/ban

Permanently block a user from the current channel. The banned user is immediately removed and cannot rejoin until the ban is lifted.

Syntax

/ban <nickname> [reason]

Parameters

nickname — The user to ban from the channel.
reason — Optional reason for the ban.

How It Works

The user is kicked from the channel and a ban is set, preventing them from rejoining. The ban stays in effect until a channel operator removes it using /unban nickname or /mode -b nickname. Other channel members see that the user was banned. For registered channels, bans are persisted and survive channel restarts.

Rules & Limits

• Requires channel operator or owner status
• Cannot ban yourself
• Cannot ban users with equal or higher rank (operators cannot ban the owner)
• To remove a ban, use /unban nickname or /mode -b nickname

Examples

/ban Spammer
/ban Troll Repeated violations

See Also

/unban · /kick · /mode · Channel Permissions · Channel Central