Disclosed herein is a UV light emitting device. The UV light emitting device includes a first conductive type semi-conductor layer, an anti-cracking layer disposed on the first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer disposed on the anti-cracking layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer, wherein the anti-cracking layer includes first lattice points and second lattice points disposed at an interface between the first conductive type semiconductor layer and the anti-cracking layer, the first lattice points are connected to lattices of the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and the second lattice points are not connected to the lattices of the first conductive type semiconductor layer.