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MLA Style Citation Examples

Find how to cite a web page, journal, book, eBook, textbook, magazine, newspaper, video, DVD, TV show, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or blog post. Find how to format in-text/parenthetical citations, papers, and cite when no author or date is listed.

Images

WORKS CITED ( WEBSITE OR PRINT, INCLUDES PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, OR PHOTOGRAPHY)

(For more examples, see page 332  in the ninth edition)

[ Example ]

 

IN TEXT 

(Wood)

 

WORKS CITED ( WEBSITE WITHOUT PRINT EDITION, INCLUDES PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, OR PHOTOGRAPHY)

       [ MLA Citation Example for Website without Print Edition ]

 

            IN TEXT

            (Rubinroit)

Social media

WORKS CITED (FACEBOOK)

(For more examples, see pages 118, 133, and 326-327 in the ninth edition)

[ Example ]

      IN TEXT 

      (Northwest Missouri State University Library)

WORKS CITED (TWITTER)

(For more examples, see pages 118, 133, and 326-327 in the ninth edition)

[ Example ]

      IN TEXT

      (@NWMOSTATE)

WORKS CITED (INSTAGRAM)

(For more examples, see pages 118, 133, and 326-327 in the ninth edition)[ Example ]

      IN TEXT

      (B.D. Owens Library)

  • Please refer to the MLA Style blog for details on how you can cite content from TikTok. 

Video

WORKS CITED (FILMS ON DEMAND)

(For more examples, see pages 1148, 184, and 328-329 in the ninth edition)

[ Example ]

IN TEXT

  • Citing whole video
    • (Myanmar)
  • Citing a quote or scene from video
    • Provide hours, minutes, and seconds as displayed in media player
    • ("Myanmar" 00:02:15)     

WORKS CITED (YOUTUBE) AUTHOR IS THE UPLOADER

[ MLA Citation Example for YouTube Video ]

 IN TEXT 

  • Citing whole video
    • ("Boolean Operators")
  • Citing a quote or scene from video
    • Provide hours, minutes, and seconds as displayed in media player
    • ("Boolean Operators" 00:01:02) 

 

WORKS CITED (YOUTUBE) AUTHOR IS NOT THE UPLOADER

[ Example ]

 IN TEXT

     (McGonigal)

 

WORKS CITED (TikTok)

  • Please visit the MLA style Blog for examples on how to cite TikTok content.

[ MLA Citation Example for Online TV Show ]

WORKS CITED (ONLINE TV SHOWS)

IN TEXT

  • Citing the whole episode
    • ("The Axiom").
  • Citing a quote or scene from episode
    • Provide hours, minutes, and seconds as displayed in media player
    • ("The Axiom" 00:03:16-25)

WORKS CITED (DVD)

(For more examples, see pages 135, 147, and 328 in the ninth edition)

[ Example ]

  • Trevorrow, Colin, director. Jurassic World. Universal Pictures, 2015.

IN TEXT

​​​Citing whole film

(Trevorrow)

Citing a quote or scene from film

(Trevorrow 01:05:09)

WORKS CITED (EMPHASIS ON PERFORMER)

[ Example ]

  • Pratt, Chris, performer. Jurassic World. Directed by Colin Trevorrow. Universal Pictures, 2015.

IN TEXT

Citing whole film

(Pratt)

Citing a quote or scene from film

(Pratt 00:51:09)

        WORKS CITED (DVD SET)

(FORMAT)

 “Title of episode.” Year of original episode release. Title of DVD set, writer’s name (if provided), name of top

         performer (if provided), episode #, Production Company, year of DVD set release, disc #.

(EXAMPLE)

                   “The One after Ross Says Rachel.” 1998. Friends: Season 5, created by David Crane, performance by                                                                  Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox, episode 1, Warner Brothers, 2003, disc 1. 

IN TEXT

("The One")

Podcast

WORKS CITED

For additional help see pages 67,135, and 162-163 of the MLA Handbook (9th ed.) 

A color coded MLA style citation for the episode titled "Joel McHale" from the podcast "Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend"

IN TEXT

  • Citing the whole episode
    • (O'Brien)
  • ​​​​​​​Citing a specific quote or dialogue
    • Provide hours, minutes, and seconds as displayed in media player
    • separate the numbers with colons
    • (O'Brien 00:29:15) 

Recorded music

(WORKS CITED)

(For more examples, see pages 180 and 330 in the ninth edition)

[ Example ]

 

IN TEXT

(Trainor)

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