Pixel and display apparatus having the same

A pixel comprising:

• a light emitting element;
• a driving switching element which applies a driving current to the light emitting element;
• a light emitting element initialization switching element which applies an initialization voltage to a first electrode of the light emitting element;
• and
• a boosting capacitor including a first electrode connected to a control electrode of the light emitting element initialization switching element and a second electrode connected to a control electrode of the driving switching element.

A display apparatus comprising:

• a display panel including a pixel;
• a gate driver which provides a gate signal to the pixel;
• a data driver which provides a data voltage to the pixel;
• and
• an emission driver which provides an emission signal to the pixel,
• wherein the pixel comprises:
• a light emitting element;
• a data write switching element which receives the data voltage;
• a driving switching element which applies a driving current to the light emitting element based on the data voltage;
• a light emitting element initialization switching element which applies an initialization voltage to a first electrode of the light emitting element;
• and
• a boosting capacitor including a first electrode connected to a control electrode of the light emitting element initialization switching element and a second electrode connected to an output electrode of the data write switching element.