Scanning element (1; 1') for an inductive position measuring device for measuring a position along a measuring direction, the scanning element comprising a printed circuit board (1.1; 1.1'), wherein the printed circuit board (1.1; 1.1') ¬ has a first layer and a second layer, ¬ has a first receiver track (1.11) comprising a first receiver conductor path (1.111), and ¬ has a connecting line (1.13; 1.13', 1.14) comprising a first conductor trace (1.131; 1.131', 1.141) and a second conductor trace (1.132; 1.132', 1.142), wherein the connecting line (1.13; 1.13', 1.14) crosses the first receiver track (1.11), wherein the printed circuit board (1.1; 1.1') furthermore a) has a second receiver track (1.12) comprising a second receiver conductor path (1.121), wherein the first conductor trace (1.131; 1.131') is electrically connected to the second receiver conductor path (1.121) at one point and the second conductor trace (1.132; 1.132') is electrically connected to the second receiver conductor path (1.121) at another point, or b) has a first excitation conductor path (1.18), wherein the first conductor trace (1.141) is electrically connected to the first excitation conductor path (1.18) at one point and the second conductor trace (1.142) is electrically connected to the first excitation conductor path (1.18) at another point, wherein the first conductor trace (1.131; 1.131', 1.141) and the second conductor trace (1.132; 1.132', 1.142) run in such a way that ¬ in at least one first section (S1; S1') of the connecting line (1.13; 1.13', 1.14), the first conductor trace (1.131; 1.131', 1.141) is arranged offset with respect to the second conductor trace (1.132; 1.132', 1.142) in the positive measuring direction (U+) and ¬ in at least one second section (S2; S2') of the connecting line (1.13; 1.13', 1.14), the second conductor trace (1.132; 1.132', 1.142) is arranged offset with respect to the first conductor trace (1.131; 1.131', 1.141) in the positive measuring direction (U+). ¬ has a first layer and a second layer, ¬ has a first receiver track (1.11) comprising a first receiver conductor path (1.111), and ¬ has a connecting line (1.13; 1.13', 1.14) comprising a first conductor trace (1.131; 1.131', 1.141) and a second conductor trace (1.132; 1.132', 1.142), wherein the connecting line (1.13; 1.13', 1.14) crosses the first receiver track (1.11), wherein the printed circuit board (1.1; 1.1') furthermore a) has a second receiver track (1.12) comprising a second receiver conductor path (1.121), wherein the first conductor trace (1.131; 1.131') is electrically connected to the second receiver conductor path (1.121) at one point and the second conductor trace (1.132; 1.132') is electrically connected to the second receiver conductor path (1.121) at another point, or b) has a first excitation conductor path (1.18), wherein the first conductor trace (1.141) is electrically connected to the first excitation conductor path (1.18) at one point and the second conductor trace (1.142) is electrically connected to the first excitation conductor path (1.18) at another point, wherein a) has a second receiver track (1.12) comprising a second receiver conductor path (1.121), wherein the first conductor trace (1.131; 1.131') is electrically connected to the second receiver conductor path (1.121) at one point and the second conductor trace (1.132; 1.132') is electrically connected to the second receiver conductor path (1.121) at another point, or b) has a first excitation conductor path (1.18), wherein the first conductor trace (1.141) is electrically connected to the first excitation conductor path (1.18) at one point and the second conductor trace (1.142) is electrically connected to the first excitation conductor path (1.18) at another point, wherein ¬ in at least one first section (S1; S1') of the connecting line (1.13; 1.13', 1.14), the first conductor trace (1.131; 1.131', 1.141) is arranged offset with respect to the second conductor trace (1.132; 1.132', 1.142) in the positive measuring direction (U+) and ¬ in at least one second section (S2; S2') of the connecting line (1.13; 1.13', 1.14), the second conductor trace (1.132; 1.132', 1.142) is arranged offset with respect to the first conductor trace (1.131; 1.131', 1.141) in the positive measuring direction (U+).