


Indentation: The first line of every paragraph should be indented 0.5 inches.Margins: All page margins (top, bottom, left, and right) should be 1 inch.Line Spacing: All text in your paper should be double-spaced.Times and Times New Roman are often recommended. Whichever font you choose, MLA requires that regular and italicized text be easily distinguishable from each other. Font: Your paper should be written in 12-point text.Note the header information in the upper-left corner, the last name and page numbers in the upper-right corner, the double spaced text, and indentations that begin each paragraph. This sample paper shows how the first page of a paper written in MLA is formatted.
