Provided is a flat panel display apparatus including a sealant which has a small effective width and is able to effectively attach a substrate and an encapsulation substrate. The flat panel display apparatus includes the substrate, a display unit disposed on the substrate, the encapsulation substrate disposed facing the substrate so that the display unit is disposed on inner side of the encapsulation substrate, and the sealant attaching the substrate and the encapsulation substrate, wherein an end surface of the sealant facing the substrate contacts a silicon oxide layer disposed on the substrate.