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A four- displays pixelated text over a light gray background with a faint heart outline, each containing distinct phrases

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A four- displays pixelated text over a light gray background with a faint heart outline, each containing distinct phrases

A four- displays pixelated text over a light gray background with a faint heart outline, each containing distinct phrases. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • heart outline

Visible Text

  • Looking at you, holding my breath,
  • For once in my life im scared to death,
  • I'm taking a chance letting you inside.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20070809100427479968301
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:37 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.3 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/14/1439566c9b26c2511c838a1962b1b73d04b8ddc183964e5dd6e799ea240beb1f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
1439566c9b26c251
SHA-256
1439566c9b26c2511c838a1962b1b73d04b8ddc183964e5dd6e799ea240beb1f
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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
20070809100427479968301
Archive entry
20070809100427479968301.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:37 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#20070809100427479968301.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20070809100427479968301.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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