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Concept

Trigger Words

The activation keys that appear in your prompt when you load a LoRA — and yes, you can customize them.

When you load a LoRA, some text automatically appears in your prompt box. Those are trigger words — the activation keys that tell the AI to apply what the LoRA learned. A character LoRA's triggers typically describe the character's signature features (hair, outfit, accessories); a style LoRA's triggers name the artistic technique.

The fun part: customize them

You're not locked into the defaults. Say your character LoRA defaults to a white dress:

  1. Remove the outfit triggers (white dress, long sleeves, jacket)

  2. Replace them with what you want (kimono, floral pattern)

  3. Keep the identity triggers (face, hair, eye color)

The character stays recognizably themselves — well-trained character LoRAs anchor identity in facial features — while wearing whatever you dressed them in.

Tips

  • Check the LoRA's description page for the creator's official trigger recommendations.

  • Change one trigger at a time so you can see what each one controls.

  • Setting triggers for your own LoRA? Use character_name, source_work, other_attributes for characters (e.g. hatsune_miku, vocaloid), or a short style tag like ink_wash_style for styles. Keep them concise — and choose carefully, because trigger words can't be changed after training. See LoRA-Training.

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