Midjourney Cheat Sheet
All parameters, options, and shortcuts for Midjourney & Meta AI image generation. Quick reference for pros.
Essential Parameters
Aspect Ratio
--ar width:height
Sets image width-to-height ratio. Default is 1:1.
No
--no item1, item2
Tells Midjourney what not to include. More effective than saying "without" in the prompt.
Note: Equivalent to negative weight in multi-prompting (item1::-.5)
Quality
--q .25, .5, or 1
Determines rendering time and quality. Higher values consume more GPU time. Default is 1.
Seed
--seed 0-4294967295
Sets the starting point for generation. Same seed + prompt = similar images.
Version
--v 1-6
Selects the Midjourney algorithm version. Latest is v6.
Style Control
Chaos
--c 0-100
Controls result variability. Higher = more unexpected outcomes.
Style Raw
--style raw
Applies alternative aesthetics. Raw offers less automatic beautification.
Stylize
--s 0-1000
Controls strength of Midjourney's default aesthetic style.
Processing Modes
Fast / Relax / Turbo
--fast / --relax / --turbo
Controls processing speed and GPU usage.
- fast: Default mode using GPU time allocation
- relax: Queue-based, no GPU usage (0-10 min wait)
- turbo: 4x faster but uses 2x GPU minutes
Video Generation
Video Motion
--motion low / --motion high
Amount of motion in the video. Default is low.
- Low: Still scenes, slow motion, subtle movements
- High: Big camera motions, larger character movements
Video Raw
--raw
More precise motion control for video prompts.
SREF & Character Reference
Style Reference (SREF)
--sref CODE or URL
Uses a number or image URL as a style reference to maintain consistent visual style across prompts. Add "random" for a random style from Midjourney's library.
Style Version
--sv
Selects the Midjourney style reference algorithm version. Required for most sref codes.
Style Weight
--sw 0-100
Sets the strength of style influence when using --sref. Higher = more similar to reference.
Character Reference
--cref URL
Uses an image URL as a character reference to maintain consistent appearance across scenes.
Character Weight
--cw 0-100
Sets characterization strength. Lower = face only. Higher = hair + clothing. Default is 100.
Image Weight
--iw 0-3
Adjusts influence of image prompts vs text prompts. Default is 1.
Special Features
Niji
--niji 4 or 5
Generates images in an anime/manga style.
Private
--p
Makes the job private, not visible in public feeds.
Repeat
--r 1-40
Runs multiple jobs from a single prompt.
Stop
--stop 10-100
Ends generation early, resulting in less detailed images.
Tile
--tile
Generates images suitable for seamless patterns.
Video
--video
Saves a progress video of the initial image grid generation.
Weird
--w 0-3000
Introduces quirky and offbeat qualities to images.
For the complete official documentation, visit docs.midjourney.com