A recording apparatus includes a recorder, a conveyer, a holder, a stopper, an urging member, a light source, and a light controller. The recorder records an image on a recording medium at a recording position. The conveyer conveys a recording medium through the recording position and outputs the recording medium along an output direction. The holder holds a recording medium output by the conveyer. The stopper is disposed downstream of the holder along the output direction and contacts an end of a recording medium when the recording medium is output and the stopper is in a first position. The stopper moves between the first position and a second position, in which an end of the stopper is farther to the holder. The urging member urges the stopper to move to the first position from the second position. The light controller controls the light source to illuminate the stopper.