Viwoods Ceramic Stylus Review

This is my review of the Viwoods Ceramic Stylus, which was released in October 2025.

Physical features

The Viwoods Ceramic Stylus is 162mm in length and 16g in weight. And it has a shaft diameter of 9.4 mm.

These dimensions are all in the median average range when compared to other styluses (not too long/short, not too heavy/light etc.). However, I should note that the Ceramic Stylus is slightly longer than the original Viwoods stylus (but only by 6mm).

It is made from smooth(ish) plastic, but it is not as smooth as its predecessor – it has a more grainy texture that affords a much better grip when writing. This graininess appears to be the result of tiny specks of dark-grey polymer blended in with the lighter gray primary colouring of the shaft.

It is almost cylindrical, with one slightly flattened edge (to magnetically stick to the side of the tablet and prevent it rolling across the desk). On the flattened edge, near to the bottom of the shaft is a button, and on the top of the shaft is an eraser.

Stylus input technology

The Viwoods Ceramic Stylus uses Wacom EMR technology, which means that it does not need batteries or recharging. It also means that it is cross-compatible with other Wacom EMR tablets (read more about Stylus input technologies here)

Writing feel (on Viwoods tablets)

The ceramic nibs used on the Viwoods Ceramic Stylus feel quite smooth, which when combined with the equally smooth screen of the Viwoods tablets results in a writing experience that feels a bit too slick and frictionless. It’s a bit like guiding the pen tip over a polished surface, rather than the natural resistance you would get from real pen and paper.

The nib (being made of ceramics) is a lot harder, and sturdier than the one used on the original stylus – it does not bend at all. However, it is still spring-loaded, which causes it to retract into the shaft if a bit too much pressure is applied. I am somewhat heavy-handed when I’m writing, so pretty much every stroke causes the nib to move further inside the shaft, only popping back out again when I lift the stylus up.

On the plus side, the nib is very thin, aiding precision and exactness when writing.

There is very low latency, and pressure and tilt sensitivity have been implemented very well. What’s more is that you can adjust the sensitivity to your own preferences in the Viwoods tablet settings (not many e-ink tablet brands offer this functionality).

Writing feel (on other tablets)

On other EMR tablets, the Viwoods Ceramic Stylus works works okay, but (again) the tactile writing experience is very low-resistance and the nib retracts inside the shaft when too much pressure is applied.

I tested it on several Boox tablets, and the writing feel was pretty good, and the eraser worked fine. This was a similar case with the reMarkable 2 (newer reMarkable tablets use USI Active Pen, so are not compatible with the Viwoods stylus). However, I am not aware of any tests that have been carried out to assess the long-term effects of using ceramic nibs on regular e-ink screens. Potentially, the hardness of the nib could scratch/damage the screen with persistent use over months/years, however, my contact at Viwoods assured me that this shouldn’t happen:

“….the ceramic nib has been designed to ensure it won’t easily scratch the screen. The existing Viwoods screen is robust enough, so a screen protector is not required.”

Supernote tablets have been using pens with ceramic nibs for years, but they also have a patented self-healing screen protector (FeelWrite2) to prevent the screen being damaged. However, when using the Viwoods ceramic stylus on my Supernote Manta, I found the writing experience to be a bit ‘sticky‘. ‘Sticky‘ probably isn’t the best word to use because there is no actual bond, but there seems to be changes in friction when the direction of a stroke changes or the nib leaves the screen’s surface, which is quite off-putting.

It is worth noting that the side button cannot be configured to do anything other than erase (Boox/reMarkable do not have this option in their software, and customizing it in the software of other brands doesn’t do anything).

On the Kindle Scribe, I couldn’t get the Viwoods Ceramic Stylus to work at all for writing (although the eraser and side button worked fine)

Verdict

The Viwoods Ceramic Stylus addresses many of the issues I had with it’s predecessor, whilst retaining its better characteristics. In addition, the ceramic nib is much thinner and feels more precise – and has the added advantage that the nibs will not wear down, so never need replacing.

It feels nicely balanced and the addition of a little texture to the shaft provides a decent grip.

The nib is rigid and does not bend, however, it still retracts into the shaft when too much pressure is applied. Personally, I found that it retracts far too easily (which made the writing experience a little unpleasant), and I would prefer that the spring to be tighter so that more pressure is needed for the nib to move up and down (as is the case with Supernote’s ceramic styluses). However, I also appreciate that this may be by design – Viwoods tablets do not have Supernote’s screen protector, so they may have had to allow more ‘give‘ in the nib to prevent potential screen damage.

One of the other properties of ceramic nibs is that they are smoother than those made of polymers, which makes the pen glide across the surface of the screen with too much ease – there is very little resistance. Again, Supernote (the pioneers of ceramic nibs with e-ink tablets) have overcome this problem with their patented screen protector, which provides the required friction. Unfortunately, the smooth screen of Viwoods tablets combined with the smoothness of the ceramic nib means that writing felt (to me) to be a bit too slick.

My biggest bugbear (by far) with the original Viwoods stylus was the incessant rattling whilst I was writing. I’m pleased to report that this earsore has been almost completely eradicated with the new ceramic stylus (there is a very slight rattle, but you can only hear it when you shake the stylus, not whilst writing).

My only other gripe is something that is subjective to myself, and that is the button on the shaft. In general, I don’t like buttons on a stylus’ shaft because I am always inadvertently activating them, which interrupts my writing flow. This is perhaps due to my rather heavy writing style, and I can appreciate that there are probably more people that will find the side button a great convenience rather than a burden.

Overall, the Viwoods Ceramic Stylus is pretty good, but a little too irksome for me to want to use it regularly. However, this may be because I am quite a heavy writer, so I feel that users with a much lighter writing style might not encounter the same issues as I did, or wouldn’t be bothered by them as much (e.g. nib retracting, low friction, inadvertent activation of the side button).

Buying options

The Viwoods Ceramic Stylus can be purchased directly from Viwoods when it is released sometime in October 2025.

Stylus Specs

Below are the specs for the Viwoods Ceramic Stylus.

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