Electrical contact element

The invention relates to an electrical contact element for contacting a circuit board, comprising a contact strip (3) having a contact web (5) and a contact tab (7) arranged on a portion (15) of the contact strip (3), the contact tab (7) extending at least partially together with the contact strip (3) in the direction of extension of the contact strip (3), the invention relates to a contact web (5) for connecting a circuit board or a conductor circuit, said contact web (5) being bent in the direction of the circuit board in a region (9), and wherein the bent region (9) has a first lateral surface (11A) for contacting the circuit board or the conductor circuit and a second lateral surface (11B) opposite the first lateral surface (11A), and wherein the second lateral surface (11B) of the bent region (9) is arranged at least in some regions on the contact web (5), so as to be supported by the contact web (5). The invention further relates to a contact carrier having at least one electrical contact element, and t