A straddled vehicle comprising: a seat; a cover at least partly disposed below the seat with regard to a vehicle up-down direction; an engine disposed in the cover; a footboard disposed in front of the cover with regard to the vehicle front-rear direction, wherein the cover includes a first side surface extending upward from the footboard with regard to the vehicle up-down direction, the first side surface includes a first recess recessed laterally inward of the cover with regard to a vehicle left-right direction, the first recess is disposed adjacent to the footboard, the first recess overlaps the engine as seen in a vehicle side view, the cover includes a second side surface located opposite to the first side surface, the second side surface extends upward from the footboard with regard to the vehicle up-down direction, the second side surface includes a second recess recessed laterally inward of the cover with regard to the vehicle left-right direction, the second recess is disposed adjacent to the footboard, and the second recess overlaps the engine as seen in the vehicle side view, characterized in that the first side surface includes a first lower edge inclined forward with regard to the vehicle front-rear direction and laterally inward with regard to the vehicle left-right direction, the footboard includes a first flat surface extending forward with regard to the vehicle front-rear direction from a laterally outside of the first lower edge, and the first recess is disposed adjacent to the first flat surface, and the first recess has a shape that is configured to fit a heel of a rider's shoe placed on the first flat surface, wherein the second side surface includes a second lower edge inclined forward and laterally inward with regard to the vehicle left-right direction, the footboard includes a second flat surface extending forward with regard to the vehicle front-rear direction from a laterally outside of the second lower edge, and the second recess is disposed adjacent to the second flat surface. a seat; a cover at least partly disposed below the seat with regard to a vehicle up-down direction; an engine disposed in the cover; a footboard disposed in front of the cover with regard to the vehicle front-rear direction, wherein the cover includes a first side surface extending upward from the footboard with regard to the vehicle up-down direction, the first side surface includes a first recess recessed laterally inward of the cover with regard to a vehicle left-right direction, the first recess is disposed adjacent to the footboard, the first recess overlaps the engine as seen in a vehicle side view, the cover includes a second side surface located opposite to the first side surface, the second side surface extends upward from the footboard with regard to the vehicle up-down direction, the second side surface includes a second recess recessed laterally inward of the cover with regard to the vehicle left-right direction, the second recess is disposed adjacent to the footboard, and the second recess overlaps the engine as seen in the vehicle side view, characterized in that the first side surface includes a first lower edge inclined forward with regard to the vehicle front-rear direction and laterally inward with regard to the vehicle left-right direction, the footboard includes a first flat surface extending forward with regard to the vehicle front-rear direction from a laterally outside of the first lower edge, and the first recess is disposed adjacent to the first flat surface, and the first recess has a shape that is configured to fit a heel of a rider's shoe placed on the first flat surface, wherein the second side surface includes a second lower edge inclined forward and laterally inward with regard to the vehicle left-right direction, the footboard includes a second flat surface extending forward with regard to the vehicle front-rear direction from a laterally outside of the second lower edge, and the second recess is disposed adjacent to the second flat surface.