Provided is an absorbent article (1) comprising: an absorbent body (10) that comprises liquid-absorbent fibers and a liquid-permeable sheet (20) covering the absorbent body (10) from the skin side in the thickness direction. The absorbent body comprises, in the central part thereof in the width direction, one linear guide section (15) that follows the lengthwise direction and that serves to guide folding of the absorbent body (10) on the skin side. The absorbent body (10) comprises a plurality of dot-shaped compressed sections (ED10) on both sides of the linear guide section (15) in the width direction. The linear guide section (15) is provided with a recessed part on at least one of the skin side and the non-skin side, and the concentration of the liquid-absorbent fibers is greater in the central part of said linear guide section (15) than in the edges in the width direction. The individual dot-shaped compressed sections (ED10) are provided with a recessed part on at least one of the skin side and the non-skin side, and the concentration of the liquid-absorbent fibers is greater in the central part of said dot-shaped compressed sections (ED10) than in the edges in the width direction. A central position (c15) in the thickness direction of the central part of the linear guide section (15) is positioned further to the skin side than a central position (bED10) in the thickness direction of the central part of the dot-shaped compressed sections (ED10).Linvention concerne un article absorbant (1) comprenant : un corps absorbant (10) qui comprend des fibres dabsorption de liquide et une feuille perméable aux liquides (20) recouvrant le corps absorbant (10) depuis le côté peau dans la direction dépaisseur. Le corps absorbant comprend, dans la partie centrale de ce dernier dans la direction de largeur, une section de guidage linéaire (15) qui suit la direction longitudinale et qui sert à guider le pliage du corps absorbant (10) sur le côté peau. Le corps absorbant (10) com
