To display plural icons at once by dividing a display screen of the communication terminal equipment depending on the kinds of the icons.

The display screen consists of a variable display area 21 and a fixed display area 22, and the fixed display area 22 displays fixed icons. A display 24 for 'secret' in the variable display area 21 is displayed, when a password is set, A display 25 for 'hold' is displayed, when a hold key is depressed. A display 26 for 'modem' is displayed, when a portable telephone set 1 is used via a modem. A sound volume display area 27 displays a sound volume at a speech outputted from a loudspeaker 8. A password display area 28 displays each digit by entering the password. A number display area 29 displays a numeral or a symbol entered through a keyboard 14. A character display area 30 display a character message.