Disclosed is a
printing ink for heat-sensitive
recording media, which is (A) or (B) below: (A) a heat-sensitive color-developing
printing ink containing a
leuco dye, a
color developer, a vinylpyrrolidone-
vinyl acetate copolymer, and a
solvent, wherein the
color developer is at least one selected from the group consisting of an N,N'-diaryl
urea-based compound represented by general formula (1) (in the formula, R0 represents a C1-12
alkyl group, a C7-12 aralkyl group, or a C6-12
aryl group. The aralkyl group and the
aryl group may be substituted with a C1-12
alkyl group, a C1-12
alkoxy group, a C6-12
aryl group, or a
halogen atom. A plurality of R0s may be the same or different. A1 represents a
hydrogen atom or a C1-4
alkyl group. A plurality of A1s may be the same or different.), a compound represented by general formula (2) (in the formula, R1 to R5 are the same or different, and represent a
hydrogen atom, a
halogen atom, a nitro group, an amino group, an alkyl group, an
alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an alkylcarbonyloxy group, an arylcarbonyloxy group, an alkylcarbonylamino group, an arylcarbonylamino group, an alkylsulfonylamino group, an arylsulfonylamino group, a monoalkylamino group, a dialkylamino group, or an arylamino group.), and 5-(N-3-methylphenyl-sulfonamide)-N',N''-bis-(3-methylphenyl)-
isophthalic acid diamide; and (B) a protective layer
printing ink for heat-sensitive
recording media, the protective layer printing ink containing an
adhesive, a slipperiness imparting agent, and a
solvent, wherein the
adhesive is a polyvinyl
acetal resin, and the slipperiness imparting agent is an
alkyl phosphate ester and / or a salt thereof.