A liquid crystal display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate; and a pixel electrode disposed on the substrate. The pixel electrode includes a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode, wherein the first subpixel electrode includes a first electrode includes at least two substantially parallelogram shaped electrode pieces that have different inclination directions. The second subpixel electrode includes a second electrode disposed at a longitudinal position different from the first electrode, and the second electrode includes at least two substantially parallelogram shaped electrode pieces that have different inclination directions.