A display apparatus, in which a black image is provided between real images and one frame period for displaying the black image is set to be shorter than one frame period where each of the real images is displayed, is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel displaying a black image and a real image, a gate driver supplying gate signals to a plurality of gate lines provided in a display area of the display panel, and a controller controlling a function of the gate driver. A one-frame period for displaying the black image is shorter than a one-frame period where the real image is displayed.