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Three distinct text-based icons displayed in a with black L-shaped borders, each containing stylized text in different colors

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Three distinct text-based icons displayed in a with black L-shaped borders, each containing stylized text in different colors

Three distinct text-based icons displayed in a with black L-shaped borders, each containing stylized text in different colors. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arch…

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  • Rulez!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
201001312248551717003994
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:05 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.1 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/20/209b8677f3affc39a5c0b60d7363150f006328d637c64e3f5ec943b6b5ed9a69.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
209b8677f3affc39
SHA-256
209b8677f3affc39a5c0b60d7363150f006328d637c64e3f5ec943b6b5ed9a69
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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
201001312248551717003994
Archive entry
201001312248551717003994.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:05 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#201001312248551717003994.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#201001312248551717003994.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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