Look and feel · Layout
Big blank spaces make your page look broken
Empty gaps make people think the page has finished or failed to load, so they stop scrolling before the rest.
- Applies to
- every page
- Typical severity
- medium
- Effect on conversions
- medium
- Effort to fix
- Takes some time
What to look for
Large blank areas in the screenshots between sections that aren't deliberate design, often from content failing to load or animations not triggering.
What good looks like
No unexplained empty gaps.
How to fix it
Check the sections around the gap show up without needing scroll animations, and close up any extra space.
Based on
- Grid Design audit practice
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