LCP — Largest Contentful Paint
Measures loading performance. Time for the largest visible element to render.
Good < 2.5s
Needs improvement 2.5–4s
Poor > 4s
INP — Interaction to Next Paint
Measures interactivity. Responsiveness to user interactions (click, tap, keypress).
Good < 200ms
Needs improvement 200–500ms
Poor > 500ms
CLS — Cumulative Layout Shift
Measures visual stability. Unexpected layout shifts during page load.
Good < 0.1
Needs improvement 0.1–0.25
Poor > 0.25
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LCP rating
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CLS rating
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Overall
About Core Web Vitals
Core Web Vitals are Google's page experience metrics used as ranking signals since 2021. LCP: optimize images (WebP, lazy-load, preload hero), reduce server response time. INP: reduce JavaScript execution time, break up long tasks. CLS: always set width/height on images and embeds, avoid injecting content above existing content. Find your scores via PageSpeed Insights or Chrome DevTools Lighthouse.