Acrylate pigment printing thickener was prepared by inverse emulsion polymerization of dodecyl acrylate and crylic acid.The effects of active monomer,cross-linker concentration,and reaction time on the properties of thickener were studied.The result showed that when active monomer was 0.5mol%,cross-linker was 0.3w% and reaction time was 1.5 h,and the properties of thickener were good.