Stylus

It is possible to write Braille by hand using a slate and a stylus.

Many devices with resistive touchscreens also include a stylus for more precise pointing.

A simple plastic stylus won't work on a smartphone's capacitive touchscreen. You need a capacitive or active stylus instead.

Paul wrote hi with his stylus.

[T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD.

But that tactic may have older roots than we thought; archaeologists have discovered an iron stylus in London, complete with an inscribed joke, that dates back nearly 2,000 years. Of 200 styluses found at a site under Bloomberg’s new European headquarters, only one – dating back to around 70 A.D. – had a message inscribed onto it.

Use the stylus to scroll up and down the list or flip through the pages left and right.

It’s the cheapest stylus Apple’s released yet, but you’ll need a USB-C iPad to use it.