According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes second substrates, a light-shielding layer, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes pixel electrodes, a common electrode, and subpixel areas each including area in which the pixel electrode is present and a second area in which the pixel electrode is not present. Each of the subpixel areas includes first and second sides. The first area includes an axial area and branch areas. The second area includes a gap area between the adjacent branch areas. The axial area includes a projection portion projecting to the second side and in alignment with the gap area, and overlaps the light-shielding layer.