Thermal head and thermal printer

The invention provides a thermal head and a thermal printer. The thermal head (X1) includes a head base having a substrate (7) and a plurality of heat generating parts (9) provided on the substrate (7), a connecting member (5) that connects the head base and an external member via a connecting part (6), and a first covering member (12) to cover a connecting part (3), wherein the first covering member (12) has a plurality of projections (12a) arranged on the upper surface thereof at predetermined intervals in the main scanning direction. 本发明提供种热敏头以及热敏打印机。热敏头(X1)具备：头基体，其具有基板(7)以及设在基板(7)上的多个发热部(9)；连接构件(5)，其将头基体与外部经由连接部(6)连接；以及第覆盖构件(12)，其用于覆盖连接部(3)，第覆盖构件(12)在上表面具有沿主扫描方向隔开规定间隔配置的多个凸部(12a)。