The No.2 pencil, on the other hand, is like the Goldilocks of pencils. It’s just right. It fills in the circle completely, with a nice rich mark, but can still be easily erased and doesn’t ...

The No. 2 pencil could be called the Goldilocks of pencils, because it's not too soft and not too hard, making it the preferred choice on that school supply list.

No. 1 pencils were the darkest; No. 2 were the second darkest, and so on. Today, that scale includes 21 different grades, but No. 2 pencils are still the ultimate “tweener” pencil: ...

The No. 2 pencil — or its equivalent — is one of the most common pencils in the world. Numbers are used to classify grades of pencils in the United States, while both numbers and letters ...