Suggest an editImprove this articleRefine the answer for “What is LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)?”. Your changes go to moderation before they’re published.Approval requiredContentWhat you’re changing🇺🇸EN🇺🇦UAPreviewTitle (EN)Short answer (EN)**LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)** is a Core Web Vitals metric that measures **how many seconds it takes for the largest and most visually significant element of a page to appear on screen**, visible to the user without scrolling (in the *above the fold* area). **Key point:** the faster the main block appears on the page, the higher the trust, the lower the bounce probability, and the better the behavioral signals for SEO.Shown above the full answer for quick recall.Answer (EN)Image**LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)** is a Core Web Vitals metric that measures **how many seconds it takes for the largest and most visually significant element of a page to appear on screen**, visible to the user without scrolling (in the *above the fold* area). Usually this element is: - a large image or banner, - a hero section block, - a large heading, - a background image, if it is the key visual element. ### The meaning of the metric LCP shows *how fast the user sees the main content*, not just the "first pixel". Even if the page has technically started loading, what matters to a person is when the **main meaningful block** appears, the one that tells them the site works and loading is happening. ### Google's benchmark - Good: **≤ 2.5 sec** - Needs improvement: 2.6-4.0 sec - Poor: **> 4.0 sec** ### What most often affects LCP - heavy or unoptimized images, - a slow server and a long TTFB, - render-blocking resources (CSS, JS), - too many visual elements in the first screen. **Conclusion:** LCP shows the sense of "speed through the user's eyes". The faster the main block appears on the page, the higher the trust, the lower the bounce probability, and the better the behavioral signals for SEO.For the reviewerNote to the moderator (optional)Visible only to the moderator. Helps review go faster.