Lightguide element

A light guide element (1) for a lamp unit or an automotive headlight comprising:

• at least one light input area (2) for putting in light with at least one light source;
• and
• at least one light output area (3) for emitting the light, wherein:
• a beam splitting area (4) is arranged between the light input (2) and the light output area (3), where the part of the light guide element (1) coming from the light input area (2) is divided into at least one first light guide part (5) and at least one second light guide part (6), which travel in directions leading away from each other,
• a light guiding connection element (7) is arranged in the area spanned by and between the light guide parts (5, 6), which transitions into the light output area (3) on its side facing away from the light guide parts (5, 6), and the light guide parts (5, 6) have optical structuring elements (8) on their side facing away from the light output area (3), and
• substrands are provided in the connection element (7) that arise from the light guide parts (5, 6) and emerge into the light output area (3).