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MLA Style Guide: 8th Edition: Main Body

MLA Format

Main Body

Your paper should:

  • Be double spaced
  • Have 1-inch margins on all sides
  • Be typed in 12-point, easily readable font
  • Indent paragraphs ½ inch
  • Indent set-off quotations (e.g. block quotations) 1-inch
  • Include a page number on every page, in the upper right-hand corner, ½ inch from the top of the page and flush with the right margin. Type your last name before the page number.
  • Leave one space after a period or other concluding punctuation mark (unless your instructor requires two spaces).