Cite a blog post in MLA 9
Blog posts sit between websites and articles in MLA 9. They have a clear author and date, but the publisher slot is the blog name rather than a magazine. MLA 9 (2021) treats them as part of a larger work, so the blog name is italicized and the post title is in quotes.
MLA 9 rules for a blog post
- Author is the post byline, not the blog's editor or owner.
- Post title goes in quotes; the blog name is italicized as the container.
- Use the publication date shown on the post, including day and month.
- Include the full URL to the post, not the blog's homepage.
- If the post was later updated, note the original date and the update date.
- Blog name comes after the post title, italicized; include the access date.
Worked example
MLA 9 · blog postA real blog post formatted using the MLA 9 rules above.
Graham, Paul "How to read a paper." *Paul Graham's Essays*, 1 May. 2023, paulgraham.com/read.html. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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