About the pointy hair tag
pointy hair is a hair tag that NovelAI Diffusion can use. On Danbooru it has 7,581 posts, and its best-rated still image scores 803. 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 pointy hair
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 pointy hair in a prompt
Put the subject first, then this tag, then quality tags.
1girl, solo, pointy hair, best quality, masterpiecewlop, 1girl, pointy hairThe 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
A hairstyle with at least two cone-shaped points that stick out and up, sometimes resembling animal ears. Musashi and Toyosatomimi no Miko's hairstyles are perfect examples.
Not to be confused with spiked hair, where most of the character's hair, if not the entire hairstyle, consists of sharp spikes; nor hair flaps, where the ear-like flaps come from the sides, and are either flat or down.
Examples
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FAQ
Does NovelAI recognize pointy hair?
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 pointy hair.
How do I write pointy hair in a prompt?
Write "pointy hair" 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.