LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE

A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element; a first lead including a die pad portion at its one end portion, the light emitting element being bonded to the die pad portion; a second lead with its one end portion being opposed to the one end portion of the first lead; and a resin molded body including a recess with at least part of the die pad portion being exposed to the bottom thereof so that emission light from the light emitting element can be emitted upward, a lower surface with at least part of the lower surface of the first lead and at least part of the lower surface of the second lead being exposed thereto, and a lateral surface with at least part of the lateral surface of the die pad portion being exposed thereto, the resin molded body embedding the first lead and the second lead so that the other end portion of the first lead and the other end portion of the second lead are projected in directions opposite to each other. The at least part of the lateral surface of the die pad portion which is exposed is located on a first plane which is generally coplanar with the lateral surface of the other end portion of the first lead and the lateral surface of the other end portion of the second lead.