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LargestContentful Paint
The time until the biggest visible element, often a hero image or headline, finishes loading.
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5 seconds or less. Slow servers, heavy images and blocking scripts are the usual causes. Optimizing the image that is the LCP element often gives the largest gain.
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What is Largest Contentful Paint?
The time until the biggest visible element, often a hero image or headline, finishes loading.
Where does it sit in Growth Score?
It belongs to the Activation pillar, one of the 12 pillars your score is built from.
What should I read next?
Start with Core Web Vitals and Time to First Byte, then browse the other terms in Activation.
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