Compact printing device with means for maintaining distance between print head and print medium

A compact printing device for printing images based on inputted image data at a desired position on a print medium when scanned by a user, in a scanning direction, over the desired position of the print medium, the compact printing device comprising:

• a body having a lower end confronting the print medium during printing, the lower end having an end surface area consisting of a first region and a second region opposite each other with respect to a second direction perpendicular to the scanning direction, wherein the first region is exclusively to one side of the second region and the second region is exclusively to one side of the first region and wherein the first region is closer to the user than the second region in the second direction;
• a print unit that prints images on the print medium based on the inputted image data, the print unit being provided at the lower end of the body in the first region;
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• a distance maintenance member that maintains a set distance between the print unit and the desired position on the print medium, the distance maintenance member being rotatably supported on opposite sides at the lower end of the body within the second region of the end surface area, whereby the distance maintenance member does not obstruct a user's view of the print unit.