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APA Style Guide: 7th Edition

TikTok Post

TEMPLATE:

Author, A. A. [@handle]. (Year, Month day). First 20 words of the caption as the title. [Video]. TikTok. URL link to post. 

EXAMPLE:

de Grasse Tyson, N. [@neildegrassetyson].  (2023, January 20). How stars die; explained in under 5 minutes. [Video]. TikTok. https://www.tiktok.com/@neildegrassetyson/video/7190868827847019818?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7175296150130591237

Notes:

  • Author, A. A. = Profile author's surname followed by first and middle initials, when available.
  • If traditional author name is unavailable, replace with screen name, organization, or group name as it appears on the social media account.
  • Provide the first 20 words of the caption as the title. Count a URL or other link, a hashtag, or an emoji as one word each, and include them in the reference if they fall within the first 20 words. Do not italicize emojis. 

Examples of formatting an in-text citation for this item are outlined below:

Reference Information

de Grasse Tyson, N. [@neildegrassetyson].  (2023, January 20). How stars die; explained in under 5 minutes. [Video]. TikTok.  https://www.tiktok.com/@neildegrassetyson/video/7190868827847019818?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7175296150130591237
In-text Citation Guidelines

Examples                                                                                                           

1.

Parenthetical citation example

 

 

You can find out exactly how stars die on TikTok (de Grasse Tyson, 2023.).   

2.

Narrative citation example

 

de Grasse Tyson (2022) explains star death in a succinct and engaging way using TikTok.

Remember, in-text citation formatting may change depending on a number of factors.

See Number of Authors, Publication Date, and Page/Paragraph Number or Heading for more information.