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Red background with two white heart shapes split by a red vertical line, each containing black text reading "we need a break" and a black "<3" symbol below.

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Red background with two white heart shapes split by a red vertical line, each containing black text reading "we need a break" and a black "<3" symbol below.

Red background with two white heart shapes split by a red vertical line, each containing black text reading "we need a break" and a black "<3" symbol below. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM…

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Source terms

Objects

  • <3 symbol

Subjects

  • <3 symbol

Visible Text

  • we
  • need
  • a
  • break
  • <3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090509173430624997524
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:57 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
989 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/36/3684d4c8561a7dc43a63dd749b6f905f2c645ef1b8e5cc1c8362cdc3ee18237d.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3684d4c8561a7dc4
SHA-256
3684d4c8561a7dc43a63dd749b6f905f2c645ef1b8e5cc1c8362cdc3ee18237d
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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
20090509173430624997524
Archive entry
20090509173430624997524.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:57 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#20090509173430624997524.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090509173430624997524.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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