When I am quoting, do I need to indicate if italics are in the original?

Note: This post relates to content in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook. For up-to-date guidance, see the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook.

No. In MLA style, italics in a quotation are assumed to be in the original unless otherwise indicated. See the MLA Handbook for more details on quoting sources exactly (75) and on italics added for emphasis (86).

Work Cited

MLA Handbook. 8th ed., Modern Language Association of America, 2016.