It is intended to provide an absorbent article wherein high-density areas formed in an absorbent are provided inside in the width direction with respect to grooves at least formed on the surface sheet so as to establish excellent performance of shielding menstrual blood having been absorbed by the absorbent. A sanitary napkin (1) which comprises a pair of first pressed grooves (5, 5) being formed so as to extend along the longitudinal direction (Y) on an absorbent (4) and having high-density areas (5a) continuously or intermittently formed in the longitudinal direction (Y) and a pair of second pressed grooves (6, 6) being formed so as to extend along the longitudinal direction (Y) at least on a front face sheet (2), wherein the first pressed grooves (5, 5) are formed in the both sides of a center line (CL) bisecting the sanitary napkin (1) along the width direction (X) while the second pressed grooves (6, 6) are formed outside the first pressed grooves (5, 5) along the width direction (X).
