An array substrate for an in-plane switching liquid crystal display device
includes: a gate line on a substrate; a data line crossing the gate line
to define a pixel region; a thin film transistor connected to the gate
line and the data line; a common line parallel to and spaced apart from
the gate line; a common electrode extending from the common line and
including a plurality of common electrode patterns; a pixel connecting
line connected to a capacitor electrode; and a pixel electrode extending
from the pixel connecting line and including a plurality of pixel
electrode patterns, wherein one of the plurality of common electrode
patterns and one of the plurality of pixel electrode patterns form
concentric rings of pixel and common electrode patterns that are within
an open region of another one of the plurality of common electrode
patterns.