Over a quarter inch longer than our regular Slim ballpens, if this pen were a dress it would be 'floor length'. The bands are touchable and of embedded Walnut wood particles. I can't decide if the fine acrylic looks like softly crushed velvet or deep pile fleece. In either case, it looks like microscopic lights are shining within the fabric. Truly a pen to remind us that life comes in phases, each with its own beauty.