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A static image with a red heart, yellow roses, and blue text reading 'LOVE' surrounded by swords on the left; bold red text 'Gives life' over black-and-white hearts in the center; white text 'AND' on black background to the right.

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A static image with a red heart, yellow roses, and blue text reading 'LOVE' surrounded by swords on the left; bold red text 'Gives life' over black-and-white hearts in the center; white text 'AND' on black background to the right.

A static image with a red heart, yellow roses, and blue text reading 'LOVE' surrounded by swords on the left; bold red text 'Gives life' over black-and-white hearts in the center;…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • pink heart

Style

  • text overlay

Subjects

  • heart
  • cartoon character

Visible Text

  • LOVE
  • Gives life
  • AND
  • Takes it

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200805030958511046645264
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:25 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5.9 KB
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/2b/2bc33aae7a122eb5aa6a8f9b537428eedf3407b5e243d58c264d91f5b6608944.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
2bc33aae7a122eb5
SHA-256
2bc33aae7a122eb5aa6a8f9b537428eedf3407b5e243d58c264d91f5b6608944
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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
200805030958511046645264
Archive entry
200805030958511046645264.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:25 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#200805030958511046645264.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200805030958511046645264.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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