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