Free tool · The Bluebook, 22nd edition

Bluebook Social Media Citation Generator

Format citations for law-review footnotes or court documents. Enter your source details, generate the citation and copy it into your work.

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Use this form for a public text post. The 22nd-edition quick guide identifies the author or account, platform, date, time where available and direct link. It does not require the post’s opening text. For an online video, use the video option.

Enter your source details

* marks required fields.

What are you writing?

The citation’s typography changes to match your choice. Bluepages uses italics instead of underlining.

Source details

Author or account display name (optional)

Enter the real name if known. Leave blank when only a handle is available.

Account handle (optional)

Include @ if the platform uses it. Enter at least a name or handle.

Platform

For example, X, Instagram, Facebook or Reddit.

Publication date

Use YYYY-MM-DD, for example 2024-05-20.

Posting time and time zone (optional)

Use 24-hour time, with the zone if shown: for example, 16:07 ET. Leave blank if unavailable.

Source URL

Use the direct address beginning with https:// or http://.

Preserved copy

Provide an archive URL or identify who holds a saved copy. Rule 18 records how the cited online material has been preserved.

Archive URL (optional)

For example, a permanent link from Perma.cc or another web archive.

Who holds a saved copy? (optional)

For example, the author or your journal’s name. Use this when you have preserved a copy instead of supplying an archive URL.

Using Bluebook citations

Whitepages is used for law-review footnotes; Bluepages is used for court documents and legal memoranda. This tool formats the source details you enter. Use the citation-form abbreviations for cases, reporters, courts and journals, as explained in our Bluebook citation guide.

Check the publisher’s 22nd-edition Quick Style Guide for basic citation forms. The UC Davis guide to online and electronic sources explains the newer video, podcast and AI rules. AI responses use the exact prompt and the location of the saved PDF; their format differs from a citation to the AI tool’s homepage.

A short case citation depends on the surrounding text. This tool supplies one when you enter a short name and pinpoint; it does not automatically choose id. or supra without that context.

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