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type: Article
title: Interaction to Next Paint, the new Core Web Vital
description: INP, Interaction to Next Paint is no longer experimental and is due to be included as part of the Core Web Vitals by March 2024.
resource: https://www.simoncox.com/short-articles/2023-05-10-interaction-to-next-paint-the-new-core-web-vital/
tags: [Shorticles, Web, SEO]
timestamp: 2023-05-10
---

## What is INP?

**INP** means **Interaction to Next Paint** and will be part of the **Core Web Vitals** measurements from March 2024.

## Will INP affect my rankings?

Probably not in most cases but it could be the tipping point between your page and another page being ranked higher in the Search Engine Results Pages so it should be considered as part of the sites usability.

## Where can I learn more about INP?

You can learn more about Interaction to Next Paint from [Google's web.dev site](https://web.dev/inp-cwv/).

[Read full article](https://www.simoncox.com/short-articles/2023-05-10-interaction-to-next-paint-the-new-core-web-vital/)