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ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This guide includes every Midjourney parameter (that I’m aware of). If you see
that I am missing one, please let me know! I went through every parameter
Thank you for downloading this guide!
and tested functionality in every Midjourney model. It was a bit tricky to
decide on a compact, yet highly informative, format for this guide. So Watch the ALL Midjourney
consider this version 1. This will be updated when V7 is released. Parameters video on YouTube!
ESSENTIAL PARAMETERS CHARACTER CONTROLS
Version --version, --v Character Reference --cref
Aspect Ratio --ar Character Weight --cw
STYLE CONTROLS IMAGE REFERENCE CONTROLS
Stylize --stylize, --s Image Weight --iw
Style Reference --sref
Style Weight --sw
CREATIVE CONTROLS
Style Version --sv
Chaos --chaos, --c
Style --style
Weird --weird, --w
Personalize --personalize, --p
No --no
Tile --tile
PROCESSING OPTIONS
Fast --fast
LEGACY PARAMETERS
Relax --relax
Turbo --turbo Sameseed --sameseed
Seed --seed Upbeta --upbeta
Repeat --repeat, --r Uplight --uplight
Video --video HD --hd
Stop --stop Width/Height --width --height
Quality --quality, --q Creative --creative
SPECIAL MODELS
Niji --niji
Test --test
Testp --testp
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ESSENTIAL PARAMETERS
SYNTAX VALUES EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Choose which model generates
Version --version, --v a robot --v 3
5.1, 5.2, 6, 6.1 your image
Aspect Ratio --ar width:height* a robot --ar 9:16 Control image shape
*Aspect Ratio: Up to 14:1 or 1:14 in v6.x
STYLE CONTROLS
SYNTAX VALUES EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
Control the strength of the default
Stylize --stylize, --s 0-1000* a robot --stylize 250 Midjourney aesthetic (or
personalization if --p is used)
a robot --sref imageURL
Style URL, SREF a robot --v 6 --sref 4263623375
--sref Apply visual style from a reference
Reference code, random a robot --v 6.1 --sref 4263623375
635662550
Style Weight --sw 0-1000 a robot --sref imageURL --sw 500 Control style reference strength
Style Version --sv 1,2,3,4^ a robot --sref imageURL --sv 1 Set style reference model version
a robot --style raw
a robot --niji 5 --style cute
Style --style raw† Set a style mode.
a robot --v 5.2 --style
bEWRQNmkSCBAtfRjZbSxRni0
--personalize, alphanumeric Apply your custom style; overrides
Personalize photo of a person --p
--p codes Midjourney default aesthetic
*Stylize value range by version: †Style values by version:
• v4+: 0-1000 • v5+ and niji 5+: raw
• v3: 625-60000 • v5.x: style tuner code created by /tuner
• niji 5: cute, expressive, original, scenic
^Style version is only applicable in v6.x
• v4: cursed, 4a, 4b, 4c
when using URLs as style references
CHARACTER CONTROLS
SYNTAX VALUES EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
Character photo of a person --cref Create similar character from a
--cref URL
Reference imageURL --v 6.1 reference.
Character photo of a person --cref
--cw 0-100 Control reference outfit matching
Weight imageURL --cw 0 --v 6.1
IMAGE REFERENCE CONTROLS
SYNTAX VALUES EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
Image Weight --iw 0-3* imageURL a cat --iw 0.5 Control image prompt influence
*Values by version:
• v6.x, niji 6: 0-3
• v4, v5.x, niji 4, niji 5: 0-2
• v1-v3: 0-20000
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CREATIVE CONTROLS
SYNTAX VALUES EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
Increases variety in initial image
Chaos --chaos, --c 0-100 a robot --c 15
grid results
Introduces quirky and unexpected
Weird* --weird, --w 0-3000 a robot --weird 500
elements
Downweight specific elements by
No --no words, phrases a basket of food --no fruit
-0.5
Create seamless, repeating
Tile^ --tile n/a art deco design --tile
patterns
*Weird is not fully compatible with --seed
^Use v6.1+ for best upscaling results
PROCESSING OPTIONS
SYNTAX VALUES EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
Fast --fast n/a a robot --fast Use fast generation mode
Relax --relax n/a a robot --relax Use turbo generation mode
Turbo --turbo n/a a robot --turbo Use relaxed generation mode
Set a specific starting noise
Seed --seed 0-9999999999 a robot --seed 1111
pattern
Repeat --repeat, --r 1+* a robot --r 5 Run prompt multiple times
Create a timelapse video of your
Video --video n/a a robot --video
initial image grid generation
Stop --stop 10-100 a robot --stop 50 End image grid generation early
Control detail level and generation
Quality --quality, --q 0.5, 1, 2^ a robot --v 6.1 --q 2
time
*Repeat requires fast/turbo mode
^Quality values by version:
• v6.1: 0.5, 1, 2
• v6.0, v5.x: 0.25,0.5,1
• v1-v3: 0.25,0.5,1,2,5
SPECIAL MODELS
SYNTAX VALUES EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
Niji --niji 4, 5, 6, a superhero --niji 6 Use an anime-trained model
Experimental model between
Test --test n/a a cyberpunk character --test
v4/v5
a cyberpunk character -- Photorealistic model between
Testp --testp n/a
testp v4/v5
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LEGACY PARAMETERS
SYNTAX VALUES EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
A legacy seed control (v1-v3) that
scottish landscape --v 2 -- used to work differently from --
Sameseed --sameseed 0-9999999999
sameseed 123 seed, but now appears to work the
same as --seed
Tells Midjourney that when you
scottish landscape --v 2 -- click a "U" button in your resulting
Upbeta --upbeta n/a
upbeta image grid that you want it to use
the beta upscaler
Tells Midjourney that when you
scottish landscape --v 2 -- click a "U" button in your resulting
Uplight --uplight n/a
uplight image grid that you want it to use
the light upscaler
Higher detail and larger initial grid
HD --hd n/a scottish landscape --v 2 --hd
size (v2/v3 only)
--width scottish landscape --v 2 -- An alternative to setting aspect
Width/Height 256+
--height width 800 --height 500 ratio with --ar
scottish landscape --test -- More creative results (test/testp
Creative --creative n/a
creative only)
Note: All parameters in this section are for older models only.
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PARAMETER x MODEL USAGE
This table is a quick reference to show you whether a specific parameter can be used with a given
Midjourney model. It’s also a nice way to quickly see when certain parameters became legacy ones and
when others first made their appearance. If you see an error, let me know!
PARAMETER SYNTAX v1 v2 v3 v4 test testp v5 v5.1 v5.2 v6 v6.1 niji 4 niji 5 niji 6
Version --version, --v ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Aspect Ratio --ar ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Stylize --stylize, --s ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Style Reference --sref ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓
Style Weight --sw ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓
Style Version --sv ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓
Style --style ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓
Personalize --personalize, --p ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓
Character Reference --cref ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓
Character Weight --cw ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓
Image Weight --iw ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Chaos --chaos, --c ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Weird --weird, --w ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓
No --no ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Tile --tile ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓
Fast --fast ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Relax --relax ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Turbo --turbo ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Seed --seed ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Repeat --repeat, --r ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Video --video ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓
Stop --stop ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Quality --quality, --q ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Niji --niji ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓
Test --test ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗
Testp --testp ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗
Sameseed --sameseed ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗
Upbeta --upbeta ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗
Uplight --uplight ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗
HD --hd ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗
Width Height --width --height ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗
Creative --creative ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗
PARAMETER SYNTAX v1 v2 v3 v4 test testp v5 v5.1 v5.2 v6 v6.1 niji 4 niji 5 niji 6
