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Pixelated text and symbols on black background with red heart animation, showing 'I <3' above 'FAN' and repeated '<3' sequences.

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Pixelated text and symbols on black background with red heart animation, showing 'I <3' above 'FAN' and repeated '<3' sequences.

Pixelated text and symbols on black background with red heart animation, showing 'I <3' above 'FAN' and repeated '<3' sequences. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Ar…

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Subjects

  • heart symbol

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  • I <3
  • FAN
  • <3

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080412110830221565858
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:22 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
250 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/49/49058727f5b662eb831b2e066ffd3487f603d4ef70806ac03454c3ba914d11d4.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
49058727f5b662eb
SHA-256
49058727f5b662eb831b2e066ffd3487f603d4ef70806ac03454c3ba914d11d4
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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
20080412110830221565858
Archive entry
20080412110830221565858.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:22 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#20080412110830221565858.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080412110830221565858.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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