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Prompting
Negative Prompting
Telling a model what to avoid so it steers away from unwanted output.
Definition
Negative prompting specifies undesired content, styles, or formats so a model steers away from them. In text this looks like 'Do not use bullet points' or 'Avoid jargon'; in image models such as Stable Diffusion, a negative prompt is a first-class parameter that pushes the diffusion process away from terms like 'blurry' or 'low quality'. It works best paired with positive instructions, and can sharpen results when a model's defaults miss the goal.