When the display device 1 is rotated 90 degrees (see FIGS. 6 and 7), a direction parallel to the first and second long sides LS1 and LS2 of the display device 1 may be referred to as a second direction DR2 or a vertical direction UD, and a direction parallel to the first and second short sides SS1 and SS2 of the display device 1 may be referred to as a first direction DR1 or a lateral direction LR.

Hereinafter, the display device 1 including an LCD panel as the display panel 10 will be described as an embodiment with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4, and a display device 1′ including an OLED panel as the display panel 10′ will be described as another embodiment with reference to FIG. 5. However, the display device applicable to the disclosure is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 2, the display device 1 may include the display panel 10, a front cover 15, a backlight unit 20, a frame 30, and a back cover 40. Here, the display panel 10 may be referred to as an LCD panel.

The front cover 15 may cover at least a portion of the front surface and the lateral side surface of the display panel 10. The front cover 15 may be divided into a front cover, positioned at the front face of the display panel 10, and a side cover, positioned at the lateral side surface of the display panel 10. The front cover and the side cover may be constructed separately. One of the front cover and the side cover may be omitted.