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Six distinct pixelated character portraits arranged in a , each with overlaid text labels in various colors and fonts

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Six distinct pixelated character portraits arranged in a , each with overlaid text labels in various colors and fonts

Six distinct pixelated character portraits arranged in a , each with overlaid text labels in various colors and fonts. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fran…

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Style

  • dithering

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  • william b.
  • the butcher
  • mike carden
  • micheal
  • chislett
  • sisky
  • the academy is...

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200811152055592044026492
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:43 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
8.6 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/83/8379c84c18dec40e7bddc2aef46b0c163fcaaf97b36924add0155bf25a285f1c.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
8379c84c18dec40e
SHA-256
8379c84c18dec40e7bddc2aef46b0c163fcaaf97b36924add0155bf25a285f1c
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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
200811152055592044026492
Archive entry
200811152055592044026492.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:43 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#200811152055592044026492.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200811152055592044026492.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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