A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a first pixel and a second pixel vertically or horizontally disposed on the first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules and disposed between the first and second substrates, and a first control electrode disposed between the first and second pixel electrodes. The first pixel includes a first pixel electrode, and the second pixel includes a second pixel electrode. The first pixel electrode includes a first plurality of micro branch portions extending in a first direction, and the second pixel electrode includes a second plurality of micro branch portions extending in a second direction. The first direction is different from the second direction.