What is an Apple Pencil used for?

Apple Pencil sets the standard for how drawing, note‑taking, and marking up documents should feel — intuitive, precise, and magical. All with imperceptible lag, pixel‑perfect precision, tilt and pressure sensitivity, and support for palm rejection. Incredibly easy to use and ready when inspiration strikes.
The Apple Pencil is used instead of a finger for precision tasks like writing and sketching, and it can also be used for navigating through the operating system. It's excellent for drawings, art creation, note-taking, and similar tasks because it's precise, has palm rejection, and offers pressure and tilt sensitivity.
The original Apple Pencil has a glossy plastic finish in the style of AirPods. The Pencil 2, meanwhile, has a matte finish that's much more resistant to grease and fingerprints. It feels, more than anything, like a real wooden pencil, which makes it that much more pleasant to use.
Apple Pencil sets the standard for how drawing, note‑taking, and marking up documents should feel — intuitive, precise, and magical. All with imperceptible lag, pixel‑perfect precision, tilt and pressure sensitivity, and support for palm rejection. Incredibly easy to use and ready when inspiration strikes.
You can write a note with your Apple Pencil in Notes and other apps. With iOS 14 and later, you can write with your Apple Pencil in any text field. * You can convert your handwriting to text. And you can use a handwritten phone number, date, or address as if you had typed it
The Apple pencil, in many ways, is superior to any other stylus available on the market. The unrivalled connectivity paired with class-leading features sets the Apple pencil leagues apart from all other pens. Availability of tips and 
Use Apple Pencil to enter text in Notes
In the Markup toolbar, tap the Handwriting tool (to the left of the pen). Write with Apple Pencil, and Scribble automatically converts your handwriting into typed text.