The present disclosure relates to a fringe field switching type liquid crystal display. The present disclosure suggests a fringe field switching type liquid crystal display comprising: a substrate; a gate pad disposed on the substrate; a gate insulating layer covering the gate pad; a data pad disposed on the gate insulating layer; a first passivation layer covering the data pad; a common pad disposed on the first passivation layer; a protective metal layer disposed on the common pad; a second passivation layer covering the common pad; a gate contact hole exposing the gate pad; a data contact hole exposing the data pad; and a common contact hole exposing the protective metal layer.