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Pixelated text and star icons display on black, white, and gray backgrounds with partial text visible in different sections.

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Pixelated text and star icons display on black, white, and gray backgrounds with partial text visible in different sections.

Pixelated text and star icons display on black, white, and gray backgrounds with partial text visible in different sections. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archiv…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200712101457331596905048
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:03 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
862 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/3f/3fefa93a6372925cdb41f6f8f2f0916d28d3a3f66791a8b1aa543833686df446.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3fefa93a6372925c
SHA-256
3fefa93a6372925cdb41f6f8f2f0916d28d3a3f66791a8b1aa543833686df446
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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
200712101457331596905048
Archive entry
200712101457331596905048.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:03 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#200712101457331596905048.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200712101457331596905048.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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