An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying member and an intermediate
transfer body in an endless shape movable and receivable of toner images from said
image carrying member at first and second transfer positions. The following relationship
is satisfied where a distance from the first transfer position to the second transfer
position along the moving direction of the intermediate transfer body is denoted
as Lab, a circumference of the intermediate transfer in the moving direction is
denoted as Lr, and a length of the toner image formed on the intermediate transfer
body is denoted as Lm-Lr-LmLab.