To MLA cite a YouTube video, follow this general format for the Works Cited entry:

• If the creator and uploader are the same:
  "Title of Video." YouTube , uploaded by Username, Day Month Year, URL.

• If the creator is different from the uploader:
  Creator Last Name, First Name. "Title of Video." YouTube , uploaded by Username, Day Month Year, URL.

Details:

• The video title is placed in quotation marks and follows standard MLA capitalization rules.
• YouTube is italicized as the container.
• Include the uploader’s name (YouTube channel name) after "uploaded by."
• Provide the full upload date (day month year).
• End with the full URL of the video.
• For in-text citations, use the creator’s last name or the shortened video title in quotation marks, e.g., ("Shortened Title") or (Creator Last Name)

Example when creator and uploader are the same:
“First Look Inside Notre-Dame after Fire.” YouTube , uploaded by BBC News, 16 Apr. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zpw_KAEhDY. Example when creator and uploader differ:
Newsom, Joanna. “‘Sapokanikan’ (Official Video).” YouTube , uploaded by Drag City, 10 Aug. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky9Ro9pP2gc. In-text citation example:
(Newsom) or (“First Look Inside”)

. This format aligns with MLA 9th edition guidelines and is suitable for citing most YouTube videos in academic writing