A liquid ejecting head includes a plurality of head bodies each having a nozzle plate, a flow channel forming substrate having a plurality of pressure generating chambers that communicate with the plurality of nozzles and a manifold that communicates with the plurality of pressure generating chambers, and pressure generating, and a fixation plate having an exposure aperture formed so that the plurality of nozzles are exposed therethrough and on which the plurality of head bodies are fixedly positioned, wherein the edges of the exposure aperture formed on the fixation plate are located in a region opposite the manifold, and a depression is formed on a side of the fixation plate facing the nozzle plate by depressing the edges of the exposure aperture in the region opposite the manifold.