An electric shaver comprising: an outer blade that has a predetermined length and a predetermined width, and is configured to be brought into contact with the skin; and an inner blade that is disposed on the side opposite to the side where the outer blade is brought into contact with the skin and is displaced relative to the outer blade, wherein the outer blade has a plurality of slits that extend in the width direction of the outer blade and into which body hair is introduced, the slits being arranged at predetermined intervals in the length direction of the outer blade, each of the slits includes: a first slit portion positioned on the first end portion side of the outer blade in the width direction; a second slit portion positioned on the second end portion side of the outer blade in the width direction in a displaced manner from the first slit portion in the length direction of the outer blade; and a connecting slit portion connecting the first slit portion to the second slit portion, and a crosspiece extending in the width direction of the outer blade is formed along the slits between the slits disposed adjacently to each other in the length direction of the outer blade, the crosspiece is formed of a first crosspiece portion disposed adjacently to the first slit portions; a second crosspiece portion disposed adjacently to the second slit portions; and a connecting crosspiece portion disposed adjacently to the connecting slit portions and configured to connect the first crosspiece portion to the second crosspiece portion, the crosspiece has an outer surface disposed on the side where the crosspiece is brought into contact with the skin, an inner surface disposed on the side where the crosspiece faces the inner blade on the side opposite to the outer surface, and side surfaces which connect the outer surface to the inner surface, characterized in that the displacement width in the length direction of the outer blade between the first slit portion and the second slit portion is set equal to or larger than at least one of widths of connecting portions (311, 321) of the first slit portion and the second slit portion connected to the connecting slit portion; and a first hair lifting portion is formed on the edge portion of the connecting crosspiece portion on the outer surface side. an outer blade that has a predetermined length and a predetermined width, and is configured to be brought into contact with the skin; and an inner blade that is disposed on the side opposite to the side where the outer blade is brought into contact with the skin and is displaced relative to the outer blade, wherein the outer blade has a plurality of slits that extend in the width direction of the outer blade and into which body hair is introduced, the slits being arranged at predetermined intervals in the length direction of the outer blade, each of the slits includes: a first slit portion positioned on the first end portion side of the outer blade in the width direction; a second slit portion positioned on the second end portion side of the outer blade in the width direction in a displaced manner from the first slit portion in the length direction of the outer blade; and a connecting slit portion connecting the first slit portion to the second slit portion, and a crosspiece extending in the width direction of the outer blade is formed along the slits between the slits disposed adjacently to each other in the length direction of the outer blade, the crosspiece is formed of a first crosspiece portion disposed adjacently to the first slit portions; a second crosspiece portion disposed adjacently to the second slit portions; and a connecting crosspiece portion disposed adjacently to the connecting slit portions and configured to connect the first crosspiece portion to the second crosspiece portion, the crosspiece has an outer surface disposed on the side where the crosspiece is brought into contact with the skin, an inner surface disposed on the side where the crosspiece faces the inner blade on the side opposite to the outer surface, and side surfaces which connect the outer surface to the inner surface, characterized in that the displacement width in the length direction of the outer blade between the first slit portion and the second slit portion is set equal to or larger than at least one of widths of connecting portions (311, 321) of the first slit portion and the second slit portion connected to the connecting slit portion; and a first hair lifting portion is formed on the edge portion of the connecting crosspiece portion on the outer surface side.