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@@ -613,7 +613,11 @@ of them you might want to change (the default value is shown):</p>
 
 <dt>/SET show_nickmode ON</dt>
   <dd>Show the nick's mode before nick in channels, ie. ops have
-  &lt;@nick&gt;, voices &lt;+nick&gt; and others &lt; nick&gt;</dd>
+  &lt;@nick&gt;, voices &lt;+nick&gt; and others &lt;&nbsp;nick&gt;</dd>
+
+<dt>/SET show_nickmode_empty ON</dt>
+  <dd>If the nick doesn't have a mode, use one space. ie. ON:
+  &lt;&nbsp;nick&gt;, OFF: &lt;nick&gt;</dd>
 
 <dt>/SET show_quit_once OFF</dt>
   <dd>Show quit message only once in some of the channel windows the