Liquid crystal display

A liquid crystal display comprising:

• a liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal layer, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode;
• and
• a backlight unit including a light source, wherein the backlight unit provides light to the liquid crystal panel,
• wherein the pixel electrode includes:
• a longitudinal electrode having a bar shape and extending in a vertical direction;
• a transverse electrode having a bar shape, crossing the longitudinal electrode, and extending in a horizontal direction;
• and
• a branch electrode having a bar shape, extending from the longitudinal electrode or the transverse electrode, and including an oblique part extending in an oblique direction with respect to the longitudinal electrode or the transverse electrode,
• wherein the common electrode has a longitudinal opening overlapping the longitudinal electrode of the pixel electrode, and extending in the vertical direction,
• a width of a part of the pixel electrode where the longitudinal electrode and the transverse electrode cross each other is substantially the same as a width of the transverse electrode or a width of the longitudinal electrode, and
• the longitudinal opening of the common electrode defines only two separable portions of the common electrode corresponding to the pixel electrode.