PURPOSE: To provide a heat transfer recording medium wherein a recording image with no drop-out of transfer can be obtd. on not only a plain paper but also a rough paper and a recording paper with high speed printing, high density printing and good sharpness can be obtd. and no error heat transfer and no error pressure transfer occur when heat accumulation occurs on a thermal head and excess head pressure is applied at the moment when printing is working and stopped.

CONSTITUTION: A heat transfer recording medium 4 has a heat-sensitive release layer 2 wherein a wax is a main ingredient on a resin film substrate 1 and is provided with a colored heat-sensitive transfer layer 3 contg. a specified wax and a specified copolymer on the heat-sensitive release layer.