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The nib has always been one of the most important parts of a fountain pen, and plays the final role of bringing the ink on paper. Fountain pens nibs derive from [[dipping nib]]s; the main difference is that being fountain pens much more expensive objects with their nibs continuously in contact with the ink, these were traditionally made of gold to have greater resistance to corrosion of the inks of the time (with different carats, although the most common remains the 14 carat, followed by the 18 carat).  

The nib (''nib'' in the Anglo-Saxon world) has always been one of the most important parts of a fountain pen, and plays the final role of bringing the ink on paper. Fountain pens nibs derive from [[dipping nib]]s; the main difference is that being fountain pens much more expensive objects with their nibs continuously in contact with the ink, these were traditionally made of gold to have greater resistance to corrosion of the inks of the time (with different carats, although the most common remains the 14 carat, followed by the 18 carat).

[[File:AikinLambertNib.jpg|thumb|Il pennino di una [[Aikin Lambert]] ]]

[[File:AikinLambertNib.jpg|thumb|Il pennino di una [[Aikin Lambert]] ]]