How do you write a title in MLA format?

To write a title in MLA format, you need to know which words to capitalize and which words to keep lowercase.

• Capitalize all of these words:
  • The first word
  • Verbs (even short ones like “Do”)
  • Nouns and pronouns (e.g., “They”)
  • Adjectives and adverbs (e.g., “Tall” and “Quickly”)
  • Subordinating conjunctions (e.g., “Because”)
• Don’t capitalize these words, unless they’re the first word or the first word after a colon:
  • Prepositions (e.g., “with” and “through”)
  • Articles (“a,” “an,” “the”)
  • Coordinating conjunctions (“for,” “and,” “nor,” “but,” “or,” “yet,” and “so”)

When you’re writing an MLA format essay, Quillbot’s Citation Generator can help you format titles correctly on your works cited page.