- Syntax
- --sref <image-url | code> [--sw <0–1000>]
- Values
- Style weight (--sw): 0–1000
- Default
- --sw 100
What it does
The --sref parameter transfers style — palette, texture, mood, rendering — from one or more reference images to your prompt, while leaving the subject to your words. You point it at a direct image URL or a saved style code, and tune the strength with --sw (style weight).
It is the tool for a consistent look across a set of images: the same --sref value carries a recognisable aesthetic from one generation to the next. --sref random assigns a random style you can then reuse by its code.
Examples
a city street --sref <image-url> --sw 400Your subject rendered in the reference’s style, strongly applied.
a portrait --sref randomA random style you can capture and reuse by its code.
Common mistakes
- Expecting --sref to copy the reference’s subject — it transfers style only.
- Using a page URL instead of a direct image URL.
- Confusing --sref (style) with --cref (character).
A style code is only useful if you can find it again. Cataloguing --sref codes alongside the images they produced turns a one-off look into a repeatable house style.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
Related parameters
Keep the parameters behind every Midjourney image
Numonic pulls your Midjourney exports into a searchable catalog with the prompt, parameters, and Job ID intact — so the exact settings behind a look you loved are one search away, not lost in a folder.