A light-emitting element ink and a method of manufacturing a display device using the light-emitting element ink are provided. The light-emitting element ink comprises a solvent, a dispersant mixed with the solvent, and a plurality of light-emitting elements dispersed in the solvent, each of the light-emitting elements including a plurality of semiconductor layers and an insulating film surrounding parts of outer surfaces of the semiconductor layers, wherein the dispersant includes an aqueous dispersant or an organic dispersant, if the dispersant is the aqueous dispersant, the solvent has a hydrogen bonding parameter, of Hansen's solubility parameters, of less than 7, and if the dispersant is the organic dispersant, the solvent has a hydrogen bonding parameter, of Hansen's solubility parameters, of 7 or greater.