LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light-emitting element improved in light extracting efficiency and assuring easier reduction in chip size.SOLUTION: The light emitting element is characterized by having: a semiconductor laminated material having a light-emitting layer; a transparent electrode having a first plane with a protruded area in a shape of island or net and a second plane in ohmic contact with the semiconductor laminated material; and a pad electrode provided at least in any one of the upper surface of the protruded area and the bottom surface in the circumference of the protruded area on the first plane.