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six shows a person in blue clothing against a light blue background with heart patterns, each displaying different red text overlays

six shows a person in blue clothing against a light blue background with heart patterns, each displaying different red text overlays. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Intern…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200812071116191745213013
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:45 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
8.1 KB
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/02/02428400be2d41acb9a3c4a0ec7637aba0220fdbbeb7a92f1b45a631876f3c21.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
02428400be2d41ac
SHA-256
02428400be2d41acb9a3c4a0ec7637aba0220fdbbeb7a92f1b45a631876f3c21
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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
200812071116191745213013
Archive entry
200812071116191745213013.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:45 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200812071116191745213013.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200812071116191745213013.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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