The utility model discloses a display panel and a
display device, the display panel is provided with a main display area and a virtual key area located at the edge of the main display area, the display panel comprises a first
liquid crystal box and a second
liquid crystal box, the projection of the first
liquid crystal box on the display panel at least covers the virtual key area, and the projection of the second liquid
crystal box on the display panel at least covers the virtual key area. The projection of the second liquid
crystal box on the display panel coincides with the main display area. The first liquid
crystal box comprises an opposed substrate, a first array substrate and a
cholesteric liquid crystal layer located between the opposed substrate and the first array substrate, a first pixel
electrode is arranged on the first array substrate, and a first common
electrode is arranged on the opposed substrate; the first pixel
electrode and the first common electrode are used for controlling the
cholesteric liquid crystal layer to be switched between a reflection state and a scattering state; the second liquid crystal box is used for controlling gray scale display of pictures in the main display area. The first liquid crystal box adopting the
cholesteric liquid crystal is arranged in the virtual key area, so that the key icons can be displayed by utilizing ambient light, and the backlight
power consumption of the virtual key area is reduced.