How To In Text Cite MLA Website?

Use the author’s last name in parentheses: (Smith)

If there is no author, use a shortened version of the website title in quotation marks: (“How to Bake”)

If there is no page title, use the website name in italics: (CNN)

If the source has no author and no page title, use the URL or a shortened version of it

If the author’s name is mentioned in the sentence, put only the page number or omit the parenthetical if no page number exists

If the website has no page numbers, include only the author or title in the parenthetical citation

If there are two authors, include both last names joined by and: (Smith and Jones)

If there are three or more authors, use the first author’s last name followed by et al.: (Smith et al.)

Place the citation before the period at the end of the sentence

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