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FCP (First Contentful Paint)

A metric measuring when the first piece of DOM content is rendered on the screen.

What is FCP (First Contentful Paint)?

First Contentful Paint (FCP) measures the time from when the page starts loading to when any part of the page's content is rendered on screen (text, images, SVG, or canvas elements).

Performance Thresholds

  • Good: < 1.8s
  • Needs Improvement: 1.8s - 3.0s
  • Poor: > 3.0s

Key Takeaways

  • 1.FCP (First Contentful Paint) is important for website performance and SEO.
  • 2.You can measure it using tools like BulkAudit and Google Lighthouse.
  • 3.Improving this metric can lead to better user experience and search rankings.

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