Liquid crystal display device capable of displaying changeable symbols using two substrates

A display device comprising:

• a first substrate and a second substrate spaced apart and facing each other,
• a liquid crystal film switchable being two states which are optically perceptible, said film being enclosed in the space delimited by said first and second substrates,
• at least a first display electrode formed on the face of said first substrate which faces said second substrate,
• a set of elongated display electrodes formed on the face of said first substrate facing said second substrate, and
• a set of elongated counter-electrodes formed on the face of said second substrate facing said first substrate, said counter-electrodes being superposed with said elongated display electrodes so as to be capable of displaying therewith symbols which are changeable by selective application of a switching voltage therebetween, said elongated display electrodes being juxtaposed in a first general direction across substantially the entire length of said first substrate, said counter-electrodes being juxtaposed across substantially the entire width of said second substrate and substantially their whole length in a second general direction perpendicular to said first general direction so as to create a matrix of display elements for forming said changeable display symbols, said counter-electrodes being also superposed with said first display electrode so as to create therewith a fixed display symbol when a switching voltage is applied therebetween, and the distance separating each adjacent counter-electrode being substantially less than the width of said first display electrode.