A light emitting device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate, each of the first and second substrates having an active area and an inactive area surrounding the active area, the first substrate having recesses in a side of the first substrate facing the second substrate; cathode electrodes in the recesses and extending along a first direction; electron emission regions on the cathode electrodes; gate electrodes on the side of the first substrate, extending along a second direction crossing the first direction of the cathode electrodes, and having a mesh structure with openings formed therein; first spacers between the first and second substrates in the active area; and second spacers between the first and second substrates in the inactive area. The second spacers press the gate electrodes to the first substrate to fix them in place.