Glossary term
What is FCP (First Contentful Paint)?
FCP stands for First Contentful Paint.
The time when the first text or image shows on screen.
Learn it properly · The Browser ContractLesson 0: What Happens When You Type a URL (The Full Version)The full trip from pressing Enter to seeing pixels: DNS, TCP, TLS, HTTP, then reading the page and painting it. Caches skip most steps. Every other lesson in this series fits on this map.