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Pixelated text 'caitlin is awesome' with heart and star symbols on split background, red font on pink and green sections.

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Pixelated text 'caitlin is awesome' with heart and star symbols on split background, red font on pink and green sections.

Pixelated text 'caitlin is awesome' with heart and star symbols on split background, red font on pink and green sections. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive F…

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  • star symbol

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  • caitlin is awesome <3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080423132743332170504
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:24 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
715 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/18/18b8217e1c8981707e3890a459dba0b09e2a005a7491e4f91dad714de57f25b0.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
18b8217e1c898170
SHA-256
18b8217e1c8981707e3890a459dba0b09e2a005a7491e4f91dad714de57f25b0
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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
20080423132743332170504
Archive entry
20080423132743332170504.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:24 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#20080423132743332170504.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080423132743332170504.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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