diff --git a/docs/components/landing/hooks.js b/docs/components/landing/hooks.js
index febd96f..7570ec3 100644
--- a/docs/components/landing/hooks.js
+++ b/docs/components/landing/hooks.js
@@ -99,14 +99,21 @@ export function useGithubStars(repo) {
   return stars;
 }
 
-/** Fades sections in as they scroll into view. Without JS, everything stays visible. */
+/**
+ * Fades sections in as they scroll into view. Content stays visible until this runs, so a page whose scripts are
+ * slow to load is never blank: what's already on screen (and the hero, which animates in with CSS) stays shown, and
+ * only what's further down is hidden until it scrolls in.
+ */
 export function useReveal() {
   useEffect(() => {
-    const els = document.querySelectorAll(".dk-reveal");
-    if (typeof IntersectionObserver === "undefined") {
-      els.forEach((el) => el.classList.add("in"));
-      return;
-    }
+    if (typeof IntersectionObserver === "undefined") return;
+    const root = document.documentElement;
+    const later = [];
+    document.querySelectorAll(".dk-reveal").forEach((el) => {
+      if (el.closest(".dk-hero") || el.getBoundingClientRect().top < window.innerHeight) el.classList.add("in");
+      else later.push(el);
+    });
+    root.setAttribute("data-dk-js", "");
     const io = new IntersectionObserver(
       (entries) => {
         entries.forEach((e) => {
@@ -118,8 +125,11 @@ export function useReveal() {
       },
       { rootMargin: "0px 0px -8% 0px", threshold: 0.08 }
     );
-    els.forEach((el) => io.observe(el));
-    return () => io.disconnect();
+    later.forEach((el) => io.observe(el));
+    return () => {
+      io.disconnect();
+      root.removeAttribute("data-dk-js");
+    };
   }, []);
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/components/landing/landing.css b/docs/components/landing/landing.css
index 4d08472..edfee6c 100644
--- a/docs/components/landing/landing.css
+++ b/docs/components/landing/landing.css
@@ -2420,6 +2420,19 @@ html[data-dk-js] .dk-reveal.in {
   transform: none;
 }
 
+/* The hero animates in with CSS alone, so it plays on first paint instead of waiting for the scripts */
+@keyframes dk-rise {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+    transform: translateY(24px);
+  }
+}
+
+.dk-hero .dk-reveal {
+  animation: dk-rise 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.2, 1) both;
+  animation-delay: var(--delay, 0s);
+}
+
 /* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
 @media (max-width: 1024px) {
   .dk-hero-grid {
diff --git a/docs/pages/_document.tsx b/docs/pages/_document.tsx
index 9fc5aad..d5c1f33 100644
--- a/docs/pages/_document.tsx
+++ b/docs/pages/_document.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { Head, Html, Main, NextScript } from 'next/document'
 
 // Landing page theme, applied before first paint: the saved theme (next-themes' "theme" key, shared with the
-// docs) or the OS preference. data-dk-js lets the landing page's scroll-reveal styles apply.
-const landingThemeScript = `(function(){try{var d=document.documentElement;d.setAttribute('data-dk-js','');var t=localStorage.getItem('theme');if(t!=='light'&&t!=='dark'){t=window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: light)').matches?'light':'dark'}d.setAttribute('data-dk-theme',t)}catch(e){}})();`
+// docs) or the OS preference.
+const landingThemeScript = `(function(){try{var d=document.documentElement;var t=localStorage.getItem('theme');if(t!=='light'&&t!=='dark'){t=window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: light)').matches?'light':'dark'}d.setAttribute('data-dk-theme',t)}catch(e){}})();`
 
 export default function Document() {
   return (