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How to Cite a Website in MLA

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How to cite a website in MLA format

Citing a website in MLA follows the container system introduced in the 8th edition and refined in the 9th. The basic format includes the author (if available), page title in quotation marks, site name in italics, publication date, URL, and access date.

MLA website citation template

Last, First. "Page Title." Site Name, Publisher, Day Month Year, URL. Accessed Day Month Year.

Tips for MLA website citations

  • If no author is listed, begin the citation with the page title.
  • The access date is recommended but not always required - include it when the page has no publication date.
  • Abbreviate months longer than four letters (e.g., Sept., Oct.).
  • Omit "http://" or "https://" from URLs for cleaner citations.
  • If the site name and publisher are the same, list only the site name.

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If no author is listed, start the citation with the page title in quotation marks, followed by the site name, publication date, and URL. For in-text citations, use a shortened version of the page title.

MLA recommends including an access date, especially when the source has no publication date or when the content may change over time. Format it as "Accessed Day Month Year" at the end of the citation.

Use the page title in quotation marks as the title of the source, and the website name in italics as the container. For example: "About Us." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/About.

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