Polarizing plate and optical display including the same

A polarizing plate composed of a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region, the polarizing plate comprising:

• a polarizer;
• a bonding layer and a first polarizer protective film sequentially stacked on an upper surface of the polarizer;
• and
• a light shielding layer comprising an ultraviolet (UV) absorbent,
• wherein the light shielding layer is embedded in the bonding layer to constitute at least a portion of the non-display region, and the light shielding layer is on at least one surface of the first polarizer protective film,
• wherein a total thickness of the light shielding layer and the bonding layer in the non-display region is the same as a thickness of the bonding layer in the display region, and the light shielding layer is between the bonding layer and the first polarizer protective film in the non-display region,
• wherein the UV absorbent is present in an amount of about 0.05 wt % to about 5 wt % in the light shielding layer,
• wherein the bonding layer comprises a UV curable bonding agent,
• wherein the light shielding layer is formed from a heat-curable composition for light shielding layer, and
• wherein the light shielding layer comprises:
• a continuous non-printed region in the non-display region, and
• a printed region comprising a plurality of printed patterns separated from each other by the continuous non-printed region, the printed patterns comprising:
• a first printed layer and a second printed layer directly formed on the first printed layer, the second printed layer having a shape different from the first printed layer.