A position indicator characterized by comprising: a chassis; a core body that is formed into a substantially bar shape and is housed in the chassis, with one end protruding to outside of the chassis; and a capacitor whose capacitance changes due to an external force applied through the core body, wherein the capacitor includes a dielectric having a first surface part and a second surface part opposed to the first surface part, a first conductor disposed on the first surface part of the dielectric, a first terminal part that is connected to the first conductor of the dielectric and forms a first electrode of the capacitor with the first conductor, a second conductor disposed on the second surface part of the dielectric, an electrically-conductive member disposed opposed to the second surface part, a second terminal part, wherein the second terminal part is connected to the electrically-conductive member and forms a second electrode of the capacitor with the second conductor and the electrically-conductive member, and an elastic member for biasing the electrically-conductive member into a state in which the electrically-conductive member is separated from the second surface part of the dielectric, and wherein the position indicator is configured such that the electrically-conductive member gets contact with the second conductor on the second surface part of the dielectric against a biasing force of the elastic member by the external force and, at the time of the contact, capacitance of the capacitor changes to predetermined capacitance according to an opposing area between the first conductor and the second conductor larger than a contact area between the electrically-conductive member and the second conductor, wherein the capacitor becomes a capacitor having capacitance according to change in the external force depending on an area of a part where the electrically-conductive member spreads out of the second conductor and gets contact with the second surface part of the dielectric, wherein the second conductor has a smaller area than the first conductor. a chassis; a core body that is formed into a substantially bar shape and is housed in the chassis, with one end protruding to outside of the chassis; and a capacitor whose capacitance changes due to an external force applied through the core body, wherein the capacitor includes a dielectric having a first surface part and a second surface part opposed to the first surface part, a first conductor disposed on the first surface part of the dielectric, a first terminal part that is connected to the first conductor of the dielectric and forms a first electrode of the capacitor with the first conductor, a second conductor disposed on the second surface part of the dielectric, an electrically-conductive member disposed opposed to the second surface part, a second terminal part, wherein the second terminal part is connected to the electrically-conductive member and forms a second electrode of the capacitor with the second conductor and the electrically-conductive member, and an elastic member for biasing the electrically-conductive member into a state in which the electrically-conductive member is separated from the second surface part of the dielectric, and wherein the position indicator is configured such that the electrically-conductive member gets contact with the second conductor on the second surface part of the dielectric against a biasing force of the elastic member by the external force and, at the time of the contact, capacitance of the capacitor changes to predetermined capacitance according to an opposing area between the first conductor and the second conductor larger than a contact area between the electrically-conductive member and the second conductor, wherein the capacitor becomes a capacitor having capacitance according to change in the external force depending on an area of a part where the electrically-conductive member spreads out of the second conductor and gets contact with the second surface part of the dielectric, wherein the second conductor has a smaller area than the first conductor.