A display element includes a hollow structure. The hollow structure includes plural cells disposed in a plane, each having an opening in a first wall of the hollow structure, and a partition wall separating the adjacent cells. A solvent having one or more types of white particles and/or colored particles dispersed therein is disposed in the cells. The openings are sealed with a resin insoluble in the solvent. A thickness of the partition wall separating the adjacent cells is 0.01 μm or greater but not greater than 10 μm.