America's No. 1 mechanical pencil also easily erases with the built-in white eraser, never needs sharpening, and has a handy colored pocket clip. Tweens and teens love BIC Color Cues mechanical pencils for therapeutic activities such as journaling and drawing, and they make school activities like standardized tests less stressful.3 full-length leads. Automatic push button advances lead. Equivalent write out to 2 1/2 wood case pencils. HB lead (#2).