Printing apparatus

A printing apparatus, comprising:

• a conveyor configured to convey a recording medium in a conveying direction;
• a liquid ejection head comprising a plurality of nozzles, the plurality of nozzles being arranged along the conveying direction to form a nozzle array;
• a contact part configured to contact a surface of the recording medium that faces the liquid ejection head at a position upstream with regard to the conveying direction from a nozzle located at a most upstream position among the plurality of nozzles that form the nozzle array;
• and
• a controller configured to control the conveyor and the liquid ejection head,
• wherein the controller controls the conveyor and the liquid ejection head to print an image on the recording medium in a margined print mode, in which a margin is reserved in a part of a rim of an upstream side of the recording medium with regard to the conveying direction, the margin having a length along the conveying direction being equal to or larger than a predetermined minimum margin length;
• and
• wherein the contact part is arranged at a position spaced apart from the nozzle at the most upstream position with regard to the conveying direction among the plurality of nozzles that form the nozzle array for a distance shorter than the minimum margin length.