The present invention provides a nonwoven fabric which has excellent visibility in the thickness direction. The present invention provides a nonwoven fabric 10 for absorbent articles, the nonwoven fabric 10 being formed of continuous fibers, while having a first direction, a second direction and a thickness direction, which are perpendicular to each other. This nonwoven fabric 10 for absorbent articles is provided with a plurality of ridge parts 12 which extend in the first direction and a plurality of groove parts 14 which extend in the first direction, while having a lower basis weight than the plurality of ridge parts 12; the plurality of ridge parts 12 and the plurality of groove parts 14 are alternately arranged in the second direction; and each one of the plurality of ridge parts 12 and each one the plurality of groove parts 14 have a plurality of bonded parts at which intersection points of the continuous fibers are thermally bonded.