A fringe field switching liquid crystal display apparatus (20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100), comprising: a first electrode (21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 101) and a second electrode (22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92, 102) disposed in a stacked relationship with the first electrode (21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 101) the second electrode being electrically isolated from the first electrode (21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 101), wherein the first electrode (21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 101) includes: a first side edge (211, 311, 411, 511, 611); a second side edge (212, 312, 412, 512, 612); and plural strips (213, 313, 413, 513, 613, 713, 813, 913, 1013) defining plural spacings (214, 314, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014) between the first (211, 311, 411, 511, 611) and the second side (212, 312, 412, 512, 612) edges, wherein each of the plural strips (213, 313, 413, 513, 613, 713, 813, 913, 1013) is formed between two of the plural spacings (214, 314, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014), and each of the plural spacings (214, 314, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014) has two ends; and the second electrode (22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92, 102) includes at least an electrical-field modifying device (221, 321, 421, 521, 621, 721, 821, 921, 1021) having a projection overlapping one of the two ends of one of the plural spacings(214, 314, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014), to form an overlapped area (215, 315, 415, 515, 615, 715) wherein each of the plural spacings (214, 314, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014) has a width (214b, 314b, 414b, 514b, 614w, 714w), and wherein the overlapped area (215, 315, 415, 515, 615, 715) has a size in a range of one tenth to three times of a square of the width (214b, 314b, 414b, 514b, 614w, 714w); and wherein the FFS LCD apparatus (20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100) further comprises a liquid crystal disposed above the first (21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 101) and the second (22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 821, 92, 102) electrodes, and having a virtual arrow (L, LL) representing the rubbing direction of the liquid crystal and has a projection onto the second electrode (22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92, 102); the electrical-field modifying device (221, 321, 421, 521, 621, 721, 821, 921, 1021) includes a substantially straight edge (221a, 321a, 421a, 521a, 621a, 721a, 821a, 921a, 1021a); and the substantially straight edge (221a, 321a, 421a, 521a, 621a, 721a, 821a, 921a, 1021a) and the projection of the virtual arrow (L, LL) have an included angle in a range of 14 to 90 degrees. a first side edge (211, 311, 411, 511, 611); a second side edge (212, 312, 412, 512, 612); and plural strips (213, 313, 413, 513, 613, 713, 813, 913, 1013) defining plural spacings (214, 314, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014) between the first (211, 311, 411, 511, 611) and the second side (212, 312, 412, 512, 612) edges, wherein each of the plural strips (213, 313, 413, 513, 613, 713, 813, 913, 1013) is formed between two of the plural spacings (214, 314, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014), and each of the plural spacings (214, 314, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014) has two ends; and the second electrode (22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92, 102) includes at least an electrical-field modifying device (221, 321, 421, 521, 621, 721, 821, 921, 1021) having a projection overlapping one of the two ends of one of the plural spacings(214, 314, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014), to form an overlapped area (215, 315, 415, 515, 615, 715) wherein each of the plural spacings (214, 314, 414, 514, 614, 714, 814, 914, 1014) has a width (214b, 314b, 414b, 514b, 614w, 714w), and wherein the overlapped area (215, 315, 415, 515, 615, 715) has a size in a range of one tenth to three times of a square of the width (214b, 314b, 414b, 514b, 614w, 714w); and wherein the FFS LCD apparatus (20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100) further comprises a liquid crystal disposed above the first (21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71, 81, 91, 101) and the second (22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 821, 92, 102) electrodes, and having a virtual arrow (L, LL) representing the rubbing direction of the liquid crystal and has a projection onto the second electrode (22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72, 82, 92, 102); the electrical-field modifying device (221, 321, 421, 521, 621, 721, 821, 921, 1021) includes a substantially straight edge (221a, 321a, 421a, 521a, 621a, 721a, 821a, 921a, 1021a); and the substantially straight edge (221a, 321a, 421a, 521a, 621a, 721a, 821a, 921a, 1021a) and the projection of the virtual arrow (L, LL) have an included angle in a range of 14 to 90 degrees.