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Pixelated text repeats across a black background with pink lettering and small heart symbols, forming a -like pattern

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Pixelated text repeats across a black background with pink lettering and small heart symbols, forming a -like pattern

Pixelated text repeats across a black background with pink lettering and small heart symbols, forming a -like pattern. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fran…

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  • I Thought This Was Real...
  • Another Illusion.

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200710051903071355771036
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:49 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.3 KB
Motion
Animated (7 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/46/46c723557df36630a1d08dfd1405ddb984af3a1d4cceb688b3cb412baf9fc084.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
46c723557df36630
SHA-256
46c723557df36630a1d08dfd1405ddb984af3a1d4cceb688b3cb412baf9fc084
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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
200710051903071355771036
Archive entry
200710051903071355771036.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:49 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#200710051903071355771036.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200710051903071355771036.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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