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Technical SEOUpdated Nov 6, 2026

What is Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)?

Definition

Largest Contentful Paint measures how long the main content takes to appear. Google considers 2.5 seconds or less good.

Also known as:LCP

Common causes of delay

Oversized hero images, slow servers and render-blocking files are frequent problems. Compress the main image, avoid lazy-loading it and reduce what must load before it can appear.

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Related glossary terms

Core Web VitalsCore Web Vitals are Google metrics for real-user loading, responsiveness and visual stability: LCP, INP and CLS.Interaction to Next Paint (INP)INP is Google's Core Web Vitals metric evaluating overall page responsiveness. It measures the latency of user interactions (clicks, taps, keypresses) until visual update.
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