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APA Citation

Social Media

General information

  • Included here are social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Snapchat, TikTok, Pinterest, LinkedIn, etc. 
  • Include the text of a social media post up to the first 20 words as the title; include a descriptive label of audiovisuals after the title in square brackets if there are any, for example [Thumbnail with link attached]; do not alter the spelling and if possible, replicate emojis or provide the emoji's name in square brackets, for example [winking face]; see here for emoji names

 

Social media posts

Author, A. A. [handle if applicable]. (Exact date). Title of post [Description of audiovisuals] [Description of type of post]. Site Name. https://xxx

 

Example Facebook

Kwantlen Polytechnic University. (2025, September 18). Wear your orange shirt and join us as we recognize Truth and Reconciliation Day on Monday, September 22, 2-4pm [Image attached] [Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/100064434593963/posts/pfbid02KoSm9MZp6jzxteVKnHTJ5WKV2qNFrdpydJdoM4eYHbzStFocVKyYRaSceTPyN3vel/?app=fbl

Example Instagram - photo

Terry Fox Foundation [@terryfoxfoundation]. (2025, September 1). #OnThisDay - September 1, 1980 - near Thunder Bay, ON . As Terry ran through intense pain, hundreds of supporters gathered along the highway cheering [Photograph]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/DODqO21jpcf/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Example Tiktok- video

Coenen, N.M. [@nicole_coenen]. (2025, September 17). Just keep scrolling, I’m going to be chopping this for a while [Video]. Tiktok. https://www.tiktok.com/@nicole_coenen/video/7551127173239721236?lang=en

 

In-text citations

... (Kwantlen Polytechnic University [KPU], 2025) the first time, then abbreviate to (KPU, 2025) ... (Terry Fox Foundation, 2025) ... (Coenen, 2025)

 

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