Venetian blind

A Venetian blind comprising a head bar, ladders each comprising two vertical cords and cross portions connecting the cords, slats supported by the ladder substantially parallel with the head bar and an operating device for tilting the slats by displacing the vertical cords of each ladder in relation to each other, the operating device comprising an operating element which is displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the head bar and to which the cords of the ladders are connected, the displacement of the cords for providing the tilting of the slats being obtained by the displacement of the operating element in the longitudinal direction of the head bar, characterized in that the operating device comprises a linkage connected between the head bar and the operating element and adapted to pivot to provide for a displacement of the operating element between a first position, wherein the slats are tilted in a first direction, and a second position, wherein the slats are tilted in an opposite direction, and wherein the linkage comprises a first link element which is pivotable in relation to a second link element in that the second link element is pivotable in relation to the head bar.