Liquid crystal display

A liquid crystal display, comprising:

• a first insulating substrate;
• a switching element which is disposed on the first insulating substrate;
• a protective layer which is disposed on the switching element and which includes a first ridge, a first valley, and a first inclination diagonally inclined between the first ridge and the first valley;
• a pixel electrode which is disposed on the protective layer;
• a first alignment layer which is disposed on the pixel electrode;
• a second insulating substrate which is disposed to face the first insulating substrate;
• a color filter which is disposed on the second insulating substrate;
• an overcoating layer which is disposed on the color filter and which includes a second ridge, a second valley, and a second inclination diagonally inclined between the second ridge and the second valley;
• a common electrode which is disposed on the overcoating layer;
• and
• a second alignment layer which is disposed on the common electrode,
• wherein the first ridge and the first valley are disposed to correspond to the second ridge or the second valley,
• wherein the first ridge and the first valley extend in a first direction,
• wherein the second ridge or the second valley extends in a second direction crossing the first direction,
• wherein each pixel of a plurality of pixels defined between the first and second panels has a single first protrusion of the first electrode and a single second protrusion of the second electrode, and
• wherein the first protrusion and the second protrusion cross each other in a plan view.