a heat transfer sheet having a dye layer including a dye and binder , provided on a substrate film , said dye layer contains a compound represented by the following formula : r ═. sub . 1 -- x --. sub . m -- ch . sub . 3 ]. sub . 2 wherein r is a phenylene group or a napthylene group or an alkylene group which may also have substituent ; x is a linking group such as -- nhcoo -- group , -- nhconh -- group , -- coo -- group , -- conh group , -- nhco group , -- nhso 2 -- group , -- ooc -- groups , -- oocnh group , -- o . o 2 s group --, -- so 2 nh -- group , -- so 2 . o group , -- o -- group , -- nh -- group , -- s -- group ; and 1 and m are integers of 1 to 30 .