A position pointing device comprising: a tubular casing provided, on one end side in an axial direction thereof, with an opening; and a core body housed in the tubular casing, the core body comprising: a leading end part formed from an elastic material; a pedestal part which is formed from a material harder than the material of the leading end part and is joined to the leading end part in an axial direction of the core body; and a core body main body part which is joined to the pedestal part in the axial direction of the core body and is smaller than the pedestal part in thickness in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction; a pressure detecting part which is provided inside the tubular casing and is operable to detect pressure applied in the axial direction of the core body; characterized in that the core body is housed in the tubular casing of the position pointing device in a state of being movable in the axial direction, such that the leading end part is exposed to an exterior via the opening provided at the one end portion in an axial direction of the tubular casing and such that when the core body is moved in the axial direction by a maximum movement amount thereof, a condition where the peripheral side surface of the pedestal part is faced to the inner wall surface of the opening is maintained, so that a condition where a part of the peripheral side surface of the leading end part is faced to the inner wall surface of the opening is avoided. a tubular casing provided, on one end side in an axial direction thereof, with an opening; and a core body housed in the tubular casing, the core body comprising: a leading end part formed from an elastic material; a pedestal part which is formed from a material harder than the material of the leading end part and is joined to the leading end part in an axial direction of the core body; and a core body main body part which is joined to the pedestal part in the axial direction of the core body and is smaller than the pedestal part in thickness in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction; a leading end part formed from an elastic material; a pedestal part which is formed from a material harder than the material of the leading end part and is joined to the leading end part in an axial direction of the core body; and a core body main body part which is joined to the pedestal part in the axial direction of the core body and is smaller than the pedestal part in thickness in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction; a pressure detecting part which is provided inside the tubular casing and is operable to detect pressure applied in the axial direction of the core body; characterized in that the core body is housed in the tubular casing of the position pointing device in a state of being movable in the axial direction, such that the leading end part is exposed to an exterior via the opening provided at the one end portion in an axial direction of the tubular casing and such that when the core body is moved in the axial direction by a maximum movement amount thereof, a condition where the peripheral side surface of the pedestal part is faced to the inner wall surface of the opening is maintained, so that a condition where a part of the peripheral side surface of the leading end part is faced to the inner wall surface of the opening is avoided.