About the maid tag
maid is a fashion tag that NovelAI Diffusion can use. On Danbooru it has 147,530 posts, and its best-rated still image scores 2,347. The samples above put the tag at the front of a fixed base prompt with seed 1234, so the differences between tags come from the tag alone.
How each model draws maid
Follows composition and expression instructions closely, so the effect shows in a tidy form.
Reacts to the tag more strongly, so its effect is easier to see.
WAI illustrious SDXL v17, a local model. Shows how the same tag reads outside NovelAI.
Writing maid in a prompt
Put the subject first, then this tag, then quality tags.
1girl, solo, maid, best quality, masterpiecewlop, 1girl, maidThe negative prompt and the full settings are on the terms page.
How these samples were made
Every image uses 832×1216, seed 1234, 23 steps and the k_euler_ancestral sampler. The base prompt and negative prompt stay the same for every tag, and only the tag under test changes. Images flagged by the NSFW check are regenerated with a new seed or hidden.
From the Danbooru wiki
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A person wearing any maid uniform.
The actual job consists of cleaning houses, but use this tag even if a character is just wearing the costume. If a character that is not usually portrayed with a maid uniform is drawn with one, also add the enmaided tag.
The iconic French maid style consists of a black frilled dress with an often frilled, white waist apron. An English uniform has an ankle-length or mid-calf length dark-colored dress with a pinafore apron. Also look for a maid headdress and maid apron.
Examples
- : French maid
- : English maid
- : Victorian maid
- : Wa maid (Japanese maid)
- : Qi maid (Chinese maid)
- : Two male maids
- : Mixed maids
Unconventional maids
Particular uniforms from media
- : Roswaal Mansion maid uniform [br] (Re:Zero)
- : Nohrian maid uniform [br] (Fire Emblem Fates)
- : Nakabayashi Yoshitaka's maid uniform [br] (Kore ga Watashi no Goshujin-sama)
- : Nine Ball maid uniform [br] (9-nine-)
- : Tres Bien maid uniform [br] (Ace Attorney)
- : Mayqueen maid uniform [br] (Steins;Gate)
- : Fallen Angel Ero maid costume [br] (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
Accessories
** Maid apron ** Waist apron
See also
FAQ
Does NovelAI recognize maid?
Compare the samples on this page. Every tag on this site shares the same seed and base prompt, so any change you see comes from maid.
How do I write maid in a prompt?
Write "maid" near the front of the prompt and separate it from other tags with commas.
Should I use V5 or V4.5?
V4.5 shows the tag's effect more strongly. V5 gives steadier images with fewer artifacts.

