Electrical appliance having a display device (11, 111), comprising - a planar component support, - at least two cuboid-shaped or block-type illuminating elements on the component support for a display, wherein the illuminating elements have luminous top side facing away from the component support and located in a common plane, - lighting sources in the illuminating elements, - a holding device for the component support, wherein - the display device (11, 111) has at least one cover above the illuminating elements, - the cover is composed of translucent and flexible flat material, rests on the luminous top sides, is fixed to the display device as a part thereof and forms a structural unit with the display device, - the electrical appliance has a display covering panel with the display device (11, 111) arranged thereunder, - the display device and the cover (22, 122) being pressed to the bottom side of the display covering panel and with it resting on said bottom side, - the electrical appliance is a cooktop having a cooktop plate as a display covering panel, wherein the display device (11, 111) is pressed to the bottom side of the cooktop plate, - the cooktop plate has, on the bottom side, a structure including elevations and depressions, - the cover (22, 122) rests on the bottom side of the cooktop plate in the depressions between the elevations, - the component support includes capacitive sensor elements for providing a capacitive touch-sensitive switch on the display device, - the capacitive sensor elements are located approximately in the same plane as the luminous top sides of the illuminating elements or somewhat above. - a planar component support, - at least two cuboid-shaped or block-type illuminating elements on the component support for a display, wherein the illuminating elements have luminous top side facing away from the component support and located in a common plane, - lighting sources in the illuminating elements, - a holding device for the component support, wherein - the display device (11, 111) has at least one cover above the illuminating elements, - the cover is composed of translucent and flexible flat material, rests on the luminous top sides, is fixed to the display device as a part thereof and forms a structural unit with the display device, - the electrical appliance has a display covering panel with the display device (11, 111) arranged thereunder, - the display device and the cover (22, 122) being pressed to the bottom side of the display covering panel and with it resting on said bottom side, - the electrical appliance is a cooktop having a cooktop plate as a display covering panel, wherein the display device (11, 111) is pressed to the bottom side of the cooktop plate, - the cooktop plate has, on the bottom side, a structure including elevations and depressions, - the cover (22, 122) rests on the bottom side of the cooktop plate in the depressions between the elevations, - the component support includes capacitive sensor elements for providing a capacitive touch-sensitive switch on the display device, - the capacitive sensor elements are located approximately in the same plane as the luminous top sides of the illuminating elements or somewhat above.