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Pixelated character icons with text overlays: pink brain-like figure, orange monster, and purple-haired figure on colored backgrounds.

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Pixelated character icons with text overlays: pink brain-like figure, orange monster, and purple-haired figure on colored backgrounds.

Pixelated character icons with text overlays: pink brain-like figure, orange monster, and purple-haired figure on colored backgrounds. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Inter…

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  • MOSHI
  • MONSTER
  • CLUB
  • BROOKLYN

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20120918090808282907766
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:10 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
4.9 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/31/3117bdb97f9631a3ca1292f055d3fb4eeb99a79fabfe0b3749fc578594a4dcb6.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3117bdb97f9631a3
SHA-256
3117bdb97f9631a3ca1292f055d3fb4eeb99a79fabfe0b3749fc578594a4dcb6
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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
20120918090808282907766
Archive entry
20120918090808282907766.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:10 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#20120918090808282907766.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20120918090808282907766.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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