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An article should start with a simple summary of the topic, then lead the reader into more detail, breaking up the text into manageable sections with logical headings.

===The lead===

The [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section|lead section]] is the very first part of an article, appearing before the table of contents and any headings. The first sentence of the lead shouldtypically containcontains a concise definition and establish notability ofestablishes the topic's notability. The rest of the lead should introduce the article's context and summarise its key points.

The lead section should be one to four paragraphs long and be able to stand alone as a concise overview of the article. The emphasis given to material in the lead should roughly reflect its importance to the topic. Statements should be carefully sourced if covering material not sourced elsewhere in the article, and should be written in a clear, accessible style to inspire a reading of the full article. The rest of the article's prose will give detail for readers who want more information.

The lead section should be one to four paragraphs long and be able to stand alone as a concise overview of the article. The emphasis given to materialeach statement in the lead should roughly reflect its relative importance to the topic. Statements should be carefully sourced if covering material not sourced elsewhere in the article, and should be written in a clear, accessible style to inspireencourage a reading of the full article. The rest of the article's prose will give detail for readers who want more information.

===Sections and headings===

Articles [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout|are organised into sections and subsections]], each of which haswith a short heading that will automatically appear in the table of contents. In general, sections that are one to four paragraphs long are the most readable.

Headings should omit the word "the" and the title of the article. Typically, only the first word in a heading should be capitalised ([[sentence case]]).

Headings shouldnormally omit thean wordinitial "the" or "a", and avoid repeating the title of the article. Typically, only the first word in a heading should beis capitalised ([[sentence case]]).

Heading 1 is the article's title and is automatically generated. The section headings within the article start at the second level (<nowiki>==Heading 2==</nowiki>), with subsections at the third level (<nowiki>===Heading 3===</nowiki>), and so on. Sections should not skip levels from sections to sub-subsections (i.e. do not put a fourth-level subsection heading immediately after a second-level heading).

Heading 1 is the article's title and is automatically generated. The section headings withinin the article start at the second level (<nowiki>==Heading 2==</nowiki>), with subsections at the third level (<nowiki>===Heading 3===</nowiki>), and so on. Sections should not skip levels from sections to sub-subsections (i.e. do not putg., a fourth-level subsection heading immediately after a second-level heading).

;See also

*[[Help:Introduction to editing with VisualEditorWiki Markup/2|Introduction to formatting (Wiki markup)]]<br>

*[[Help:Introduction to editing with VisualEditor/2|Introduction to formatting (VisualEditor)]]

*[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility|Manual of Style (Accessibility)]]

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