Artists and draftsmen can use a variety of pencil leads in different hardnesses (e.g. H1, H2) and colors.
H=hard and B=black pencils are graded on how hard (therefore lighter line) or soft (therefore blacker line) they are an HB pencil is mid range between the 8H and the 8B.
No on a pencil stands for Number. It is a measure of hardness, similar to the HB scale.
The # is reference to the hardness of lead A number 2 pencil is averagely hard aka HB
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The number two in reference to a pencil denotes the relative hardness of the graphite or "lead" that is in the pencil, HB being softer and three being harder, etc.
Many pencils across the world and almost all in Europe are graded on the European system using a continuüm from "H" (for hardness) to "B" (for blackness), as well as "F" (for fine point). The standard writing pencil is graded HB.
An HB pencil is just a No. 2 Pencil HB stands for Hard Black
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I don't quite understand what you mean by HB-2 pencil but if you mean HB pencil / #2 Pencil it is not the softest pencil. Pencils scale from 9H to 9B, (HB in the middle) and 9B would the softest and darkest pencil there.
Hard Black pencil.
HB 2 pencil has a slightly softer lead than a regular HB pencil, which gives it darker markings. The "2" in HB 2 stands for the American grading system, while the regular HB is based on the European grading system. Both are commonly used for general writing and drawing.
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I don't quite understand what you mean by HB-2 pencil but if you mean HB pencil / #2 Pencil it is not the softest pencil. Pencils scale from 9H to 9B, (HB in the middle) and 9B would the softest and darkest pencil there.
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No on a pencil stands for Number. It is a measure of hardness, similar to the HB scale.
hard black
A No.2 pencil, but HB is softer and is used to create dark lines when drawing.
Pencils are made in various lengths. My HB pencil measures 7 inches.