What is Web Vitals?
A set of metrics from Google that measure real-world user experience on web pages.
Why It Matters
Web Vitals directly affect your search ranking and tell you how users actually experience your site.
Real-World Example
Google Search Console showing that your site's Largest Contentful Paint is 2.1 seconds.
“Understanding terms like Web Vitals matters because it helps you have better conversations with developers and make smarter decisions about your software. You do not need to be technical. You just need to know enough to ask the right questions.”
Related Terms
Core Web Vitals
Google's three key metrics for measuring page loading speed, interactivity, and visual stability.
LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)
A metric measuring how long it takes for the largest visible content element to finish loading.
CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)
A metric measuring how much page content unexpectedly moves around while loading.
INP (Interaction to Next Paint)
A metric measuring the overall responsiveness of a page to user interactions throughout its lifetime.
From definition to deployment
Knowing the term is step one. Using it in something real is the rest.