STABILO Point 88 Pine Green Fineliner: 0.4mm Box of 10

The STABILO Point 88 Fineliner in Pine Green is a 0.4mm fibre-tip pen sold in a box of 10, built around a metal-enclosed tip for a long lifespan. It suits offices, classrooms and hospital wards that need a fine, consistent line for annotation, marking and form-filling.

What makes the STABILO Point 88 different from a standard fineliner?

Three things separate it from a budget fibre-tip pen. The tip is enclosed in metal, so it resists splaying under pressure and holds its 0.4mm line width over a long working life. The pen has a long cap-off time, meaning it survives being left uncapped on a desk mid-task. And STABILO describes the Point 88 as Europe's number one fineliner — a volume position that reflects how widely it is standardised across schools and workplaces.

The barrel is plastic and the nib is fibre. Pine Green sits in the darker, more muted end of the Point 88 colour range, which makes it readable on white paper without being as visually loud as a red or orange.

Why a 0.4mm line width matters

A 0.4mm line is fine enough to write between the lines of a ruled ledger or a pre-printed form, but dark enough to scan and photocopy cleanly. That balance is why fineliners in this width dominate paperwork-heavy environments.

For an office, it means margin notes on a printed contract stay legible when the document is re-scanned. For a school, it means a student can annotate a worksheet without the ink swallowing the printed text underneath. For a hospital, it means entries on a ward whiteboard planner sheet or an observation form remain readable at a glance.

Features and specifications at a glance

• Line width: 0.4mm
• Nib type: fibre
• Metal-enclosed tip for a long lifespan
• Long cap-off time
• Barrel: plastic
• Colour: Pine Green
• Supplied as a box of 10 (SKU 0350610)

Buying by the box of 10 is the practical unit for any team that shares pens. One box stocks a small office stationery cupboard, a classroom pen tray, or a nurses' station drawer without repeat ordering every few weeks.

How is the Point 88 used in offices, classrooms and hospitals?

Office use. Fineliners in a distinct colour are useful for review workflows. Assign Pine Green to one reviewer so their comments on a printed draft are instantly attributable, separate from the black of the original print and the blue or red of another reviewer. The 0.4mm width keeps comments compact in narrow margins.

Classroom use. Teachers commonly reserve a non-red colour for encouraging feedback and corrections that shouldn't read as harsh. Pine Green is dark enough to stand out on a student's work but reads as calmer than red. For students, a 0.4mm fineliner is the standard choice for labelled diagrams in science and geography, where a broad nib blurs small annotations.

Hospital and clinical admin use. Wards run on paper as well as screens: handover sheets, ward planning boards, roster amendments, and patient education handouts. A colour-coded fineliner system helps here — one colour per shift or per category of note — and the long cap-off time is genuinely useful when a pen gets put down mid-task and picked up again ten minutes later. Note this is general stationery for administrative use; it is not a medical device and makes no clinical claims.

Tips for getting the most out of a box of fineliners

Set a colour convention before you distribute the box. Colour coding only saves time if everyone reads it the same way — write the key on a card and tape it inside the cupboard door or above the workstation.

Store fineliners horizontally rather than nib-down in a pot. Fibre nibs feed consistently either way, but horizontal storage avoids ink pooling at the tip and reduces the chance of a heavy first stroke.

Cap firmly at the end of a shift. The long cap-off time covers you during the working day; it isn't a reason to leave a pen uncapped overnight.

Frequently asked questions

What line width is the STABILO Point 88?

The STABILO Point 88 writes a 0.4mm line. That is a fine width suited to form-filling, margin notes and labelled diagrams.

How many pens come in a box?

This Pine Green Point 88 is supplied as a box of 10 pens, SKU 0350610.

Does the tip wear down quickly?

The Point 88 uses a metal-enclosed tip designed for a long lifespan, which protects the fibre nib from splaying under normal writing pressure.

What happens if the pen is left uncapped?

The Point 88 has a long cap-off time, so it tolerates being left uncapped during a task. It should still be capped when you finish for the day.

Where to buy the STABILO Point 88 Pine Green

You can order the STABILO Point 88 Fineliner Pine Green box of 10 direct from The Stationery Store. If you're building out a colour-coded set, browse the full fineliners range or the wider pens category to match widths and colours across your team. Full manufacturer specifications are available from ACCO Brands Australia.