Patent ID: 7318990

Claim:
A toner comprising: toner particles comprising: a binder resin; and a colorant, wherein the toner particles have a weight average particle diameter of from 4 to 7 μm and a circle equivalent diameter of from 0.6 to 2.0 μm in an amount not greater than 5% by quantity, a particle diameter of from 3.17 to 4.00 μm in an amount of from 10 to 40% by quantity, a particle diameter of from 4.00 to 5.04 μm in an amount of from 20 to 40% by quantity, and a diameter not less than 12.7 μm in an amount of from 0 to 1.0% by weight, and wherein the toner particles satisfy the following relationship: 1.04 ≦D 4 /D 1≦1.30, wherein D 4 represents the weight average particle diameter and D 1 represents a number average particle diameter of the toner particles.