| abstract |
An ink composition for ink jet recording, ink composition set, ink cartridge, ink jet recording apparatus and ink jet recording process is disclosed, which can give a highly colored and high quality recorded image without causing color bleeding and feathering with a high reliability in recovery from clogging in ink jet recording. The ink composition comprises (A) a colorant, (B) an alginate, (C) a liquid wetting agent, (D) a penetrant, and (E) water. As the foregoing liquid wetting agent component (C) there is contained glycerin in an amount of not less than 8% by weight based on the weight of the composition. |