A liquid discharge recording head comprising a recording head main body provided
with a plurality of liquid flow paths communicated with a plurality of discharge
ports for discharging liquid, respectively, and energy generating means for generating
energy utilized for discharging the liquid filled in the liquid flow paths from
the discharge ports, and an orifice plate provided with a discharge port array
having the plurality of discharge ports aligned in one straight line, and bonded
to the front face of the recording head main body having openings of the plurality
of discharge ports formed therefor, wherein the orifice plate is provided with
the extended portion in the alignment direction of the discharge port array or
in the direction orthogonal to the alignment direction, being extended more than
the width of the front face of the recording head main body, and the extended portion
is fixed to the adjacent face of the front face of the recording head main body.