To provide a solution for detecting fingerprints including ninhydrin, which is capable of being used for detecting latent fingerprints on regular paper or thermosensitive paper, capable of vividly coloring the latent fingerprints without affecting the thermosensitive paper in which it is difficult to detect fingerprints, without causing blurring or vanishing of information such as letters other than fingerprints on the regular paper, and capable of being easily handled.

The solution for detecting fingerprints includes a cyclic fluorohydrocarbon compound and ninhydrin. The solution for detecting fingerprints further includes a chain fluorohydrocarbon compound.