The present invention provides an absorbent article in which the wearing direction can be recognized by tactile sense and the uncomfortable feeling during wearing is reduced. A substantially planar absorbent article having an absorbent body, and having a deployable box structure in at least one of front and rear end regions, wherein the box structure has a central portion. And a side part connected to each side of the central part via a connecting part and disposed on the skin-facing surface side of the central part, and provided with an identifier that can be identified by tactile sense in the central part ing. [Selection] Figure 1【課題】装着する向きが触覚によって認識可能であり、且つ装着中の違和感を低減した吸収性物品を提供する。【解決手段】吸収体を備えた略平面状の吸収性物品であって、前方及び後方の端部領域の少なくとも一方に、展開可能な箱襞構造を有し、前記箱襞構造は、中央部と、前記中央部の各側方に接続部を介して接続され且つ前記中央部の肌対向面側に配置された側部とを備え、前記中央部に、触覚により識別可能な識別体を備えている。【選択図】図１
