An electrostatic chuck includes: a base body; an electrode formed on the base body and generating coulomb force; and a dielectric layer formed on the base body and electrode, having a plurality of projections on a first main face on the side supporting a substrate attracted by the coulomb force, and supporting the substrate on the upper surfaces of these projections. The projections are arranged at substantially uniform intervals. The surface roughness (Ra) of the projection upper faces is 0.5 μm or smaller. The height of the projections is 5 to 20 μm. The relation A1/2×B2>200 is satisfied where A (number/100 cm2) is the number of the projections per unit area of 100 cm2 in the first main face, and B (μm) is the height of the projections.