A display device is provided and includes display area including pixels arrayed next to one another in first direction and in second direction that is different from first direction, wherein pixels include light-emitting element configured to emit light by current flowing therethrough, drive transistor, and holding capacitance, while one terminal of light-emitting element is coupled to one of source and drain of drive transistor, first potential is supplied to other terminal of light-emitting element, second potential that is higher than first potential is supplied to other one of source and drain of drive transistor, holding capacitance is coupled between source and gate of drive transistor, and display device being configured to write initialization potentials into gates of respective drive transistors in accordance with voltage across drain and source of drive transistor, then write video writing potentials into the gates of the respective drive transistors.