<p>A thermally sensitive recording medium which comprises, in order on a substrate, a thermally sensitive recording layer and a glossing layer which has a surface glossiness based on JIS-P-8142 greater than 50% at an angle of incidence and angle of reflection of 75 DEG and which comprises an inorganic pigment and a fixing composition which does not cause sticking at a temperature above 200 DEG C. This recording medium has good printability and surface glossiness.</p>