From a webpage URL
MLA Website Citation Generator
Paste a URL to create an MLA 9 Works Cited entry and parenthetical citation for webpages, online articles, and organization pages.
Reads page metadata from any URL
Detects author, date, title, and site
Handles n.d. and italics rules for you
Reference and in-text in seconds
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Auto-extracted from the URL
- Author or organisation
- Publication or update date
- Page title in sentence case
- Site or publisher name
- Full URL
Website example
MLA 9Reference list
"Climate Change Evidence: How Do We Know?" NASA, 2024, climate.nasa.gov/evidence/.
In-text
("Climate Change Evidence")
Sample formatted to the official MLA 9th edition rules. Your real citation fills in from any URL, DOI, or ISBN.
Paste a website URL to generate an MLA 9 citation
Added citations open in the full bibliography generator, where you can copy, edit, or export them.
Quick MLA 9 rules
- Put page titles in quotation marks.
- Italicize the website or container name.
- Use day-month-year dates when available.
- Omit https:// from URLs unless your instructor requires it.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I cite a website in MLA 9?v
Use Author. "Page Title." Website Name, Publisher if needed, publication date, URL.
Does MLA require an access date for websites?v
MLA 9 does not always require access dates, but they are useful when a webpage may change or lacks a publication date.