MLA Title Page | When You Need One & How to Format It
In MLA style, a title page is usually not required for your paper. Instead, MLA recommends including a header on your first page listing your name, your instructor’s name, the course name and number, and the submission date, followed by the title of your paper.
However, you should include a separate title page instead in these cases:
- Your instructor requires it
- The paper is a group project (i.e. you need to list multiple authors)
The formats for a separate title page and a first-page header are shown below. You can also use our templates in Word or Google Docs.
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MLA title page format
To create an MLA format title page, list the following on separate lines, left-aligned at the top of the page:
- Your name
- Your co-authors’ names, each on its own line, if it’s a group project
- Your instructor’s name
- The course name and number
- The submission date
Then leave a few blank lines and list the title of the paper, centered and in title case, halfway down the page. All text should be double-spaced and in the same font as the rest of the paper.
Creating an MLA header
Most MLA papers will instead list this information in a header, which appears on the same page as your opening paragraphs instead of on a separate page before them. In the header, left-aligned, list
- Your name
- Your instructor’s name
- The course name and number
- The submission date
Then on the next line, write the title of your paper, centered and in title case. On the line after that, start your first paragraph. The header and title should be double-spaced, like the rest of the paper.
Frequently asked questions about MLA format
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