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User modes
Modes set on a user with MODE <yournick> +<mode>. Some are settable by anyone; others may only be
set by an operator (anyone may clear them), and a few are managed only by the server or services.
| Mode | Name | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
i |
invisible | Hide from WHO/NAMES for users who share no channel with you | self |
w |
wallops | Receive WALLOPS / global operator notices | self |
o |
oper | IRC operator — granted only by OPER; you may -o yourself but never self-+o |
via OPER |
x |
cloak | Show your computed host cloak; -x (revealing the real host) is oper-only |
-x oper-only |
B |
bot | Marks you as a bot (WHOIS 335); advertised as BOT=B |
self |
D |
deaf | Do not receive channel messages | self |
I |
hidechans | Hide your channel list in WHOIS | self |
H |
hideoper | Hide operator status in WHOIS | oper-set |
r |
registered | Logged into a services account — set/cleared only by services | services |
R |
regdeaf | Only accept private messages from logged-in users | self |
z |
secure PM | Only accept private messages from TLS users | self |
s |
snomask | Receive server notices; +s <mask> refines the categories (see Snomasks) |
oper-set |
g |
callerid | Only accept PMs from users on your ACCEPT list; advertised as CALLERID=g |
self |
W |
showwhois | Get a notice whenever someone WHOISes you | oper-set |
h |
helpop | Marked available for help (shown in WHOIS) | oper-set |
c |
commonchans | Only accept PMs from users sharing a common channel | self |
k |
servprotect | Protected from KILL/KICK/SA-commands; set only by a server/services | server |
Modes H, W, h, and s may only be set by an operator (a non-oper attempt gets
ERR_NOPRIVILEGES); anyone may clear them. Which oper-only user modes a given operator may set is
further gated by their oper type's usermodes allow-list — see Operators.