How To Cite A Website MLA?

Author Last Name, First Name (if available).

“Page Title.”

Website Name, Publisher (if different from website name), Publication Date (if available), URL.

Accessed Date (optional in MLA 9, but commonly included): accessed Day Month Year, URL.

If no author:

“Page Title.”

Website Name, Publisher (if different), Publication Date (if available), URL.

accessed Day Month Year, URL.

If no page title (use site title):

Website Name.

Publisher (if different), Publication Date (if available), URL.

accessed Day Month Year, URL.

If no publication date:

Author Last Name, First Name.

“Page Title.”

Website Name, n.d., URL.

accessed Day Month Year, URL.

MLA example (with author, date):

Smith, John. “How to Cite Sources.” Purdue OWL, Purdue University, 12 Mar. 2020, https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html.

MLA example (with author, no date):

Smith, John. “How to Cite Sources.” Purdue OWL, Purdue University, n.d., https://example.com/page. accessed 18 May 2026.

MLA example (no author):

“How to Cite Sources.” Purdue OWL, Purdue University, 12 Mar. 2020, https://example.com/page. accessed 18 May 2026.

MLA example (corporate author):

American Psychological Association. “Reference List: Electronic Sources.” APA Style, https://apastyle.apa.org. accessed 18 May 2026.

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