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Red background displays four identical pixelated text blocks with 'I <3 ALEX' and animated heart or starburst symbols above them.

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Red background displays four identical pixelated text blocks with 'I <3 ALEX' and animated heart or starburst symbols above them.

Red background displays four identical pixelated text blocks with 'I <3 ALEX' and animated heart or starburst symbols above them. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet A…

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  • heart symbol

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  • I
  • <3
  • ALEX

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200812312130011841786498
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:47 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
284 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/5f/5f97af0b99022d31192b0a4ded7972576e0e5c0cfcb31acf750799fbb216ab2b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
5f97af0b99022d31
SHA-256
5f97af0b99022d31192b0a4ded7972576e0e5c0cfcb31acf750799fbb216ab2b
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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
200812312130011841786498
Archive entry
200812312130011841786498.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:47 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#200812312130011841786498.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200812312130011841786498.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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