How to Cite a Blog Post in MLA 9th edition

Blog posts and personal web publications.

Example in MLA 9th edition

Weng, Lilian. “Attention? Attention!” Lil’Log, 24 June 2018, lilianweng.github.io/posts/2018-06-24-attention/.
In-text (Weng)

What MLA 9th edition includes

These are the details of the example above that the style prints, so they are the ones to collect for your own source.

  • Blog Post Title
  • Author
  • Blog Name
  • Date Published
  • URL

Note the author, post title, blog name, publication date, and URL. Include access date as blog content may change or disappear.

The formatting comes from the style's own file, so check the finer points against your guide. What to check by hand in MLA 9th edition.

A Blog Post in other styles

APA 7th edition Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography) Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition) IEEE Vancouver

Other sources in MLA 9th edition

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