<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>The Critical Rendering Path (CRP) is the sequence of steps browsers follow to convert HTML, CSS, and JavaScript into pixels.</li><li>Understanding the CRP is crucial for improving user experience on websites.</li><li>Common factors that slow down the CRP include large CSS files, render-blocking JavaScript, web fonts delaying text rendering, layout shifts, and third-party scripts.</li><li>Tools like Chrome DevTools, WebPageTest, Load Time Chrome Extension, Lighthouse, Perfume.js, and SpeedVitals can help diagnose and optimize the critical rendering path for faster page rendering.</li></ul>

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