# Sentiment analysis
**Sentiment analysis** in [NLP](https://docs.chatlayer.ai/nlp/natural-language-processing-nlp) refers to the process of automatically determining and categorizing the emotional tone or attitude expressed in a user's input, enabling the bot to respond appropriately based on the detected sentiment.
On Chatlayer, sentiment analysis consists in:
* a `name`: either neutral, positive or negative.
* a `score`: ranging from 0 to 1.
## Enable sentiment analysis
To enable sentiment analysis in your NLP:
1. Go to any page under your **NLP** tab.
Access your NLP settings under your NLP tab.
2. Click on the **Settings** button at the top right corner.
3. Toggle on the **Sentiment analysis**.
4. Click **Save**.
## Access sentiment analysis in the user session
To access the sentiment analysis in the user session:
1. Use the bot [Debugger](https://docs.chatlayer.ai/buildabot/emulator#debug-your-bot) inside your **Emulator**.
2. Find the `sentiment` under nlp. It consists of:
* `name`: the name of the sentiment, either positive, negative, or neutral.
* the `score` of that sentiment.
Access your user's sentiment from the Debugger.
3. Clik on the **3 dots** next to the sentiment `name` or `score` to copy its path or value and use them inside a [**Condition**](https://docs.chatlayer.ai/buildabot/flow-logic/dialog-state/plugins) block to steer the conversation.
Copy the sentiment path or value to steer the conversation.
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You can check the sentiment of an utterance also under the [**Test**](https://docs.chatlayer.ai/navigation/natural-language-processing-nlp/intents#test-your-nlp) button in your NLP tab.
{% endhint %}
