Liquid crystal composition and display device including the same

A display device, comprising:

• a first substrate and a second substrate configured to face and overlap each other;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate,
• wherein the liquid crystal layer comprises:
• at least one liquid crystal compound selected from the group consisting of Chemical Formulas 1-1 to 1-8;
• at least one self-aligned compound selected from the group consisting of Chemical Formulas 2-1 and 2-2;
• and
• at least one reactive mesogen selected from the group consisting of Chemical Formulas 3-1 to 3-5,
• wherein an absolute value of an average interaction energy between the self-aligned compound and one of the liquid crystal compounds represented by Chemical Formulas 1-1 to 1-3 is less than an absolute value of an average interaction energy between the self-aligned compound and one of the liquid crystal compounds represented by Chemical Formulas 1-4 to 1-8:
• wherein R and R′ independently denote a C1 to C8 alkyl group, alkenyl group, or alkoxy group in Chemical Formulae 1-1 to 1-7, and X and Y independently denote a C1 to C8 alkyl group in Chemical Formula 1-8.