Handle unit

A handle unit for a moving part of a vehicle, in particular for a door or a hatch, comprising a moving handle element for opening and/or closing a lock provided on the moving part of the vehicle, a lock cylinder, which is protected toward the exterior by a covering cap, and an attachment element, on which the covering cap is releasably disposed, wherein the attachment element has at least one elastic snap-fit hook and the covering cap has at least one snap-fit recess, and wherein the at least one snap-fit hook is designed such that it is complementary to the at least one snap-fit recess, and engages therewith when the covering cap is in a snap-in position, wherein the covering cap has at least one guide projection on the inside, which bears on a guide surface when in the snap-in position, which is formed on the attachment element and is complementary to the guide projection, wherein the attachment element forcibly guides movement of the covering cap when the covering cap is released, such that the at least one guide projection moves along the complementary guide surface and away from the attachment element.