Document feeder and image forming apparatus

A document feeder comprising:

• a document placement section where a plurality of documents can be placed;
• a document conveyance path that conveys documents placed on the document placement section;
• a paper feeder that feeds the documents placed on the document placement section to the document conveyance path;
• a cover that covers side surfaces of the document conveyance path and the paper feeder in a direction orthogonal to a document conveyance direction;
• and
• a notifier that notifies information on the document placement section,
• wherein the cover has a first side surface disposed along the document conveyance direction and a second side surface disposed from an end of the first side surface on the paper feeder side toward the document placement section,
• wherein the notifier includes a displayer that displays the information by light,
• wherein the displayer includes a first displayer disposed on the first side surface and a second displayer disposed on the second side surface toward the document placement section, and
• wherein the first displayer and the second displayer each have a horizontal length that is longer than a vertical length.