Lead paragraph
Opening paragraph of an article, chapter, or other written work / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For Wikipedia guidelines on lead sections, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section.
A lead paragraph (sometimes shortened to lead; in the United States sometimes spelled lede) is the opening paragraph of an article, book chapter, or other written work that summarizes its main ideas.[1] Styles vary widely among the different types and genres of publications, from journalistic news-style leads to a more encyclopaedic variety.