Shadow-mask type color cathode-ray tube

1. Field of the Invention A color CRT equipped with a slot type shadow mask is provided, which enables to reduce the moire phenomenon without deteriorating its vertical resolution. The color CRT contains a shadow mask having slots allowing selectively electron beams to arrive at the phosphor screen through the mask. Each of the slots has an vertically elongated shape. The slots are arranged horizontally at a fixed horizontal pitch, and vertically at a fixed vertical pitch. At least two vertically adjacent ones of the slots have a bridge area therebetween. Each of the bridge areas serves as an electron-beam stopping area. In addition, at least two horizontally adjacent ones of the slots are vertically shifted at a fixed value equal to or greater than a half of the vertical pitch. The electron beams are scanned perpendicular to the slots. The vertical pitch of the slots is set at a value ranging from 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm. Each of the bridges preferably has a fixed vertical width ranging from 0.02 mm to 0.08 mm.