MLA citation generator
Build accurate MLA 9th edition references for your Works Cited page, free. Enter a source by hand, or paste a DOI, ISBN, or link to auto-fill it, and copy the entry (you also get APA, Chicago, and Harvard at the same time).
When to use MLA 9th edition
MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most common in English, literature, languages, and the humanities.
MLA 9th edition examples
Here is what a reference looks like in MLA 9th edition for three common source types:
Book
Kahneman, Daniel. Thinking, Fast and Slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Journal article
Gao, Lin, and Maria Santos. “Academic Integrity in the Age of Generative AI.” Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 18, no. 2, 2024, pp. 145–60, https://doi.org/10.1080/jet.2024.0182.
Website
Patel, Maya. “How to Avoid Accidental Plagiarism.” PaperCheck Blog, 10 Mar. 2026, https://aiturnitinchecker.com/blog.
MLA in-text citations
MLA uses author–page citations in the text, like (Kahneman 24). The full details go in an alphabetical list titled Works Cited at the end of your paper.
Other citation styles
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MLA citation FAQ
What is MLA 9th edition?
MLA 9th edition is the 2021 update to the Modern Language Association style. It keeps the 8th edition container system (where a source sits inside a larger work such as a journal or website) and adds more guidance and examples.
How do I cite a website in MLA?
Give the author, the page title in quotation marks, the site name in italics, the date in day-month-year form, and the URL. The generator above arranges these for you.
What does an MLA in-text citation look like?
It is the author and a page number with no comma, for example (Smith 41). If you name the author in your sentence, just put the page number in parentheses.
Is Works Cited the same as a bibliography?
Not quite. A Works Cited page lists only the sources you actually cited. A bibliography can also include background reading you did not cite. MLA uses Works Cited.