# Feature Request: @-Reference Tagging for Images

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-reference-tagging-for-images/1382159>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Tags:** chatgpt, chat-with-images\
**Created:** [May 31, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-reference-tagging-for-images/1382159 "2026-05-31T20:12:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![WinstonWilliams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aeb1de/32.png) [@WinstonWilliams](https://community.openai.com/u/WinstonWilliams)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-reference-tagging-for-images/1382159/1 "2026-05-31T20:12:04Z")

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ChatGPT’s image editing workflow would benefit from a Higgsfield-style @ reference system that allows users to explicitly target attached images in prompts.

Example:

- @ref1 = face source

- @ref2 = clothing source

- @ref3 = environment source

- @ref4 = lighting source

This would eliminate ambiguity in multi-image editing tasks such as face swaps, character turnarounds, style sheets, vehicle redesigns, prop design, and continuity work. The current “reference 1/reference 2” approach becomes cumbersome when many images are attached. Explicit @ tagging would improve precision, consistency, and editing reliability.

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**Author:** ![OpenAI\_Support](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/openai_support/32/561845_2.png) [@OpenAI\_Support](https://community.openai.com/u/OpenAI_Support)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-reference-tagging-for-images/1382159/2 "2026-06-01T19:06:49Z")

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Hey @WinstonWilliams! I can see how this would help a lot.

An explicit reference-tagging system would be really helpful for more detailed image workflows, especially when users are combining faces, outfits, environments, and lighting from different sources. I can’t share a timeline right now, but I’ll pass this feedback along internally.

- Sunny

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**Author:** ![Prashant\_Pardesi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Prashant\_Pardesi](https://community.openai.com/u/Prashant_Pardesi)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 10:28am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/feature-request-reference-tagging-for-images/1382159/3 "2026-06-02T10:28:53Z")

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