# Pencil-Tip Dry Erase Markers?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-tip-dry-erase-markers/196126>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 19, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-tip-dry-erase-markers/196126 "2003-08-19T03:47:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pencil-tip-dry-erase-markers/196126/1 "2003-08-19T03:47:48Z")

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**Is** there such an animal?

I use a form on my job for patient assessment which I want to cut into square segments , have laminated and put on a ring to carry with me in the ER. This will save me time in that I can assess a patient that may be admitted to the hospital while they are still **in** ER.

The pen/marker needs to be fine enough to write on the laminate and stay until I wipe it off later.

I have seen _bullet_, _chisel_ and _fine_-tip markers on the net, but I really need one that acts like a pen or pencil. I know of the existence of grease pencils and perhaps those would be what I would need to use, but I didn’t know how quickly I could wipe it off the laminate.

Has anyone ever used a marker for such a purpose and do you have any advice?

Thanks,

Quasi