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MLA Website Citation Format

Works Cited format for a website

How to Cite a Website in MLA Format

1

Find the author

Look for a byline at the top or bottom of the article. If the author is an organization (like CDC or WHO), use that as the author. If no author exists, skip to the title.

2

Copy the page title

Use the exact title of the page or article. Put it in quotation marks and capitalize major words (title case). End with a period inside the closing quotation mark.

3

Identify the website name

This is the name of the overall site, not the page. It appears in italics. For example, the website name for a BBC article is BBC News, not the article title.

4

Note the publication date

Look for a date near the byline or at the bottom of the page. Format it as Day Month Year (15 Mar. 2024). If no date exists, you will add an access date at the end instead.

5

Copy the URL

Remove https:// from the beginning. The URL goes at the end of the citation, followed by a period. If the page has no date, add: Accessed Day Month Year.

MLA Website Citation Examples

Standard website article
Works Cited
Smith, Helena. “The Women Who Brought Down Greece’s Golden Dawn.” The Guardian, 22 Oct. 2020, www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/22/the-women-who-brought-down-greeces-golden-dawn.
In-text
(Smith)
Website with no author
Works Cited
“US Election 2020: A Guide to the Final Presidential Debate.” BBC News, 21 Oct. 2020, www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54620868.
In-text
(“US Election 2020”)
When no author is listed, start with the article title. Use a shortened title for the in-text citation.
Website with no date
Works Cited
“Citing Sources and Referencing.” Scribbr, www.scribbr.com/category/citing-sources. Accessed 16 July 2019.
In-text
(“Citing Sources”)
When no publication date is available, add the date you accessed the page at the end.
Government website
Works Cited
“Climate Change: How Do We Know?” NASA, Global Climate Change, 15 Jan. 2024, climate.nasa.gov/evidence/.
In-text
(“Climate Change”)
For government sites, the organization is often both the author and publisher. If they are the same, list it only as the website name.
Online news article
Works Cited
Kolata, Gina. “How Long Does Immunity Last After Covid-19 Recovery?” The New York Times, 1 Dec. 2020, www.nytimes.com/2020/12/01/health/covid-immunity.html.
In-text
(Kolata)

Special Cases for MLA Website Citations

No author

Start with the article title in quotation marks. Alphabetize by the first significant word of the title (ignore A, An, The).

No publication date

Omit the date element. Add an access date at the end: Accessed Day Month Year.

Publisher same as website

If the publisher and website name are identical (e.g., BBC publishes BBC News), omit the publisher.

Blog post

Cite like a standard web page. The blog name is the container (website name). Include the specific post date.

MLA Website Citation FAQ