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Apple Pencil Pro

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Overview

The Apple Pencil Pro is Apple's flagship active stylus for iPad, introduced in May 2024 as the successor to the second-generation Apple Pencil. It adds a squeeze-sensitive barrel with a custom haptic engine, a gyroscope-driven barrel roll gesture for rotating shaped tools, and Find My tracking, alongside pixel-perfect precision, tilt, and near-zero latency. It magnetically attaches, pairs, and charges on the side of supported iPad Pro, iPad Air, and iPad mini models, and remains the top premium stylus pick in 2026 for iPad users.

Key Highlights

  • Squeeze gesture — squeeze the barrel to bring up a tool palette for quickly switching tools, line weights, and colors without touching the screen
  • Barrel roll — built-in gyroscope lets you rotate the pencil for precise control of shaped pen and brush tools, ideal for calligraphy-style strokes
  • Haptic feedback — a custom haptic engine gives a light pulse confirming squeeze and double-tap actions, with support for Smart Shape snapping feedback
  • Apple Pencil hover — preview exactly where the pencil will touch down and see a virtual shadow of your tool before drawing (on supported iPad Pro/Air/mini models)
  • Find My integration — locate a misplaced Apple Pencil Pro from the Find My app, plus low-latency writing, tilt shading, and magnetic wireless charging

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Technical Specifications

Brand Apple
Model Apple Pencil Pro
Pressure Sensitivity Not disclosed (integrated force sensor — Apple does not publish a level count)
Tilt Support Yes, tilt for shading and other effects
Buttons 0
Button Config No physical buttons — gesture controls: double-tap to switch tools/erase, squeeze to open tool palette, barrel roll to rotate shaped tools
Technology Active stylus with integrated force sensor, gyroscope (barrel roll), custom haptic engine, and squeeze sensors; magnetic attach/pair/charge
Nib Types Replaceable Apple Pencil tips (sold separately, 4-pack)
Customization Customizable double-tap and squeeze gestures per-app; Find My integration for locating a misplaced pencil
Compatibility iPad Pro 13-inch (M5, M4), iPad Pro 11-inch (M5, M4), iPad Air 13-inch (M4, M3, M2), iPad Air 11-inch (M4, M3, M2), iPad mini (A17 Pro); Apple Pencil hover requires iPad Pro (M4/M5), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th gen), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th gen), iPad Air (M2/M3), or iPad mini (A17 Pro)
Weight 19.15 g (0.68 oz)
Color White with dark gray accents
Connectivity Bluetooth (pairing, Find My, gesture data)
Dimensions 166 mm (6.53 in) length x 8.9 mm (0.35 in) diameter
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