Formatting Titles in MLA Style
The table below shows how titles should be formatted in MLA style depending on the source type.
| Source Type |
Format |
Example |
| Titles of books, novels, journals, magazines, newspapers, & websites |
Title case; italicized |
The Story of Florence Nightingale: A Dedicated Nurse |
| Titles of short stories, poems, articles, web pages, and book chapters |
Title case; no italics; enclosed in quote marks |
"The Story of Florence Nightingale: A Dedicated Nurse" |
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