MLA 8 format

MLA Style: Format Your Paper

MLA 8 Handout UND Writing Center

General Format

• Margin: One inch on all sides
• Font size: 12 point
• Typeface: Choose an easily readable typeface, e.g., Times New Roman
• Spacing: Double-space the entire paper
• Punctuation: Leave one space after a period and other punctuation marks
• Alignment: Flush left, uneven on right
• Indentation: Indent one-half inch the first line of every paragraph
• Pagination: Number all pages in the header flush right with author’s last name first

Heading and Title

• No title page
• Type author’s name, instructor's name, course number, and date on separate double-spaced lines
• Capitalize the first, last and all principal words of title and subtitle
• Double-space and center the title
• Double-space between the lines of the title, and between the title and the first line of text. 

Sample Works Cited Page

MLA 8 Works Cited Format Handout           

MLA 8 Works Cited Format

• Center the heading Works Cited at the top of a new page.
• Double space (format, line spacing, double).
• Indent the second line of each source.  Video How to format a MLA 8 Works Cited Page 
• Do not include http:// for any online website source.
• Capitalize Book titles, italicize book titles, and use quotation marks for articles. End each entry with a period.
• Alphabetize each entry by the author's name or title of the article if not author.
• Zoterobib will generate your works cited list. Remember to check the format, and do not include http:// for any web resource.