{"id":74128,"date":"2019-04-18T17:38:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T15:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.nl\/?p=74128"},"modified":"2022-06-16T14:41:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T12:41:46","slug":"youtube-citation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/youtube-citation\/","title":{"rendered":"How to cite a YouTube video in MLA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=https://www.scribbr.com/"https:////www.scribbr.com//mla//works-cited///">MLA Works Cited<\/a> entry for an online video contains the video&#8217;s creator, the title, the website or platform in italics (e.g. <em>YouTube<\/em>), the channel or user that uploaded the video, the upload date, and the URL.<\/p>\n<p>If the video was uploaded by the same person or organization that created it, or if no clear creator can be identified, omit the author element and start with the video&#8217;s title instead.<\/p>\n<p>The in-text citation should match the first element of the Works Cited (either the creator&#8217;s name, or a short version of the title). You can also include a timestamp in place of a page number.<\/p>\n<div class=\"scribbr-citation-example-generator\" data-citation-style=\"mla\" data-citation-styles=\"mla,apa\" data-source-type=\"video\" data-locale=\"en-US\" data-show-example=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p><script async src=https://www.scribbr.com/"https:////citation-example-generator.scribbr.com//embed.js/" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nNote that if you are citing a whole movie that has been uploaded to a video-sharing platform, you should use the format of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/how-to-cite-a-movie\/\">MLA movie citation<\/a> instead. The same goes for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/tv-show-citation\/\">TV episode<\/a>. For a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/ted-talk-citation\/\">TED Talk<\/a>, you can follow the YouTube format if you cite it from YouTube.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Finding information for an MLA YouTube citation<\/h2>\n<p>On YouTube, all the information you need can be found below the video.<\/p>\n<p>The name of the channel that uploaded the video should be written the same as it is on YouTube, but the title of the video should follow standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/titles\/\">MLA capitalization rules<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mla-youtube.png\" alt=\"Where to find information for an MLA YouTube citation\" width=\"1176\" height=\"432\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-250927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mla-youtube.png 1176w, https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mla-youtube-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mla-youtube-1024x376.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/mla-youtube-768x282.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"uploader-creator\">Citing videos with the same creator and uploader<\/h2>\n<p>YouTube videos are often uploaded by the person or organization that created them. In this case, their name should only appear once. Start the citation with the title, and list the channel name in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/mla\/#other-contributors\">other contributors<\/a>\u00a0element.<\/p>\n<p>In the example below, the video was both created and uploaded by the organization BBC News, so the reference starts with the title. A shortened version of the title appears in the\u00a0in-text citation.<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>MLA format<\/td>\n<td>\u201c<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Title of Video<\/span>.\u201d <span class=\"text-color-purple\"><em>Website<\/em><\/span>, uploaded by <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Username<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Day Month Year<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">URL<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/works-cited\/\">MLA Works Cited entry<\/a><\/td>\n<td>\u201cFirst Look Inside Notre-Dame after Fire.\u201d <em>YouTube<\/em>, uploaded by BBC News,\u00a016 Apr. 2019, www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Zpw_KAEhDY.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/in-text-citations\/\">MLA in-text citation<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 20px;\">(\u201cFirst Look Inside\u201d)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"uploader-creator\">Citing videos with a different creator and uploader<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes, you might want to cite a video that has been uploaded by someone other than the creator.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, if you know who created the video, list them as author at the start of the Works Cited and in the in-text citation.<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>MLA format<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"text-color-purple\">Creator last name<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">First name<\/span>. \u201c<span class=\"text-color-purple\">Title of Video<\/span>.\u201d <span class=\"text-color-purple\"><em>Website<\/em><\/span>, uploaded by <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Username<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">Day Month Year<\/span>, <span class=\"text-color-purple\">URL<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/works-cited\/\">MLA Works Cited entry<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Newsom, Joanna. \u201c&#8217;Sapokanikan&#8217; (Official Video).\u201d <em>YouTube<\/em>, uploaded by Drag City, 10 Aug. 2015, www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ky9Ro9pP2gc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/in-text-citations\/\">MLA in-text citation<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 20px;\">(Newsom)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>You should also use this format if you are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/interview-citation\/\">citing an interview<\/a> uploaded to YouTube, using the interviewee&#8217;s name as the author.<\/p>\n<h2>Timestamps in YouTube citations<\/h2>\n<p>If you directly quote from a video, or you want to refer to a specific section, you can include a timestamp in your in-text citation.<\/p>\n<table class=\"kb-apa-example\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/works-cited\/\">MLA Works Cited entry<\/a><\/td>\n<td>\u201cMy Australia: Koryom Nyuon.\u201d <em>YouTube<\/em>, uploaded by SBS News, 1 Apr. 2019, www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7C2PevCgQQM.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/in-text-citations\/\">MLA in-text citation<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 20px;\">(\u201cMy Australia: Koryom Nyuon\u201d 00:14\u201335).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n    <h2>Frequently asked questions about MLA style<\/h2>\n<dl class=\"faq-list faq-list--arrows w-100 my-5\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\">\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"when-to-include-mla-in-text-citation\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/when-to-include-mla-in-text-citation\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        When do I need to include an MLA in-text citation?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"when-to-include-mla-in-text-citation-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>You must include an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/in-text-citations\/\">MLA in-text citation<\/a> every time you<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/working-with-sources\/how-to-quote\/\"> quote<\/a> or<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/working-with-sources\/how-to-paraphrase\/\"> paraphrase<\/a> from a source (e.g. a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/book-citation\/\">book<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/how-to-cite-a-movie\/\">movie<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/website-citation\/\">website<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/journal-citation\/\">article<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"no-author-or-page-numbers-mla\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/no-author-or-page-numbers-mla\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        How do I cite a source with no author or page numbers in MLA?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"no-author-or-page-numbers-mla-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>If a source has no author, start the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/works-cited\/\">MLA Works Cited<\/a> entry with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/titles\/\">source title<\/a>. Use a shortened version of the title in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/in-text-citations\/\">MLA in-text citation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If a source has no page numbers, you can use an alternative locator (e.g. a chapter number, or a timestamp for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/youtube-citation\/\">video<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/song-citation\/\">audio<\/a> source) to identify the relevant passage in your in-text citation. If the source has no numbered divisions, cite only the author&#8217;s name (or the title).<\/p>\n<p>If you already named the author or title in your sentence, and there is no locator available, you don&#8217;t need a parenthetical citation:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kb-checklist\">\n<li><span class=\"highlight-green\">Rajaram<\/span>\u00a0argues that representations of migration are shaped by \u201ccultural, political, and ideological interests.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The homepage of <em><span class=\"highlight-green\">The Correspondent<\/span><\/em> describes it as \u201ca movement for radically different news.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"titles-capitalized-mla\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/titles-capitalized-mla\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        Are titles capitalized in MLA?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"titles-capitalized-mla-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>Yes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/mla\/\">MLA style<\/a> uses title case, which means that all principal words (nouns, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/nouns-and-pronouns\/pronouns\/\">pronouns<\/a>, verbs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/language-rules\/adjectives\/\">adjectives<\/a>, adverbs, and some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/language-rules\/conjunctions\/\">conjunctions<\/a>) are capitalized.<\/p>\n<p>This applies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/mla\/titles\/\">titles of sources<\/a> as well as the title of, and subheadings in, your paper. Use MLA capitalization style even when the original source title uses different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/language-rules\/capitalization-rules\/\">capitalization<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"easily-create-mla-citations\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/frequently-asked-questions\/easily-create-mla-citations\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        What is the easiest way to create MLA citations?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"easily-create-mla-citations-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                                        <p>The fastest and most accurate way to create <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/mla\/\">MLA citations<\/a> is by using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/category\/mla\/\">Scribbr\u2019s MLA Citation Generator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Search by book title, page URL or journal DOI to automatically generate flawless citations, or cite manually using the simple citation forms.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MLA Works Cited entry for an online video contains the video&#8217;s creator, the title, the website or platform in italics (e.g. YouTube), the channel or user that uploaded the video, the upload date, and the URL. 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