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title: "Do the regular iPad models support pen input? Which ones?"  
description: "Do the regular iPad models support pen input? Which ones?"  
author: "Kalin"  
published: 2022-05-17  
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category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "ipad"]  
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# Do the regular iPad models support pen input? Which ones?

Do the [regular iPad](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97411/how-do-you-connect-a-regular-ipad-to-a-television-or-projector-to-display-photos-or-video) [models](https://www.mindstick.com/news/3635/microsoft-s-latest-launch-phi-2-small-language-model) [support](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82686/benefits-and-features-of-salesforce-support) pen [input](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1546/html5-input-elements)? Which ones?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

![Do the regular iPad models support pen input? Which ones?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/8b88cb7b-5b85-42f1-a8f3-b1330ca0ce2b/images/d24afc1d-0cf2-4f5f-97de-22d5c72a5b68.jpeg)\

- The [**Apple**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97374/how-to-clear-the-cache-on-an-ipad) Pencil is an iPad-compatible stylus designed by Apple. The Apple Pencil gets its name from its similarity to a standard pencil, although with an Apple-esque aesthetic.
- Apple Pencil is compatible with every iPad model that Apple presently sells. The only current iPad that works with the first-generation Apple Pencil is the entry-level iPad. The second-generation Apple Pencil is compatible with the iPad Air 5, iPad mini 6, and iPad Pro 2021 models.
- **Pen input** is now standard on all iPad devices. The iPad was designed to allow finger-based multitouch input from the start, although there were several styli available for the iPad even back then, like the once-popular Pogo Stylus that imitated a slim finger.
- The original Apple Pencil (A1603, MK0C2AM/A) is supported with full-size iPad models from the iPad 6th Gen, 7th Gen, 8th Gen, and current 9th Gen lines.

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