When in doubt, write it out.
Date format mla. When you cite an online source, the mla. Publication date is the eighth core element. If a date is given in addition to the year, include the full date.
Mla style manual numbers and dates. April 6 (not april 6th). Formatting dates dates should be formatted as:
173) the publication date element may include one or more of the. In your mla works cited list, present dates day month year. When writing a date in the body, you can use one of two styles.
In the main text, youβre. The publication date tells when the source was published or posted. Sometimes a source will use a season, which will be formatted as:
If you referring to a date range within the same century, you should drop. In that case, mla style recommends writing them utilizing either of these formats: The universal or european format is βday month yearβ.
Month names that are longer than four letters should be abbreviated. As the mla handbook (sec. In formal writing, always write the date in full when it is part of a sentence.