Editing IRC (section)

====Standard (RFC 1459) modes====

{| class="wikitable"
|+ User modes
|-
! Letter
! Symbol
! Description
|-
| '''i'''
|
| Invisible—cannot be seen without a common channel or knowing the exact name
|-
| '''s'''
|
| Receives server notices
|-
| '''w'''
|
| Receives wallops<ref>{{cite IETF
| rfc         = 1459
|title=Internet Relay Chat Protocol
| sectionname = Operwall message
| section     = 5.6
| page        = 41
| idanchor    = ietf
}}</ref>
|-
| '''o'''
|
| User is an IRC operator (ircop)
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Channel modes
|-
! Letter
! Symbol
! Parameter(s)
! Description
|-
| '''o'''
| @
| Name of affected user
| Channel operator—can change channel modes and kick users out of the channel among other things
|-
| '''s'''
|
|
| Secret channel—not shown in channel list or user whois except to users already on the channel
|-
| '''p'''
|
|
| Private channel—listed in channel list as "prv" according to <nowiki>RFC 1459</nowiki>
|-
| '''n'''
|
|
| Users cannot send messages to the channel externally
|-
| '''m'''
|
|
| Channel is moderated (only those who hold channel operator or voice status on the channel can send messages to it)
|-
| '''i'''
|
|
| Only users with invites may enter the channel.
|-
| '''t'''
|
|
| Only channel operators can change the channel topic.
|-
| '''l'''
|
| Limit number
| Limits number of users able to be on channel (when full, no new users can join)
|-
| '''b'''
|
| Ban mask (nick!user@host with wildcards allowed)
| Bans [[hostmask]]s from channel
|-
| '''v''' <!-- That does belong here with the channel modes. It's not a user mode -->
| +
| Name of affected user
| Gives a user voice status on channel (see +m above)
|-
| '''k'''
|
| New channel key
| Sets a channel key such that only users knowing the key can enter
|}

Many daemons and networks have added extra modes or modified the behavior of modes in the above list.<ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.alien.net.au/irc/usermodes.html
| title       = IRC User Modes List
| access-date  = 10 April 2011
| last        = Butcher
| first       = Simon
| date        = 12 January 2005
| publisher   = alien.net.au
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.alien.net.au/irc/chanmodes.html
| title       = IRC Channel Modes List
| access-date  = 10 April 2011
| last        = Butcher
| first       = Simon
| date        = 12 January 2005
| publisher   = alien.net.au
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url         = http://www.alien.net.au/irc/servermodes.html
| title       = IRC Server Modes List
| access-date  = 10 April 2011
| last        = Butcher
| first       = Simon
| date        = 12 January 2005
| publisher   = alien.net.au
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |url          = http://webtoman.com/opera/panel/ircdmodes.html
 |title        = IRCd Modes
 |access-date   = 10 April 2011
|last         = Olsen
 |first        = Tommy
 |publisher    = webtoman.com
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20111015190740/http://webtoman.com/opera/panel/ircdmodes.html
 |archive-date = 15 October 2011
|url-status   = dead
}}</ref>