A display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates; and a pixel electrode disposed on the first substrate and including a plurality of sub-pixel electrodes, wherein the sub-pixel electrode may include an outer electrode, a stem electrode extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the outer electrode, and a plurality of branch electrodes extending in a predetermined direction from the outer electrode or the stem electrode, and wherein the sub-pixel electrode may be partitioned into first and second areas by the outer and stem electrodes and may include at least one slit disposed at a predetermined angle with respect to the branch electrode in the first area or the second area.