There is provided a pointer type instrument which can reduce a light leakage to a side of a display board, and has a pointer 6 which includes an indication member 61 brightened by illumination light introduced from a back side of a rotation center region R and made of a translucent resin material, and a cover member 62 covering its outer periphery except for the back side of the rotation center region R and made of a light shielding resin material, and is driven to be rotated through a driving unit 2; a display board 3 which is disposed behind the pointer 6, is apart from the cover member 62 with a predetermined gap part S intervening, and includes a light passing part 33 corresponding to the rotation center region R; and a light source 5 disposed behind the display board 3, for generating the illumination light, wherein a leakage light prevention part 634 for suppressing a light leakage from the gap part S is provided on the back side (back side of a pedestal part 632) of the rotation center region R except for an introduction part (a light receiving part 611, a reflection part 612) of the illumination light.