To provide an organic EL device capable of making uniform a dry speed of a liquid material coated in a display area. There is provided an organic EL device in which a plurality of pixels X.sub.R, X.sub.G, X.sub.B is arranged in an effective display area of a substrate and each of the pixels X.sub.R, X.sub.G, X.sub.B is provided with a first organic EL element having a functional film formed by a liquid phase method, wherein a dummy area D having a plurality of dummy pixels D1.sub.R, D1.sub.G, D1.sub.B, D2.sub.R, D2.sub.G, D2.sub.B for inspection of characteristics is provided around the effective display area and each dummy pixel is provided with a second organic EL element having a functional film formed using the same process as the functional film of the first organic EL element.