Ink-jet recording apparatus

An ink jet recording apparatus which jets ink droplets onto a recording medium, comprising;

• a pair of first rollers which transports the recording medium in a transporting direction;
• a platen which is arranged at a downstream side of the transporting direction with respect to the pair of first rollers and which supports the recording medium from below;
• a pair of second rollers which is arranged at the downstream side of the transporting direction with respect to the platen and which transports the recording medium in the transporting direction;
• a recording head which is arranged to be face the platen and which jets the ink droplets onto the recording medium which has been supported by the platen;
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• a guide mechanism which has a guide member arranged between the platen and the pair of second rollers and having a guide surface which supports the recording medium from below, and which changes an attitude of the guide member between a first attitude in which a front end of the recording medium is guided to a nipping position of the pair of second rollers, and a second attitude in which the front end of the recording medium is guided to a lower position than the nipping position, based on a position of the recording medium in the transporting direction.