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Pixelated text on black background with red heart symbol replacing 'u' in second frame, showing static and animated states.

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Pixelated text on black background with red heart symbol replacing 'u' in second frame, showing static and animated states.

Pixelated text on black background with red heart symbol replacing 'u' in second frame, showing static and animated states. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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  • red heart symbol

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  • heart symbol

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  • sam u rock my soxs :)

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200812200657341995694901
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:46 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
921 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/03/03f1434e177013ee0b972a3fbd81e2f4d64d6a7757b4ab25392ba0f05843399c.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
03f1434e177013ee
SHA-256
03f1434e177013ee0b972a3fbd81e2f4d64d6a7757b4ab25392ba0f05843399c
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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
200812200657341995694901
Archive entry
200812200657341995694901.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:46 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#200812200657341995694901.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200812200657341995694901.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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