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What does HB on pencils stand for?

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HB refers to the hardness of the pencil. In the scale H is used for harder pencils (H for hard) HH HHH HHHH all get progressively harder, and B (the B stands for black) BB BBB BBBB get progressively softer.

HB pencils (#2 on the US pencil-hardness scale) are right in the middle, so the HB stands for Hard Black.

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