Different prepositions with detail have different meanings. In detail is the most common expression for giving full information.
The most common expression is in detail, meaning thoroughly or with full information. Other natural combinations include details of something, attention to detail, and detailed with extra information in passive structures. For detail is uncommon with the noun detail except in specific contexts such as requests for detail. With detail can describe style or appearance, not the main noun pattern.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use in detail when describing something fully or carefully.
Use details of to introduce the subject or topic being described.
Use attention to detail to describe careful and precise work.
With detail can describe something that contains many details or decorative elements.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
English usually uses the plural noun in requests for information.
✕ Call us for detail. ✓ Call us for details.In detail describes how something is explained. With detail describes the presence of details.
✕ She explained it with detail. ✓ She explained it in detail.Details usually takes of before the topic.
✕ We discussed the details the contract. ✓ We discussed the details of the contract.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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It is uncommon in standard English. For details or for more detail is usually more natural.
Detail can mean a small feature in general, while details usually refers to specific pieces of information.
Usually no. Explain normally takes in detail, not with detail.
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