Glossary
What Is Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)?
Cumulative Layout Shift is a Core Web Vital that measures how much a page's visible content unexpectedly shifts or moves around while the page is still loading.
CLS is almost always caused by images or ads without reserved dimensions, or web fonts that swap in late — both are fixable with explicit sizing and font-loading strategy.
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