A liquid crystal display including a first substrate, a pixel electrode on the first substrate and including a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode separated from each other and located in one pixel area, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a common electrode on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein a first voltage applied to the first subpixel electrode is higher than a second voltage applied to the second subpixel electrode, wherein the first subpixel electrode includes first branch electrodes, the second subpixel electrode includes second branch electrodes, the second subpixel electrode is located around the pixel area to enclose the first subpixel electrode, wherein the first branch electrodes and the second branch electrodes face each other in a boundary portion of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode.