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Bluebook Website 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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For an ordinary web page, record the author when credited, page title, site and available publication date. An undated page uses a last-visited date. Include an archive link or identify who holds a preserved copy.

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

Source details

Use full names in source order, such as Alice Green & Brian White. Enter any required et al. wording yourself.

Enter its citation form, abbreviating where required.

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

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

Required when no publication date is available.

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.

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

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

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