Title Formatting

When referring to work titles (the title of a book, article, webpage, etc.) or writing the title of your paper, MLA uses title case (ex. The Great Gatsby), both in the paper itself and in the Works Cited. 

In title case, major words are capitalized (majority of words) and most minor words are lowercase (conjunctions and prepositions that are three letters or fewer). Below is a list on what is considered a “minor word” in MLA style: 

• short conjunctions (such as “and,” “as,” “but,” “for,” “if,” “nor,” “or,” “so,” “yet”)
• articles (such as “a,” “an,” “the”)
• short prepositions (such as “as,” “at,” “by,” “for,” “in,” “of,” “off,” “on,” “per,” “to,” “up,” “via”)

For more explanation, distinction, and differences between title case and sentence case, visit the Scribbr’s explanation on MLA Titles.