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Midjourney Parameter Guide: No (Exclusion Tags)

The --no parameter tells the Midjourney Bot what content should not be included in the image.

Using –no with Multiple Items

The --no parameter accepts multiple words separated by commas: --no item1, item2, item3, item4.

Comparison with and without –no

Prompt: still life gouache painting

Prompt with --no parameter: still life gouache painting --no fruit

Difference between –no and “Don’t”

Midjourney Bot treats each word in the prompt as a potential element of the image. Prompts like still life gouache painting without any fruit or still life gouache painting, please don't add fruit! are more likely to generate images that include fruit, because the relationship between “without” or “don’t” and “fruit” is not understood by Midjourney Bot in the same way a human reader would understand it. To improve results, focus your prompt on what you want to see in the image and use the --no parameter to specify concepts you do not want to include.

Prompt: still life gouache painting

Prompt: still life gouache painting, please don't add fruit!

Using –no with Weighted Prompts

--no works similarly to the weighting part of a weighted prompt. For example, still life gouache painting::fruit::-.5 is equivalent to still life gouache painting --no fruit.

How to Use the No Parameter

Add --no item1, item2, item3 to the end of your prompt.