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six showing a sequence where 'LOVE' text and heart symbols appear on various backgrounds including hearts, sand, and stone

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six showing a sequence where 'LOVE' text and heart symbols appear on various backgrounds including hearts, sand, and stone

six showing a sequence where 'LOVE' text and heart symbols appear on various backgrounds including hearts, sand, and stone. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • book

Subjects

  • book
  • smiley face

Visible Text

  • L
  • O
  • V
  • <333
  • :)

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080714082524510726297
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:33 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
8.3 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/71/71f0a440ec6d7efab2f93cde98c35fba9b77a4be5eca2d98e5c29a585b55736b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
71f0a440ec6d7efa
SHA-256
71f0a440ec6d7efab2f93cde98c35fba9b77a4be5eca2d98e5c29a585b55736b
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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
20080714082524510726297
Archive entry
20080714082524510726297.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:33 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#20080714082524510726297.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080714082524510726297.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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