A display device includes a display panel including a display area in which pixels are provided, and a non-display area located on a side of the display area, a circuit board bonded to the display panel in the non-display area, and electrically connected to the pixels, an optical layer provided on the display panel in the display area, and a protective layer disposed on the display panel in the non-display area. A top surface of the protective layer includes a protrusion having an island shape, or a trace formed by removing at least a portion of the protrusion.