2. Use section headings
MLA Style specifies three levels of section headings.
- Level 1 is the highest level and denotes the start of a major new section.
- Level 2 headings are one level lower and are used to split a major section into sub-sections.
- Level 3 headings are used to create more specific sub-sections and sub-sub-sections.
Note that using all three levels of section headings is not required, so don’t feel any pressure to do so. You should only use as many headings and levels of headings as needed to neatly organize your paper.
Each type of section heading is formatted differently. Check the following table which demonstrates how to format headings in MLA Style.
Level
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Format
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1
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Flush Left, Bold, Title Case Heading
Text begins as a new paragraph.
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2
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Flush Left, Title Case Heading
Text begins as a new paragraph.
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3
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Flush Left, Italic, Title Case Heading
Text begins as a new paragraph.
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