Abstract: The invention relates to a screen, in particular for manufacturing nonwoven fabrics by means of a gas or liquid jet bonding process, and to a method for manufacturing it. Such a screen has a screen body (10) with an upper side (11) for applying a nonwoven material to be bonded and a rear side (12) opposite from the upper side (11), the screen body (10) having a multiplicity of through-openings (14) running from the upper side to the rear side and also lower-lying regions (16) in the upper side (11) having contours that run in a way corresponding to a desired pattern. In order to improve such a screen in its function and provide an increased embossing effect, it is provided according to the invention that the cross section of the through-openings (14) substantially remains the same or increases from the upper side (11) to the rear side (12). The screen body (10) may be structured by etching, electroplating or by a combination thereof.