A liquid crystal display includes: a gate line extending in a first direction; a first data line and a second data line extending in a second direction; a thin film transistor (TFT) including a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a source electrode connected to the first data line, and a drain electrode; a vertical storage electrode line extending between the first and second data lines; a passivation layer disposed on the TFT and the vertical storage electrode line; an insulating layer disposed on the passivation layer; and a subpixel electrode disposed on the insulating layer, connected to the drain electrode, wherein the vertical storage electrode line includes an expansion, the insulating layer includes an opening exposing a portion of the passivation layer overlapping the expansion, and wherein the subpixel electrode includes a protrusion overlapping the expansion, a reinforced storage capacitor being formed between the protrusion and the expansion.