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Oct 27 · 42.22 pre-release: ladders and crowbar break-insOct 23 · First-person mods are not officially supportedOct 21 · The Indie Stone on Java mods: download responsiblySep 28 · Build 42.21 Stable: zombie duplication fixesAug 26 · Security fixes on every branchAug 17 · Servers now handle up to 254 playersJul 29 · Build 42 goes Stable

Items that count as pen

In Project Zomboid Build 42, 6 items carry the base:pen tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any pen" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.

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Items with this tag

Item	Category	Weight
Crayons	Junk	0.4
Fountain Pen	Memento	0.2
Marker - Black	Household	0.2
Multi-Color Pen	Household Weapon	0.2
Pen - Black	Household Weapon	0.1
Pen - Spiffo	Memento	0.2

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Recipes that use it

Recipes that accept any item with this tag:

Make Blank ID

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Quick answers

Which items count as pen in Project Zomboid?

6 items: Crayons, Fountain Pen, Marker - Black, Multi-Color Pen, Pen - Black, Pen - Spiffo.

What is the pen tag used for?

It is used by 1 crafting recipes, including Make Blank ID.

Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.