is formed between the color filters 201 to improve contrast of an image the light shielding black matrix 202 also plays a role as a light shielding film of the tft and prevents photocurrent from flowing through the tft an overcoat film 203 is formed covering the color filters 201 and the light shielding black matrix 202 because the color filters 201 and the light shielding black matrix 202 have irregular surfaces the overcoat film 203 flattens the surfaces the orientation film 113 for deciding an initial orientation of liquid crystal is formed on the overcoat film 203 in the present embodiment as a characteristic configuration a columnar projection 210 for misalignment prevention and a columnar spacer 220 for ensuring a cell gap are provided on the overcoat film 203 of the opposite substrate 200 the columnar projection 210 is provided at a position corresponding to that of the contact hole 111 of the tft substrate 100 and is inserted to the contact hole 111 when the tft substrate 100 and the opposite substrate 200 are assembled as shown in fig1 b the contact hole 111 retains an inclining part such that a diameter of an upper part becomes larger than that of a bottom part and the columnar projection 210 is inserted to the contact hole 111 by being guided by the inclining part thereby by anchoring the columnar projection 210 with the contact hole 111 misalignment between the tft substrate 100 and.