A display device is disclosed which includes: gate lines and data lines crossing each other to define unit pixel regions in a display area; a pixel electrode in each unit pixel region; a data shorting bar in a non-display area in substantially parallel with the gate lines; a gate shorting bar in the non-display area in substantially parallel with the data lines; gate link lines electrically connecting the gate lines to the gate shorting bar; data link lines electrically connecting the data lines to the data shorting bar; and shield electrodes on at least one of the gate link lines and the data link lines, the shield electrodes including a conductive material that has a higher melting temperature than that of the at least one of the gate link lines and the data link lines.