The invention provides a meter display device (15) for a vehicle having improved visibility of indicated contents. [0002] A meter display device (15) includes a pointer (32) having a pointer position changed by shifting in a predetermined array direction in accordance with a continuously changing vehicle state to indicate the vehicle state, a dial (31) having a plurality of numeral indicating portions (36) configured to indicate the vehicle state at different levels, aligned at intervals in the array direction, and individually changing lighting modes, and a controller configured to change the lighting modes of the plurality of numeral indicating portions in accordance with the vehicle state.