Examples can help illustrate points in our website advice content.
Short examples
Sometimes we can illustrate a point with a short example.
When to use this pattern
Use this pattern for examples that are one or two sentences long.
The pattern
Example of a 'short example'
Long examples
Sometimes we need to use a longer example to explain a more complex point.
When to use this pattern
Use this pattern for examples that are several paragraphs long and are a subsection of the page.
The pattern
Example of [insert what it is an example of]
[insert example]
Example of a 'long example'
Example of making a change to support an employee
Some days, Bo has severe tiredness and body aches. Their doctor has diagnosed long covid. Bo is ready to come back to work but is worried that working full time will be hard.
Bo's employer looks at the workload and is able to allocate some work to others in the team. This means they can offer Bo part-time hours to start their return to work. They put in a date to review the arrangement.
Things to remember
For all examples:
- use present tense
- if you use names and pronouns, make sure they're gender-neutral
For short examples:
- use example formatting
- do not use headings – you can put them among other paragraphs
For long examples:
- do not use example formatting
- always use a heading that explains what the example is of – do not just use 'example'
- if you are using multiple examples on the same page, make sure their headings are unique
- only use them at the end of a section of content or followed by another example