THERE IS PROVIDED BY THE PRESENT INVENTION A SPUNBONDED NONWOVEN FABRIC WHICH IS FORMED FROM FIBERS COMPRISING A PROPYLENE-BASED POLYMER AND HAS MFR OF 65 TO 150 G/10 MIN AND A FINENESS OF 0.01 TO 1.5 DENIERS, WHEREIN THE BASIS WEIGHT IS IN THE RANGE OF 5 TO 40 G/M2 AND THE EMBOSSED AREA RATIO IS IN THE RANGE OF 6.5 TO 25%.