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MLA 9th

MLA (Modern Language Association) 9th edition is an author-page number referencing style requiring an in-text citation within the text of your document and a related entry in a works cited at the end of your document.

Instagram - works cited

Title of the post: The title of the post is in italics and title case (capitalise the first letter of each major word).

Site name: The Site name is in italics, and title case.

For more information on works cited format and style, see General information - basics of referencing.
 

Format

Author [@username]. Description Title of postSite name, date year, URL.

Examples

Halvorsen, K [@karl_halvorsen_photography]. Photo of The Magnificent New Zealand Tui. #tui #tuibird #travel. Instagram, 21 Feb. 2019, instagram.com/p/BuImL4bl0tB/.

Rae, Tom‏ [@txmrae]. Photo of The Milky Way Over the Icy August Landscape of Aoraki Mount Cook National Park. Winter Here in New Zealand Can. Instagram, 4 May 2024, instagram.com/p/C6igHL8J6PR/.

Success Insider [@successinsider]. Video of The Real Reason You Procrastinate - It's Not Because You're Lazy... #motivation. Instagram, 3 May 2024, instagram.com/reel/C6d4uxNvMnJ/.

Instagram - in-text citations

Parenthetical citation: When you use another person’s ideas or words in your text, include the author’s name and page number/s in brackets, generally at the end of the sentence, e.g. ... education is a key factor (Wall 25).

Citation in prose: When you use the author’s name as part of a sentence (generally at the beginning of a sentence), include the page number in brackets at the end of the sentence, e.g. Thomas Jones discussed the appropriateness of using wet towelling ... (2).

No pagination: Add the author's name as part of the sentence to show it has been paraphrased.

Parenthetical Citation

... extraordinary image of the Tui (Halvorsen). 

Citation in prose

Tom Rae's stunning night shot of the Milky Way above Aoraki Mount Cook.