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Pixelated text on a checkered background with pink, blue, and yellow lines; the image shows two side-by-side of black blocky letters

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Pixelated text on a checkered background with pink, blue, and yellow lines; the image shows two side-by-side of black blocky letters

Pixelated text on a checkered background with pink, blue, and yellow lines; the image shows two side-by-side of black blocky letters. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Intern…

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  • And yes you can hold my hand if u want to...
  • ...cuz i wanna hold yours too....

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20071016174122859383513
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:50 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.3 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/7c/7c6f728c383fa2b65464dd5a6d2f99b41018f5f96b94f1cd29e9e07346f7d825.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
7c6f728c383fa2b6
SHA-256
7c6f728c383fa2b65464dd5a6d2f99b41018f5f96b94f1cd29e9e07346f7d825
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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
20071016174122859383513
Archive entry
20071016174122859383513.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:50 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#20071016174122859383513.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20071016174122859383513.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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