An apparatus for recognizing a fingerprint, the apparatus comprising: a display device comprising a plurality of pixels configured to be turned on and off based on an image signal; a transparent cover disposed on the display device, the transparent cover comprising a touch surface through which a touch of a user is input; a touch sensor configured to recognize a location of the touch through the touch surface; a fingerprint sensor configured to generate a signal due to the fingerprint of the user inputting the touch; and a controller configured to determine a fingerprint profile of the fingerprint, based on the signal generated by the fingerprint sensor; characterized in that: the controller is configured to select pixels corresponding to the location among the plurality of pixels and sequentially turn on and off selected pixels one by one as a light source for fingerprint recognition of the fingerprint sensor, and the fingerprint sensor is located near the edges of the transparent cover and configured to detect light that is emitted from the selected pixels and is reflected by the fingerprint, wherein the transparent cover further comprises side surfaces connected to the touch surface, and the fingerprint sensor comprises one or more photodiodes (PD1-PD4) disposed adjacent to one or more of the side surfaces. a display device comprising a plurality of pixels configured to be turned on and off based on an image signal; a transparent cover disposed on the display device, the transparent cover comprising a touch surface through which a touch of a user is input; a touch sensor configured to recognize a location of the touch through the touch surface; a fingerprint sensor configured to generate a signal due to the fingerprint of the user inputting the touch; and a controller configured to determine a fingerprint profile of the fingerprint, based on the signal generated by the fingerprint sensor; characterized in that: the controller is configured to select pixels corresponding to the location among the plurality of pixels and sequentially turn on and off selected pixels one by one as a light source for fingerprint recognition of the fingerprint sensor, and the fingerprint sensor is located near the edges of the transparent cover and configured to detect light that is emitted from the selected pixels and is reflected by the fingerprint, wherein the transparent cover further comprises side surfaces connected to the touch surface, and the fingerprint sensor comprises one or more photodiodes (PD1-PD4) disposed adjacent to one or more of the side surfaces. the controller is configured to select pixels corresponding to the location among the plurality of pixels and sequentially turn on and off selected pixels one by one as a light source for fingerprint recognition of the fingerprint sensor, and the fingerprint sensor is located near the edges of the transparent cover and configured to detect light that is emitted from the selected pixels and is reflected by the fingerprint, wherein the transparent cover further comprises side surfaces connected to the touch surface, and the fingerprint sensor comprises one or more photodiodes (PD1-PD4) disposed adjacent to one or more of the side surfaces.