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Pixelated letters E, L, L, I, and E in cyan with pink outlines on black background; gray rectangle partially visible.

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Pixelated letters E, L, L, I, and E in cyan with pink outlines on black background; gray rectangle partially visible.

Pixelated letters E, L, L, I, and E in cyan with pink outlines on black background; gray rectangle partially visible. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Frank…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
201107160906341646564561
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:08 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
505 bytes
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/5a/5ab3e2f587d99ac0f2d7a1c568bad9254df380d3429c156c8e58841fe298cdde.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
5ab3e2f587d99ac0
SHA-256
5ab3e2f587d99ac0f2d7a1c568bad9254df380d3429c156c8e58841fe298cdde
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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
201107160906341646564561
Archive entry
201107160906341646564561.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:08 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#201107160906341646564561.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#201107160906341646564561.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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