Patent ID: 8044114

Claim:
An ink for recording, comprising: a coloring agent; a water-dispersible resin; a wetting agent; a surfactant; and water, wherein a total solid content of the coloring agent and the water-dispersible resin is 10% by mass to 30% by mass with respect to a total mass of the ink, a ratio B/C is 0.1 to 1.6 where B is a solid content of the coloring agent in the ink, and C is a solid content of the water-dispersible resin in the ink, a viscosity of the ink is 5 mPa·s to 20 mPa·s at 25° C., and a surface tension of the ink is 35 mN/m or less, wherein the surfactant comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of a silicone surfactant and a fluorine surfactant, and the total content of the surfactant in the ink is 0.01% by mass to 5% by mass.