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This template is used on articles with more than four paragraphs or an otherwiseinordinate amount of content in theirlead section.
Place at the top of the article:
{{Lead too long|date=November 2025}}MostWikipedia:Featured articles have a lead length of approximately 250 to 400 words, which suggests that this tag is likely inappropriate unless the lead substantially exceeds that length.
Use{{lead rewrite}} instead of this template if the lead is not unreasonably long but needs to be re-written to focus on the most important information.
TemplateData for Lead too long
A banner to indicate that a lead section of article should be reduced, as it is longer than what is recommended, relative to the length of the article.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | date | Month and year when the template was added to the article
| String | required |
