A display device having a pad area and a display area is provided. The display device includes: a substrate; a pad structure on the substrate in the pad area; and a display element part on the substrate in the display area. The pad structure includes a first pad pattern, a second pad pattern on the first pad pattern, and a third pad pattern on the second pad pattern, and the display element part includes a light emitting element configured to emit light in a display direction. The second pad pattern has a first area and a second area, the second pad pattern and the third pad pattern do not contact each other in the first area, and the second pad pattern and the third pad pattern contact each other in the second area.