A directly addressable display, comprising at least one switchable segment which is repeatedly switchable between an on-state and an off-state, wherein each of said at least one switchable segment is configured to display at least one predetermined symbol in said on-state, further each switchable segment comprises a stack of layers, said stack of layers comprising: - a first electrode layer comprising electrochromic and electrochemically active organic polymer material being electrochemically switchable between two different visually detectable coloring states respectively corresponding to said on-state and said off-state of said switchable segment; - a symbol defining layer which is electronically and ionically insulating and comprises at least one opening, which at least one opening defines the shape of said at least one predetermined symbol, said symbol defining layer being arranged behind said first electrode layer in the viewing direction of said display, - an electrolyte layer arranged behind said first symbol defining layer in the viewing direction of said display, which electrolyte layer fills and covers the at least one opening of said symbol defining layer, - a counter electrode which, in the viewing direction of said display, is arranged behind said electrolyte layer, said counter electrode comprises a carbon layer and characterized in that the counter electrode further comprises an EC layer, wherein said EC layer comprises electrochromic and electrochemically active organic polymer material, and is arranged in ionic contact with said electrolyte layer, and wherein said carbon layer is arranged in physical contact with said EC layer and preferably arranged behind said EC layer in the viewing direction of said display, wherein for each of said at least one opening in the symbol defining layer, the spatial extension of the EC layer is smaller than the spatial extension of the opening in the symbol defining layer, leaving a rim portion of the opening in the symbol defining layer uncovered by the EC layer, which uncovered rim portion partly or fully surrounds said EC layer and wherein said carbon layer extends behind the electrolyte layer preferably at least from the EC layer across the rim portion to the symbol defining layer. - a first electrode layer comprising electrochromic and electrochemically active organic polymer material being electrochemically switchable between two different visually detectable coloring states respectively corresponding to said on-state and said off-state of said switchable segment; - a symbol defining layer which is electronically and ionically insulating and comprises at least one opening, which at least one opening defines the shape of said at least one predetermined symbol, said symbol defining layer being arranged behind said first electrode layer in the viewing direction of said display, - an electrolyte layer arranged behind said first symbol defining layer in the viewing direction of said display, which electrolyte layer fills and covers the at least one opening of said symbol defining layer, - a counter electrode which, in the viewing direction of said display, is arranged behind said electrolyte layer, said counter electrode comprises a carbon layer and characterized in that the counter electrode further comprises an EC layer, wherein said EC layer comprises electrochromic and electrochemically active organic polymer material, and is arranged in ionic contact with said electrolyte layer, and wherein said carbon layer is arranged in physical contact with said EC layer and preferably arranged behind said EC layer in the viewing direction of said display, wherein for each of said at least one opening in the symbol defining layer, the spatial extension of the EC layer is smaller than the spatial extension of the opening in the symbol defining layer, leaving a rim portion of the opening in the symbol defining layer uncovered by the EC layer, which uncovered rim portion partly or fully surrounds said EC layer and wherein said carbon layer extends behind the electrolyte layer preferably at least from the EC layer across the rim portion to the symbol defining layer.