A handheld power tool includes at least one housing unit, at least one tool receptacle, at least one operating unit that has at least one operating element, and at least one electrical and/or electronic indication unit. The indication unit has at least one at least partially circumferentially arranged indication element that is configured to indicate at least one handheld power tool characteristic variable. The indication element in one embodiment is arranged on the housing unit in a region between the operating element the tool receptacle The indication element in another embodiment is arranged at least substantially adjacent to the operating element.