Display device for a hob, hob and method for operating such a display device

A display device for a hob has a support for a plurality of bulbs, wherein the carrier is elongated and the bulbs are arranged in two rows side by side on the support running. Over at least a first row a cover is provided with translucent areas in symbol form over the bulbs. Separations are provided between the bulbs of this first row against over-irradiation of a light source to a transparent area over an adjacent light source.