A disposable diaper utilizing graphics to visually confirm whether the waist elastics are properly cut or cut off. A disposable diaper (1) has a skin-facing side and a non-skin-facing side defining front and rear waist members (6, 7), and includes an inner sheet (41) lying on the skin-facing side, an outer sheet (42) lying on the non-skin-facing side, waist elastics (44) interposed between the inner and outer sheets (41, 42) and extending under tension in a transverse direction (X) of the front and rear waist members (6, 7), front and rear inelastic regions (61, 62) in which none of the waist elastics (44) is present and graphic sheets (51, 52) having graphics (54, 55) adapted to be visually recognized through the outer sheet (42). End portions (44a) of the waist elastics (44) interposed between the graphic sheets (51, 52) and the outer sheet (42) extend from the outside of the graphic sheets (51, 52) across opposite side edges (51a, 51b) of the respective graphic sheets (51, 52) over the respective graphic sheets (51, 52).
