The present disclosure provides a pad for pressing a flexible display panel having at least one through hole to attach the flexible display panel to a cover glass. The pad includes a main body portion made of an elastic material. A surface of one side of the main body portion is a press surface for applying pressure to the flexible display panel. The main body portion is provided with at least one hollow structure, each hollow structure is provided with a first opening on the press surface, and each first opening corresponds to the at least one through hole of the flexible display panel. The embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a method for manufacturing a display device.