Midjourney Cheat Sheet
All parameters, options, and shortcuts for Midjourney & Meta AI image generation. Quick reference for pros.
Essential Parameters
Aspect Ratio
--ar width:heightSets image width-to-height ratio. Default is 1:1.
No
--no item1, item2Tells 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 1Determines rendering time and quality. Higher values consume more GPU time. Default is 1.
Seed
--seed 0-4294967295Sets the starting point for generation. Same seed + prompt = similar images.
Version
--v 1-6Selects the Midjourney algorithm version. Latest is v6.
Style Control
Chaos
--c 0-100Controls result variability. Higher = more unexpected outcomes.
Style Raw
--style rawApplies alternative aesthetics. Raw offers less automatic beautification.
Stylize
--s 0-1000Controls strength of Midjourney's default aesthetic style.
Processing Modes
Fast / Relax / Turbo
--fast / --relax / --turboControls 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 highAmount of motion in the video. Default is low.
- Low: Still scenes, slow motion, subtle movements
- High: Big camera motions, larger character movements
Video Raw
--rawMore precise motion control for video prompts.
SREF & Character Reference
Style Reference (SREF)
--sref CODE or URLUses 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
--svSelects the Midjourney style reference algorithm version. Required for most sref codes.
Style Weight
--sw 0-100Sets the strength of style influence when using --sref. Higher = more similar to reference.
Character Reference
--cref URLUses an image URL as a character reference to maintain consistent appearance across scenes.
Character Weight
--cw 0-100Sets characterization strength. Lower = face only. Higher = hair + clothing. Default is 100.
Image Weight
--iw 0-3Adjusts influence of image prompts vs text prompts. Default is 1.
Special Features
Niji
--niji 4 or 5Generates images in an anime/manga style.
Private
--pMakes the job private, not visible in public feeds.
Repeat
--r 1-40Runs multiple jobs from a single prompt.
Stop
--stop 10-100Ends generation early, resulting in less detailed images.
Tile
--tileGenerates images suitable for seamless patterns.
Video
--videoSaves a progress video of the initial image grid generation.
Weird
--w 0-3000Introduces quirky and offbeat qualities to images.
For the complete official documentation, visit docs.midjourney.com