The MLA Style Center, published by the Modern Language Association, is the only authorized Web site about MLA style. This free, evolving resource is designed as a companion to the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook.
This brief handout was compiled using the Modern Language Handbook (MLA), eighth edition. Examples were
adapted from various sources and revised in 2016. For further information, please refer to the MLA handbook. The
MLA formatting and citation style is commonly used in the humanities