Gillott 303 Nib

Great nib after u learn calligraphy

My favorite nib but requires a light touch

Gilliot 303 nib is one of my favorites. It makes beautiful hairlines and has the right flexibility to get a nice calligraphy contrast. A must-have for me.

WRITES VERY SMOOTHLY. BEAUTIFUL THIN UPSTROKES AND NOT TO THICK DOWNSTROKES

Love this nib for small x heights! Tried the 404 but found that it requires quite a bit of pressure to produce the thicker swells I prefer. As a result, the sharp tip would also pick up paper fibres. The 303 solves those problems and still has the benefits I found with the 404- great control, very thin hairlines and thick swells, perfect for small x heights - 3mm.

Excellent service! Quick delivery. Packaged well. Love the new nib. Will be ordering more from this business.

The Gillott 303 is one of my three go-to nibs. The other two are Hunt 101 and Hunt 22B

The person at John Neal was so helpful! It is great to be able to talk to someone on the phone!!!

The Gillott 303 can be somewhat tricky to work with, but it is probably one of the best Copperplate nibs out there if you can keep your hand light enough.

Joe Vitolo in his book Learn to Write Script in the Copperplate Style recommends this nib as very serviceable for Copperplate Script. For this script he writes: The nib must have a sufficiently flexible point to allow for the formation of shaded down strokes by applying downward pressure to the pen. It should also be sharp enough to allow for fine hairlines to contrast the shades. Other modern nibs he recommends for Copperplate-style scripts are the Leonardt Principal, Gillott 1068A, Hunt 22b, and Hunt 56.