Abstract: To obtain a low profile connector that can prevent contacts from being deformed excessively when fitting of a connector plug is done so that a good feeling of clicking on the fitting is obtained and reliable fitting of the connectors is assured, the contact of the low profile connector is provided with a reinforcing protrusion to be abutted against the surface of a printed circuit board, which protruding from a neck portion of the contact extending from a base portion of the contact along a surface of the printed circuit board, between the base portion and a touch portion raised from the neck portion relative to the surface of the printed circuit board, the touch portion being in resilient contact and electrically connected with a contact of the connector plug.