Liquid crystal display device and method for fabricating the same

Abstract

A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) device includes a first substrate and a second substrate spaced apart from each other, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a common line on the first substrate, a common electrode on the second substrate, and a short circuit portion which is disposed between the common line and the common electrode and includes a protruding portion on the common line, and a short circuit electrode on the protruding portion and the common line, and at least a portion of the protruding portion includes a darkened area.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, the method comprising:
 preparing a substrate having a display area and a non-display area;   forming a common line in the non-display area of the substrate;   forming a color filter in the display area and forming a protruding portion of a short circuit portion on the common line in the non-display area;   forming a darkened area in at least a portion of the protruding portion; and   forming a pixel electrode in the display area.