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Static pixel art displays white text on black background with red heart symbol replacing 'l' in 'bffls', showing identical left and right

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Static pixel art displays white text on black background with red heart symbol replacing 'l' in 'bffls', showing identical left and right

Static pixel art displays white text on black background with red heart symbol replacing 'l' in 'bffls', showing identical left and right. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from I…

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Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • red heart symbol

Visible Text

  • My bffls
  • u no who
  • ur if u
  • dnt... checkdnt... check
  • my pro!

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080519170725154866264
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:27 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
323 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/09/09beac620be5aeeef2cb342accb607ab4b76f275994df4ef39a87bc06800fa2b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
09beac620be5aeee
SHA-256
09beac620be5aeeef2cb342accb607ab4b76f275994df4ef39a87bc06800fa2b
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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
20080519170725154866264
Archive entry
20080519170725154866264.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:27 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#20080519170725154866264.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080519170725154866264.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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