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Pixelated pink starfish character with wide eyes and open mouth, arms raised on white background next to yellow text "gimme" above "A hug!" on solid pink.

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Pixelated pink starfish character with wide eyes and open mouth, arms raised on white background next to yellow text "gimme" above "A hug!" on solid pink.

Pixelated pink starfish character with wide eyes and open mouth, arms raised on white background next to yellow text "gimme" above "A hug!" on solid pink. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM b…

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Style

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Source terms

Actions

  • raising arms

Visible Text

  • gimme
  • A
  • hug!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
2008031415194559572264
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:18 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.8 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/21/21be6ee78732e1a426e48621878a6fe1ca2c1229d4b2b33c50abeee561ad88e5.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
21be6ee78732e1a4
SHA-256
21be6ee78732e1a426e48621878a6fe1ca2c1229d4b2b33c50abeee561ad88e5
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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
2008031415194559572264
Archive entry
2008031415194559572264.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:18 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#2008031415194559572264.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2008031415194559572264.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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