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Visionary Image

Rapid-Render Blurhash Placeholders Boost Core Web Vitals & Search Performance

Crush Your Core Web Vitals

Eliminate layout shifts and prevent DOM reflows with true-to-size Blurhash placeholders

Optimize Critical Render Path for faster page loads

Powered by Blurhash data embedded directly in the URL — no backend required

Optimize the critical render path by minimizing DOM reflows, deferring off-screen images, and providing a consistent user experience.
Users enjoy fast, stable pageloads with instant Blurhash previews, eliminating Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) from images (even on slow networks).

Lazy-loading offscreen images reduces initial pageload size and allows your page to become ready faster — boosting Interaction to Next Paint (INP).

Google emphasizes Core Web Vitals as a major ranking signal. Optimizing these metrics can improve your website's performance in search engine results.

"We highly recommend site owners achieve good Core Web Vitals for success with Search"
The easiest way to get started with Blurhash.
No backend changes or migrations needed. Swap your existing image URLs with Blurhash URLs.
Framework-tested (Remix, Astro, Next, Vite) with support for client and server-side rendering (SSR, SSG).
Open source, written in Typescript.
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How it Works

Visionary Image renders three layers to provide the fastest possible placeholder rendering, improving Core Web Vitals like Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS). Blurhash URLs embed placeholder data directly in the image URL.

IMAGE LAYERS:
01. A base layer with the image's aspect ratio is quickly rendered in the DOM
02. A soft, configurable blur is overlaid on a canvas
03. The full image loads, replacing the blur layer
Silhouette of palm tree against a pink to orange sunset gradient

Decoded Blurhash URL

Two palm trees against a pastel sunset sky with distant mountains
Abstract digital art with swirling patterns in green, blue, and purple

Blurhash in 60 seconds

Install Visionary Image in your project:

bash
pnpm add visionary-image

Import and render the component:

jsx
import { Image } from 'visionary-image';

const ImageDetailPage = ({ imageUrl }) => ( <Image src={imageUrl} alt="Field full of white cherry blossoms" /> );

Create a Blurhash URL

Convert a public image URL with Blurhash URL Maker

Generate from a local image with Drag-and-Drop Image to Blurhash

Generate programmatically using blurhash-url

Audit Your Site's Web Vitals

Get your live Core Web Vitals scores from Google to see how your website is performing and what needs improvement.

See how real users experience your web site at Chrome User Experience Report (CRuX) Dashboard

Learn More

Read more about Web Vitals at Core Web Vitals Essentials

Check out free tools to generate and preview Blurhash URLs: Visionary Tools

Query CRuX data programatically via BigQuery dataset and API access