Endnotes appear after the text, starting on a new page numbered in sequence with the preceding page. Center the title Notes one inch from the top, double space, indent one half-inch from the left margin, and add the note number, without punctuation, slightly above the line (superscript). Type a space and then the reference. If the note extends to two or more lines, begin subsequent lines at the left margin. Type the notes consecutively and number all pages.
Footnotes appear at the bottoms of pages, beginning four lines (two double spaces) below the text. Single-space footnotes, but double-space between them. When a note continues on the following page, add a solid line across the new page two lines below the last line of text and continue the note two lines below the solid line. Footnotes for the new page immediately follow the note continued from the previous page, after a double space.
Example of Footnote/Endnote Documentation
1 Robert A. Dahl,
A Preface to Democratic Theory (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1956) 45.
For more examples, consult a MLA Handbook.
