摘要：

A recording ink which has excellent storage stability, is improved in delivery stability especially during continuous delivery or after delivery stopping, and can give a high-quality image reduced in ink running. The recording ink comprises a colorant, surfactant, penetrant, and antifoaming agent. It contains coarse particles with a particle diameter of 0.5 m or larger in an amount of 3.0 × 107 (per 5 L), and the proportion of particles with a particle diameter of 1 to 5 m, excluding 5 m, in those coarse particles is up to 1% by number. Preferred embodiments include: one in which the colorant comprises a pigment which has at least one hydrophilic group and is water-dispersible or water-soluble in the absence of a dispersant; one in which the surfactant comprises at least one member selected among polyoxyethylene alkyl ether surfactants and polyoxyethylene alkyl ether acetate surfactants; one in which the penetrant comprises at least either of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol and 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol; and one in which the antifoaming agent is one selected among silicone antifoaming agents.

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