By way of summation and review, various display apparatuses including an organic light-emitting display apparatus may display a predetermined image to a user. Research has been conducted to reduce a dead area where an image is not displayed in accordance with various consumer demands.

Embodiments relate to a display apparatus including a display area and a dead area, wherein damage to the display area due to heat in a manufacturing process of the display apparatus may be minimized and the dead area may be reduced.

Example embodiments have been disclosed herein, and although specific terms are employed, they are used and are to be interpreted in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purpose of limitation. In some instances, as would be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art as of the filing of the present application, features, characteristics, and/or elements described in connection with a particular embodiment may be used singly or in combination with features, characteristics, and/or elements described in connection with other embodiments unless otherwise specifically indicated. Accordingly, it will be understood by those of skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made without departing from the spirit and scope thereof as set forth in the following claims.