First, imagine a book with no cover. Or a song with no singer. That’s a website with no author in MLA land. It feels wrong, but it’s totally normal. The internet is full of these anonymous little creatures.
So, how do you cite a ghost? Simple. You skip the author slot entirely. You jump straight to the title of the page. It becomes the new boss of your citation.
Fun fact: In your Works Cited list, the title will now be the first thing people see. It gets all the dramatic emphasis. No author means the title gets its moment in the spotlight.
Where Does It Go?
Let’s get weirdly specific. In your in-text citation, you use the title. Yep, a shortened version of it. Put it in quotation marks, like a little nickname. Instead of saying "(Smith 45)," you say ("No Author Blues").
It feels like you’re quoting a secret. A secret that everyone can see. It’s a tiny bit rebellious. And honestly, it’s kind of fun to say out loud.
Don’t forget the container. The website itself is a big bucket. Your specific page is the drop of water inside it. You need to name both.
