The reed pen in iPadOS 26 is not just a stylistic choice, but a tool for the Apple Pencil that opens it up to write Arabic scripts. And, it works great.

Apple is working on an advanced bi-directional keyboard for switching between Arabic and English and a virtual reed calligraphy pen for Apple Pencil users.

An Arabic reed pen, or qalam, is a traditional writing tool used in Islamic calligraphy, known for its ability to create elegant, flowing strokes with varying thickness.

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According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company is working on a bi-directional Arabic-English keyboard and a virtual reed calligraphy pen for the Apple Pencil.

In his recent Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple is looking to offer a new capability with the Apple Pencil: support for a “virtual reed calligraphy pen” that ...

The new reed pen would help users use the virtual stylus to digitally write in complicated Arabic script, recreating works of artistic calligraphy.

Editor's note: Chinese calligraphy is the artistic practice of writing Chinese characters using a brush and ink. Celebrated for its aesthetic beauty and cultural depth, Chinese calligraphy is not ...

You’ve taken your Taylor knowledge to extremes. You’ve studied her lyrics, from the Quill Pen to the Fountain Pen to the Glitter Gel Pen. You’ve cracked her most cryptic and Machiavellian codes.

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Taylor’s own definition of this less adult songwriting style sums it up best; “Glitter Gel Pen lyrics don’t care if you don’t take them seriously because they don’t take themselves seriously. Glitter ...