Patent ID: 6859246

Claim:
A liquid crystal display comprising: first and second substrates which are opposed to each other via a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween, wherein rubbing directions of the first and second substrates being parallel to each other; a plurality of pixel electrodes which correspond to respective pixels; a common electrode formed on the second substrate which receives a reference voltage commonly to a plurality of the pixels; a first transition nucleus area which is formed on the surface of the first substrate on the side of the liquid crystal layer and which comprises a plurality of continuous slant surfaces having a saw-tooth cross sectional profile; and a second transition nucleus area which is formed on the surface of the second substrate on the side of the liquid crystal layer and which comprises a plurality of continuous slant surfaces having a saw-tooth cross sectional profile; wherein the slant surfaces in the first transition nucleus area and the slant surfaces in the second transition nucleus areas oppose to each other and slope toward mutually opposite angular directions.