Interface and laundry treating apparatus having the same

A laundry treating apparatus comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a drum rotatably disposed inside the cabinet and configured to receive laundry;
• a manipulation portion rotatably coupled to the cabinet and configured to receive a selection command for selecting one or more courses to be performed by rotating the drum;
• and
• a displaying interface fixed inside the manipulation portion and configured to display state information including a state of a selected course that is selected among the one or more courses via the manipulation portion,
• wherein the displaying interface comprises:
• a display configured to change the state information based on rotation of the manipulation portion,
• a selection portion configured to receive a determination command for selecting state information that is displayed on the display and requests confirmation of a user, the selection portion including a receiver configured to expand a contact area available for the user to input the determination command, and
• a state unit disposed above the display, the state unit comprising a plurality of lamps configured to be turned on to thereby selectively indicate one or more preset states of the laundry treating apparatus.