The present invention provides an electron emitting device including electrodes
disposed with a space therebetween on a surface of a substrate, a carbon film disposed
between the electrodes and connected to one of the electrodes, and a gap disposed
between the carbon film and the other electrode. In the gap, the distance between
the edge of the carbon film connected to one of the electrode and the edge of the
other electrode at an upper position apart from the surface of the substrate is
smaller than that at the surface of the substrate. The present invention also provides
an electron source and an image display device each including the electron emitting device.