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A static image with a light purple background displays four identical yellow stars, each containing text: 'ALEXA + MALLORY = BFF' in dark purple letters.

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A static image with a light purple background displays four identical yellow stars, each containing text: 'ALEXA + MALLORY = BFF' in dark purple letters.

A static image with a light purple background displays four identical yellow stars, each containing text: 'ALEXA + MALLORY = BFF' in dark purple letters. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM bu…

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  • ALEXA
  • +
  • MALLORY
  • =
  • BFF

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20070929073759411140411
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
1.9 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/84/8411e30ff5010aac96b3a7461e7eca254f097c48ebf30c69248b7fbf10015ab1.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
8411e30ff5010aac
SHA-256
8411e30ff5010aac96b3a7461e7eca254f097c48ebf30c69248b7fbf10015ab1
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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
20070929073759411140411
Archive entry
20070929073759411140411.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#20070929073759411140411.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20070929073759411140411.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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