[Problem]Such an absorbent article is provided that has a highly spatial appearance, has high cushioning effect, has a minimized contact area with the skin, and is improved in retention of uneven emboss, so as to maintain continuously the uneven shape not only in a dry state but also upon absorption of a body fluid.[Means for Solution]In an absorbent article 1 containing an absorbent member 4 intervening between a liquid-permeable surface sheet 3 and a backside sheet 2, the surface sheet 3 is a multilayer sheet containing at least a nonwoven fabric layer 3A constituting a skin contact surface layer and a plastic film layer 3B that is laminated on the skin noncontact surface side remote from the nonwoven fabric layer 3A, the plastic film layer 3B contains a material having a melting point that is lower than that of the nonwoven fabric layer, and the surface sheet 3 has been embossed to an uneven shape containing a large number of elevated portions 7, 7 ... protruding outward under heating condition that is not lower than a melting point of the plastic film layer 3B and is lower than a melting point of the nonwoven fabric layer 3A, and has been subjected to formation of a large number of openings.
