Happy Pride Month! I love creating my yearly pen rainbow. This year, I chose the progress flag designed by Daniel Quasar to match. I didn’t choose the newer, intersex pride flag because I couldn’t figure out how to represent the purple circle on a yellow background with a pen. This also means I get to choose some additional pens for the colors in the arrow.
You can also check out my 2024 rainbow, 2025 rainbow, and 2025 bi flag matches.
Matching the progress flag means I have two “sections” to match. Following the left-to-right, top-to-bottom reading order, let’s start with the “progress arrow.”
“Progress Arrow”
In case you aren’t familiar with the progress flag, the arrow includes the white, pink, and blue of the transgender flag; the brown stripe to represent people of color; and the black stripe to represent those lost during the AIDS crisis.
White
Woodshed Pen Co Nordic Snow
Pink
Teals Gold Sakura
Pale Blue
TWSBI Mini Blue
Brown
Platinum Izumo Tagayasan Matte
Black
Lamy 2000 Makrolon
Rainbow
The rainbow on the progress flag is the same rainbow as the well-known pride flag first introduced in 1979. Each color has its own meaning: red: life; orange: healing; yellow: sunlight; green: nature; blue: serenity; and violet: spirit.
Red
Orange
Kaweco Collection Sport Apricot Pearl
Yellow
Pelikan m640 Sahara
Green
Nahvalur Nautilus Fountain Pen Day 2025
Blue
Sailor Pro Gear Slim Blue Dwarf
Purple
Benu Talisman Lavender
The Flag
What do you think of this year’s pen rainbow? Which year’s rainbow do you prefer? Let me know in the comments! I’d love to hear from you.
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