Above the fold is a term used in web design and describes the visible area of a website that is immediately visible without scrolling when the page is loaded. The term originally comes from the newspaper world, where it refers to the top section of the front page that is visible in the newspaper stack before the newspaper is folded.

In web design, above the fold refers to the visible area of a website that is visible without scrolling. This area is particularly important as it makes the first impression of the website on the user and can be decisive as to whether the user stays on the page or quickly leaves it again.

As a rule, above the fold contains the most important content and elements of a website such as the logo, navigation, headings, images and call-to-action elements that prompt the user to perform further actions on the website. It is therefore of great importance that this area of a website is well designed and optimised to motivate the user to stay on the page and navigate further.