fountain pen, and, eventually, the ballpoint pen.

What is quill used for?

A quill is a writing tool made from a moulted flight feather (preferably a primary wing-feather) of a large bird. Quills were used for writing with ink before the invention of the dip pen, the metal-nibbed pen, the fountain pen, and, eventually, the ballpoint pen.

When was quill used?

The famous quill pen first came into play around the 6th century A.D.–at the beginning of the Middle Ages. The quill was the mechanical pencil of its time—it was new technology that helped develop culture and writing as a whole.