Suggest an editImprove this articleRefine the answer for “What is first contentful paint (FCP)?”. Your changes go to moderation before they’re published.Approval requiredContentWhat you’re changing🇺🇸EN🇺🇦UAPreviewTitle (EN)Short answer (EN)**First Contentful Paint (FCP)** is a metric that shows when any content first appears on the screen: text, an image, SVG, a background, and so on. **Key point:** FCP is "the moment of the first visual response": the earlier it happens, the faster the user feels the site is working.Shown above the full answer for quick recall.Answer (EN)Image**First Contentful Paint (FCP)** is a metric that shows when any content first appears on the screen: text, an image, SVG, a background, and so on. --- ## What counts as "contentful" - text blocks (even a single letter) - images (`<img>`, backgrounds via CSS) - canvas, svg - icons, logos Does not count: a white background, an empty `<div>`, a loading indicator with no content --- ## Why it matters FCP shows when the user first sees that the page has actually started loading. This affects the perceived speed and "aliveness" of the site. --- ## Example If FCP = 1.2 sec, the first visible element appeared on screen 1.2 seconds after the page started loading. --- ## Norms (per Google) - < 1.8 sec: good - 1.8-3 sec: fair > 3 sec: poor --- ## Conclusion FCP is "the moment of the first visual response". The earlier it happens, the faster the user feels the site is working.For the reviewerNote to the moderator (optional)Visible only to the moderator. Helps review go faster.