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A grayscale animated icon shows a figure with raised arms and the word 'love' in large letters, with text changing from 'I' to '<3' above.

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A grayscale animated icon shows a figure with raised arms and the word 'love' in large letters, with text changing from 'I' to '<3' above.

A grayscale animated icon shows a figure with raised arms and the word 'love' in large letters, with text changing from 'I' to '<3' above. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from I…

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  • I
  • <3
  • love
  • CHRIS!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200710031701201525708145
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:48 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.6 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/69/69f65c5a13aa69ada6827216d82d757a2ca06f0bdb9c2812666ac9a7e0346d36.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
69f65c5a13aa69ad
SHA-256
69f65c5a13aa69ada6827216d82d757a2ca06f0bdb9c2812666ac9a7e0346d36
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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
200710031701201525708145
Archive entry
200710031701201525708145.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:48 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#200710031701201525708145.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200710031701201525708145.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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