PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nonwoven fabric enabling an absorbent article to have excellent concealability for a colored material such as excrement absorbed.MEANS: A nonwoven fabric comprises a region having a difference in height of 1 μm or more in the fiber surface. A high portion to make the difference in height has a length of 1 μm or more in the circumferential direction of fiber, and a width of 15 μm or less in the same direction as fiber length, occupying 30% or more of the fiber surface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2020,JPO&INPIT【課題】吸収性物品において、吸収される排泄物等の着色物に対する隠蔽性を優れたものとすることができる不織布を提供する。【手段】繊維表面に１μｍ以上の高低差を有する領域を備え、該高低差を構成する高部が、繊維の周方向に１μｍ以上の長さと、繊維長と同方向に１５μｍ以下の幅とを有し、繊維表面の３０％以上を占めている、不織布。【選択図】図１
