To provide a pen tip that can enhance its color brilliance and color distinctiveness as well as providing a writing tool having the pen tip. A pen tip A of the present invention is a pen tip equipped with a pen core 20 containing a concealing material, and is characterized in that the pen core has the lightness (L* value) of 80 or higher in the L*a*b* (CIELAB) color system. The writing tool, for example, includes a retention body 10 having a visible part allowing visual recognition of the writing direction and the pen tip A having the above configuration and attached with the retention body 10.