This work describes the synthesis and antifungal evaluation of 5‐arylidene‐(Z)‐2‐(1,1‐dicyanomethylene)‐1,3‐thiazol‐4‐ones 5 obtained from the reaction of 2‐(1,1‐dicyanomethylene)‐1,3‐thiazol‐4‐one 3 and benzaldehydes 4. The starting material 3 was synthesized by a condensation reaction of rhodanine 1 and malononitrile 2. The structures of the obtained products were established by IR, NMR, mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2011).