# Stylus Randomly not Writing

**URL:** <https://community.frame.work/t/stylus-randomly-not-writing/85480>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Tags:** stylus-issues, framework-laptop-12-intel-13th\
**Created:** [October 16, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/stylus-randomly-not-writing/85480 "2026-10-16T16:46:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Emily\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@Emily\_Schwartz](https://community.frame.work/u/Emily_Schwartz)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/stylus-randomly-not-writing/85480/1 "2026-10-16T16:46:51Z")

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So I have my 12 laptop and the stylus, but randomly it will just not write properly. I don’t use an actual drawing application, it’s usually in the PDF editor. It will still click properly like a mouse would, an it hovers so it tracks fine. It just won’t draw/write. If I leave it alone for a while it works but it’s really frustrating when all I want to do is sign a document and I can’t.

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**Author:** ![Squiggler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/squiggler/32/50136_2.png) [@Squiggler](https://community.frame.work/u/Squiggler)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/stylus-randomly-not-writing/85480/2 "2026-10-16T18:19:26Z")

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Welcome to the forum.

Do you get the same in any other applications?

Have you charged the stylus recently?