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Add the Core Web Vitals metrics thresholds post (GoogleChrome#2964)
* Add the Core Web Vitals metrics thresholds post * Address feedback from staging * Delete old hero image * Update src/site/content/en/blog/defining-core-web-vitals-thresholds/index.md Co-authored-by: Kayce Basques <[email protected]> * Update src/site/content/en/blog/defining-core-web-vitals-thresholds/index.md Co-authored-by: Kayce Basques <[email protected]> * Address review feedback * Address review feedback Co-authored-by: Kayce Basques <[email protected]>
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This post introduces the Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) metric and explains
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{% Aside %}
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To learn more about the research and methodology behind this recommendation,
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see: [Defining the Core Web Vitals metrics
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{% endAside %}
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## Layout shifts in detail
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Layout shifts are defined by the [Layout Instability

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## FID in detail
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To learn more about the research and methodology behind this recommendation,
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see: [Defining the Core Web Vitals metrics
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### What elements are considered?
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masthead: web-vitals.svg
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Each of the Core Web Vitals represents a distinct facet of the user experience,
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is measurable [in the
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field](/user-centric-performance-metrics/#how-metrics-are-measured),
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and reflects the real-world experience of a critical
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[user-centric](https://web.dev/user-centric-performance-metrics/#how-metrics-are-measured)
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[user-centric](/user-centric-performance-metrics/#how-metrics-are-measured)
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The metrics that make up Core Web Vitals will [evolve](#evolving-web-vitals)
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- **[Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)](https://web.dev/lcp/)**: measures _loading_
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performance. To provide a good user experience, LCP should occur within **2.5
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- **[First Input Delay (FID)](https://web.dev/fid/)**: measures _interactivity_.
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To provide a good user experience, pages should have a FID of less than **100
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- **[Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)](/lcp/)**: measures _loading_ performance.
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To provide a good user experience, LCP should occur within **2.5 seconds** of
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- **[First Input Delay (FID)](/fid/)**: measures _interactivity_. To provide a
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- **[Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)](/cls/)**: measures _visual stability_. To
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- [Measure FID in JavaScript](https://web.dev/fid/#measure-fid-in-javascript)
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- [Measure CLS in JavaScript](https://web.dev/cls/#measure-cls-in-javascript)
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- [Measure LCP in JavaScript](/lcp/#measure-lcp-in-javascript)
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## Evolving Web Vitals

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