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Pixelated text in purple on black and red backgrounds with a small star icon, transitioning to a larger black star icon.

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Pixelated text in purple on black and red backgrounds with a small star icon, transitioning to a larger black star icon.

Pixelated text in purple on black and red backgrounds with a small star icon, transitioning to a larger black star icon. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fr…

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  • star icon

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  • hate is a strong word,but i rly rly rly dnt lk u

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200710262232011454418478
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:52 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.8 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/0f/0f918063cddd18ea7e27e31729d36a619bf5aaa9400b0c60ae2ccf5f0c6edbd1.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
0f918063cddd18ea
SHA-256
0f918063cddd18ea7e27e31729d36a619bf5aaa9400b0c60ae2ccf5f0c6edbd1
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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
200710262232011454418478
Archive entry
200710262232011454418478.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:52 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#200710262232011454418478.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200710262232011454418478.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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