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Pixelated blue text on black background with a pink heart symbol replacing the dot on the letter 'b' in 'k.b' at the top-left.

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Pixelated blue text on black background with a pink heart symbol replacing the dot on the letter 'b' in 'k.b' at the top-left.

Pixelated blue text on black background with a pink heart symbol replacing the dot on the letter 'b' in 'k.b' at the top-left. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arch…

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Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • heart symbol

Subjects

  • heart symbol

Visible Text

  • e.m k.b
  • b.h t.h
  • c.t a.z s.r
  • BFFL

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200812270808451551886376
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:47 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
906 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/2d/2ddcab15c88e3549396d53bc83cac75f50af392907bda54d198699bd7e04411e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
2ddcab15c88e3549
SHA-256
2ddcab15c88e3549396d53bc83cac75f50af392907bda54d198699bd7e04411e
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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
200812270808451551886376
Archive entry
200812270808451551886376.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:47 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#200812270808451551886376.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200812270808451551886376.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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