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Pixelated image of two figures with a heart symbol on one figure's chest, accompanied by pixelated text in four quadrants.

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Pixelated image of two figures with a heart symbol on one figure's chest, accompanied by pixelated text in four quadrants.

Pixelated image of two figures with a heart symbol on one figure's chest, accompanied by pixelated text in four quadrants. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • heart symbol

Subjects

  • heart symbol

Visible Text

  • I don't want to lead you on, no
  • But the truth is I've grown fond, yeah

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20071218165127666261343
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:05 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.7 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/81/81f44b0f59f24ad7e44ac9a929232f96f9f3c74bcd80fe938f3454e1058132e2.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
81f44b0f59f24ad7
SHA-256
81f44b0f59f24ad7e44ac9a929232f96f9f3c74bcd80fe938f3454e1058132e2
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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
20071218165127666261343
Archive entry
20071218165127666261343.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:05 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#20071218165127666261343.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20071218165127666261343.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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