MLA Style Guide

MLA has rules for formatting a scholarly paper. Your paper should have:

• An easily readable font (most professors prefer Times New Roman)

• 11-13 point size (most professors prefer 12 point font)

• Double spacing

• 1-inch margins

• 1/2-inch indent on the first line of each paragraph in the body of your paper

• Hanging indent on each Works Cited citation

• Your last name and page number at the top right of each page header

• Heading information at the top left of the first page: 

  • Your Name
  • Your Professor's Name
  • Class and section number 
  • Date