Underline, italicize, or “Quotation Marks”?
MLA style
Aldus Manutius was the leading printer, publisher, and typographer of his time. He commissioned Francesco Griffo to create the first italic typeface in 1500 .
Underline or Italicize
If it can stand on a shelf, underline or italicize it.
• Novel• Ship• play• Film• Painting• sculpture or statue• drawing
• Website • CD • TV Series • cartoon series• Encyclopedia• Magazine• Newspaper• Pamphlet• Epic poem
“Quotation Marks”• Use “ ” to indicate titles
that are small and can hang from a laundry pin.
• short poem• songs • short story• skit• commercial• individual episode in a
TV series (like "The Soup Nazi" on Seinfeld)
• cartoon episode• chapter • journal, magazine, or
newspaper article
Capital letters onlyDo not underline or use quotation marks
• Religious works, like The Bible or The Koran
• Buildings• Monuments• Government documents
like The Declaration of Independence