Printing apparatus

A printing apparatus comprising:

• a printing medium holding unit configured to hold a printing medium;
• a first head including:
• a carriage configured to reciprocate in a scanning direction in a region facing the printing medium holding unit;
• and
• a first nozzle row being provided to the carriage, the first nozzle row in which a plurality of nozzles for ejecting a first liquid are arrayed in an intersecting direction intersecting with the scanning direction;
• and
• a suction unit being provided to the carriage and including a suction port configured to suck mist of the first liquid generated at the time of ejecting the first liquid from the first head, wherein
• the carriage includes a head holding plate configured to hold the first head and the suction unit while facing the printing medium holding unit,
• the head holding plate includes a first opening portion from which the first nozzle row is exposed and a second opening portion from which the suction port is exposed,
• the suction unit includes a suction nozzle provided with the suction port, and
• the suction nozzle is attachable to and detachable from the head holding plate.