Apple Pencil just stopped working with my iPad.

Hi silverfoot66,

I'm sorry to hear that you're experiencing issues with your Apple Pencil.

To help resolve this, a good first step would be to unpair and repair your Apple Pencil. To do this, Open Settings > Bluetooth > Apple Pencil, then tap Forget This Device then Forget Device. After that, try reconnecting your Apple Pencil to your iPad. If you aren't sure how to do this, follow this Apple Support guide: Connect Apple Pencil with your iPad - Apple Support

If your Apple Pencil is still having issues, try restarting your iPad. If you aren't sure how, see this Apple Support guide: Restart your iPad - Apple Support

If after trying both of those troubleshooting steps, you're still having issues with your Apple Pencil, I'd advise you to reach out to Apple Support: iPad - Official Apple Support

Hope you find this helpful and that you have a wonderful rest of your day!

-Dallen

This support page may be helpful with re-pairing and use of the Pencil with your iPad:

Connect Apple Pencil with your iPad - Apple Support

If you continue to experience difficulties, here is one of the better troubleshooting guides:

https://appletoolbox.com/apple-pencil-not-working-heres-our-troubleshooting-guide/

Be aware that if your Pencil has been set-aside for an extended period, unused and uncharged, the Pencil battery may now be irretrievably damaged through deep discharge. In common with all Li-ion batteries, they must always have some level of charge.

The tiny internal Li-ion battery is susceptible to permanent/irreversible damage through being left discharged for long periods. Even some “new” pencils can exhibit signs of failure out-of-the-box if they are “old stock”. 

It is essential that if you have an Apple Pencil that you charge it regularly - whether used or not - so as to protect the battery from deep-discharge. Do not allow a pencil to remain in low-charge state for any period of time - as the internal battery will fail, rendering the Pencil useless. Setting aside an unused Pencil, for extended periods, is a recipe for premature death of the Pencil battery.

If the Pencil Battery has failed, the only remedy is to replace the Pencil. If the battery has failed and your pencil is within its one-year warranty, you should look to having it replaced by your retailer or at an Apple Store.

Gentle warming of the Pencil (such as placing on a hot water radiator), prior to attempting charging of the Pencil, can sometimes resurrect a Pencil battery.