The internal conductor 30 is formed by copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), nickel (Ni), silver (Ag), platinum (Pt), or palladium (Pd) or other metal material or alloy metal material containing the foregoing, for example. The external electrodes 50 are each formed by silver (Ag), copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), nickel (Ni), or other metal material, or by layered films constituted by silver (Ag), copper (Cu), or aluminum (Al), with nickel (Ni) plating and tin (Sn) plating, or by layered films constituted by nickel (Ni) with tin (Sn) plating, for example.

The element body part 10 has a marker part 60 on the top face 12. The marker part 60 may be constituted by dispersing manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), cobalt (Co), or other oxide metal grains in glass, epoxy, silicone, or other resin. It should be noted that, although the marker part 60 may be provided on any face of the element body part 10 other than the top face 12, it is generally not provided on the bottom face 14 which becomes a mounting face. This is because checking the marker part 60 from the outside becomes difficult after mounting. The marker part 60 allows for clear identification of the direction of the element body part 10.