Taking note of the following elements as you find things will help when it comes time to finish your citations!
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Take Note
MLA - 8th Ed.
For this style: Double-spaced and hanging indent in the works cited page. This is an example of a post from X.com (formerly twitter). For more extensive advice, see the Purdue Online Writing Lab’s MLA Works Cited Page: Electronic Sources page.
Handle. "Full text of post" X, Day month year posted, Time posted (in reader's time zone), URL.
Example:
@Chipublib. "I don't have a library card" 27 red flag emojis. X, October 13, 2021, 10:05 AM, https://x.com/chipublib/status/1448303976206712836.
Note About Emojis:
Emojis do not need to be included, but if the emoji is important to the meaning of the post, you should describe it outside of the quoted text.
Note About MLA URLs:
The rule of thumb is to include the full URL, however if it is long and complex you can take a few steps to shorten it. First, remove the protocol and // (i.e. https://) from the beginning of the link. After that, if it is still incredibly long you can remove everything after the host site that's not helpful to a future researcher. The intention is for other scholars to be able to find content you cite, so if all the other elements of your citation are present they should be able to do that with only the host site link.
APA 6th Ed.
For this style: Double-spaced and hanging indent in the references page. This is an example of a post from an Instagram Page. For more extensive advice, see section 10.15 in Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition.
@handle. (Year, month day posted). Text of post up to 20 words. [X post]. Retrieved from URL.
Example:
@Chipublib. (2021, October 13). "I don't have a library card [red flag emojis.]" [X post]. Retrieved from https://x.com/chipublib/status/1448303976206712836.
Note About Emojis:
Include the emoji(s) or describe it in brackets within the quoted text. Count each emoji as one word.
Note About APA URLs:
You can shorten long, complex URLs in the APA style using a link shortening service. However this is not always the best solution depending on your publication situation. There is more guidance on making this choice here.
Chicago 17th Ed.
For this style: Single-spaced (with blank space between each citation) and hanging indent in the bibliography. This is an example of an Instagram post. For more extensive advice, see section 14.267 in The Chicago Manual of Style Online and Perdue Owl's Web Sources page.
Lastname, Firstname (handle). Year. "Text of Instagram post up until 280 characters" Instagram photo, Month day, year posted. URL.
Example:
Chicago Public Library (@Chipublib). 2021. "I don't have a library card [red flag emojis]." X, October 13, 2021, 10:05 a.m. https://x.com/chipublib/status/1448303976206712836.
Note About Emojis:
Include the emoji in the text or describe it in brackets.
Note About Chicago URLs:
The Chicago Manual of Style notes that shortened versions of a URL provided by link shortening services should never be used unless it is a DOI. Full information about what is and is not allowed when shortening URLs are available in section 14.10 in The Chicago Manual of Style Online.