How to Use MLA Formatting: A Brief Overview Are you writing a paper for which you need to know how to use MLA formatting, but don’t know what that means? No worries. You’ve come to the right place.

Indents are used to distinguish one paragraph from another, but hanging indents are used in citations. Here's how to create one on Google Docs easily.

Google Docs' guide on using the MLA format, from choosing the font down to creating the "Works Cited" page.

The footnote format, however, differs for MLA and Chicago style. In addition, the format may vary depending on whether you are citing an article on a Web page or an entire website.

When I became a writing instructor, I tried to teach students how to cite their sources according to MLA format because my department expected it of me.

The iconic MLA Handbook has added an entry for TikTok, so Noam Chomsky 2.0s, who need to cite videos from the social media powerhouse, can now do it properly.