No on a pencil stands for Number. It is a measure of hardness, similar to the HB scale.
HB stands for "hard black" and is a designation used to indicate the hardness and darkness of the graphite core in a pencil. The HB pencil is commonly used for general writing and drawing purposes.
An HB pencil is just a No. 2 Pencil HB stands for Hard Black
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.
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.
The easiest pencil to erase on the market is a mechanical pencil with HB lead.
hard black
its the HB graphite grading scale, for hardness and darkness of the graphite on paper. the higher the number, like a number 2 pencil, the harder the lead.
A No.2 pencil, but HB is softer and is used to create dark lines when drawing.
HB stands for hard black.