A liquid crystal display (LCD) may include: a lower display panel having a pixel electrode positioned therein, the pixel electrode including one or more pixel unit electrodes; an upper display panel having a common electrode positioned therein, the common electrode including one or more common unit electrodes; and a liquid crystal layer positioned between the lower display panel and the upper display panel. The pixel unit electrode may include a plate part and fine branches extending from the plate part, the common unit electrode may include a cross-shaped opening, and a vertical opening of the cross-shaped opening is completely covered by the plate part without extending to an edge of the polygonal shape of the plate part.