Buddy Icon Archive Preserving the tiny pictures that made the internet personal.
Black background with white pixelated text reading "love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head" inside red rectangular borders.

Permanent icon record

Black background with white pixelated text reading "love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head" inside red rectangular borders.

Black background with white pixelated text reading "love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head" inside red rectangular borders. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fro…

Download original

About this icon

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Animation

  • red pixel cluster in "head" changes position

Animation Summary

  • The red pixel cluster in the word "head" shifts position across observations.

Composition

  • four quadrants
  • text centered
  • red border

Dense Caption

Black background with white pixelated text reading "love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head" inside red rectangular borders. The text is arranged in four rows. The word "head" in the bottom row has a red pixel cluster replacing the letter 'd'. The red border is present in all four quadrants of the image. The text is consistent across all quadrants with the exception of the red pixel cluster in the word "head".

Description

Black background with white pixelated text reading "love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head" inside red rectangular borders.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor

Metadata Only Entities

  • franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016
  • 2007-2016
  • franksicons
  • 200708030819091309971893

Metadata Supported By Image

  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head
  • red pixel cluster in head
  • text-based buddy icon
  • pixelated text icon

Preprocessing Notes

  • no upscaling or cropping detected
  • quarantined wordwall: four rows of text

Source Metadata Interpretation

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor

Visible Text

  • love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head

Wordwall

  • black background
  • white pixelated text
  • red rectangular borders
  • four of text
  • red pixel cluster in "head"

Explore related icons

Browse all categories · How source collections are preserved

Source & archive date

Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708030819091309971893
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:36 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.4 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/86/865007afad926e1e2f956673385acb47cad4787366397504b5c500988b9d986b.gif
Media type
image/gif
Scanner metadata
v1
Animation inspected
July 12, 2026 at 14:36 UTC
Archive ID
865007afad926e1e
SHA-256
865007afad926e1e2f956673385acb47cad4787366397504b5c500988b9d986b
Content-safety assessments (3)
openaiomni-moderation-latestnarrow
Assessed
August 25, 2026 at 18:37 UTC
Run
1343
Input
image+text
Preprocessing
contact-sheet-4;static-256;animated-cell-256;gray192;nearest;png
Overall label
not-flagged
Overall score
0.000798

OpenAI category scores

CategoryScoreProvider flagharassment0.000798falseself-harm0.000520falseviolence0.000495falseself-harm/intent0.000259falsehate0.000100falsesexual0.000045falseviolence/graphic0.000022falseharassment/threatening0.000014falseillicit0.000006falseself-harm/instructions0.000005falsesexual/minors0.000002falseillicit/violent0.000001falsehate/threatening0.000001false

Qwen scheduling evidence

Evidence strength is retained for queueing and audit. It does not set the public content-safety verdict.

EvidenceStrengthInputenrichment/ocr/violence1.000000textenrichment/visual/violence0.500000image
openaiomni-moderation-latestnarrow
Assessed
August 17, 2026 at 08:07 UTC
Run
1309
Input
image+text
Preprocessing
contact-sheet-4;static-256;animated-cell-256;gray192;nearest;png
Overall label
not-flagged
Overall score
0.016114

OpenAI category scores

CategoryScoreProvider flagviolence0.016114falseself-harm0.010187falseviolence/graphic0.001601falseself-harm/intent0.000370falseself-harm/instructions0.000219falsesexual0.000047falseharassment0.000000falseharassment/threatening0.000000falsehate0.000000falsehate/threatening0.000000falseillicit0.000000falseillicit/violent0.000000falsesexual/minors0.000000false
onnxOwenElliott/image-safety-classifier-sbroad
Assessed
July 23, 2026 at 17:36 UTC
Run
1127
Input
image
Preprocessing
four-even-frames;flatten-rgb192;stretch-224;triangle;nchw-rgb-u8
Overall label
sfw
Overall score
0.081976

OpenAI category scores

CategoryScoreProvider flagonnx/sfw0.919026onnx/unsafe0.081976onnx/nsfw0.043599onnx/nsfl0.038377
Enrichment records (2)
wordwall-v1qwen3-vl:30bcontact-sheet-smartok

Black background with white pixelated text reading "love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head" inside red rectangular borders.

Reviewed
August 25, 2026 at 18:30 UTC
Run
69
Version
v5
Elapsed
7,474 ms
Tokens
prompt 2,113, response 851

Review tags

  • black (color, 0.80)
  • red (color, 0.80)
  • white (color, 0.80)
  • angry (mood, 0.80)
  • defiant (mood, 0.80)
  • red pixel cluster in head changes position (other, 0.80)
  • pixelated (style, 0.80)
  • text based (style, 0.80)

Animation

  • red pixel cluster in "head" changes position

Animation Summary

  • The red pixel cluster in the word "head" shifts position across observations.

Colors

  • black
  • white
  • red

Composition

  • four quadrants
  • text centered
  • red border

Dense Caption

Black background with white pixelated text reading "love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head" inside red rectangular borders. The text is arranged in four rows. The word "head" in the bottom row has a red pixel cluster replacing the letter 'd'. The red border is present in all four quadrants of the image. The text is consistent across all quadrants with the exception of the red pixel cluster in the word "head".

Description

Black background with white pixelated text reading "love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head" inside red rectangular borders.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor

Metadata Only Entities

  • franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016
  • 2007-2016
  • franksicons
  • 200708030819091309971893

Metadata Supported By Image

  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons

Mood

  • angry
  • defiant

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head
  • red pixel cluster in head
  • text-based buddy icon
  • pixelated text icon

Preprocessing Notes

  • no upscaling or cropping detected
  • quarantined wordwall: four rows of text

Source Metadata Interpretation

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor

Style

  • pixelated
  • text-based

Visible Text

  • love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head

Wordwall

  • black background
  • white pixelated text
  • red rectangular borders
  • four of text
  • red pixel cluster in "head"
Raw JSON
{
  "inputIndex": 0,
  "sha256": "865007afad926e1e2f956673385acb47cad4787366397504b5c500988b9d986b",
  "description": "Black background with white pixelated text reading \u0022love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head\u0022 inside red rectangular borders.",
  "denseCaption": "Black background with white pixelated text reading \u0022love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head\u0022 inside red rectangular borders. The text is arranged in four rows. The word \u0022head\u0022 in the bottom row has a red pixel cluster replacing the letter \u0027d\u0027. The red border is present in all four quadrants of the image. The text is consistent across all quadrants with the exception of the red pixel cluster in the word \u0022head\u0022.",
  "wordwall": [
    "black background",
    "white pixelated text",
    "red rectangular borders",
    "four of text",
    "red pixel cluster in \u0022head\u0022"
  ],
  "visibleText": [
    "love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head"
  ],
  "uncertainText": [],
  "subjects": [],
  "actions": [],
  "objects": [],
  "colors": [
    "black",
    "white",
    "red"
  ],
  "style": [
    "pixelated",
    "text-based"
  ],
  "composition": [
    "four quadrants",
    "text centered",
    "red border"
  ],
  "mood": [
    "angry",
    "defiant"
  ],
  "animation": [
    "red pixel cluster in \u0022head\u0022 changes position"
  ],
  "preprocessingNotes": [
    "no upscaling or cropping detected",
    "quarantined wordwall: four rows of text"
  ],
  "sourceMetadataInterpretation": [
    "provenance era: 2007",
    "provenance era: 2016",
    "provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)",
    "provenance collection-attribute: aim",
    "provenance topic-coverage: anime",
    "provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons",
    "provenance topic-coverage: celebrities",
    "provenance topic-coverage: games",
    "provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive",
    "provenance topic-coverage: holidays",
    "provenance topic-coverage: humor"
  ],
  "metadataSupportedByImage": [
    "provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons"
  ],
  "metadataNotConfirmedByImage": [
    "provenance era: 2007",
    "provenance era: 2016",
    "provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)",
    "provenance collection-attribute: aim",
    "provenance topic-coverage: anime",
    "provenance topic-coverage: celebrities",
    "provenance topic-coverage: games",
    "provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive",
    "provenance topic-coverage: holidays",
    "provenance topic-coverage: humor"
  ],
  "metadataContradictedByImage": [],
  "visuallySupportedEntities": [],
  "metadataOnlyEntities": [
    "franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016",
    "2007-2016",
    "franksicons",
    "200708030819091309971893",
    "200708030819091309971893"
  ],
  "identityHypotheses": [],
  "namedEntities": [],
  "fandoms": [],
  "animationSummary": "The red pixel cluster in the word \u0022head\u0022 shifts position across observations.",
  "nonRedundantSearchPhrases": [
    "love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head",
    "red pixel cluster in head",
    "text-based buddy icon",
    "pixelated text icon"
  ],
  "uncertainty": [],
  "aestheticStrengths": [],
  "aestheticWeaknesses": [],
  "tags": [
    {
      "tag": "pixelated",
      "category": "style",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: pixelated"
    },
    {
      "tag": "text based",
      "category": "style",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: text-based"
    },
    {
      "tag": "angry",
      "category": "mood",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: angry"
    },
    {
      "tag": "defiant",
      "category": "mood",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: defiant"
    },
    {
      "tag": "black",
      "category": "color",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: black"
    },
    {
      "tag": "white",
      "category": "color",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: white"
    },
    {
      "tag": "red",
      "category": "color",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: red"
    },
    {
      "tag": "red pixel cluster in head changes position",
      "category": "other",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: red pixel cluster in \u0022head\u0022 changes position"
    }
  ],
  "rawModelResponse": {
    "icons": [
      {
        "inputIndex": 0,
        "sha256": "865007afad926e1e2f956673385acb47cad4787366397504b5c500988b9d986b",
        "description": "Black background with white pixelated text reading \u0022love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head\u0022 inside red rectangular borders.",
        "denseCaption": "Black background with white pixelated text reading \u0022love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head\u0022 inside red rectangular borders. The text is arranged in four rows. The word \u0022head\u0022 in the bottom row has a red pixel cluster replacing the letter \u0027d\u0027. The red border is present in all four quadrants of the image. The text is consistent across all quadrants with the exception of the red pixel cluster in the word \u0022head\u0022.",
        "wordwall": [
          "black background",
          "white pixelated text",
          "red rectangular borders",
          "four rows of text",
          "red pixel cluster in \u0022head\u0022"
        ],
        "visibleText": [
          "love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head"
        ],
        "uncertainText": [],
        "subjects": [],
        "actions": [],
        "objects": [],
        "colors": [
          "black",
          "white",
          "red"
        ],
        "style": [
          "pixelated",
          "text-based"
        ],
        "composition": [
          "four quadrants",
          "text centered",
          "red border"
        ],
        "mood": [
          "angry",
          "defiant"
        ],
        "animation": [
          "red pixel cluster in \u0022head\u0022 changes position"
        ],
        "preprocessingNotes": [
          "no upscaling or cropping detected"
        ],
        "sourceMetadataInterpretation": [
          "provenance era: 2007",
          "provenance era: 2016",
          "provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)",
          "provenance collection-attribute: aim",
          "provenance topic-coverage: anime",
          "provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons",
          "provenance topic-coverage: celebrities",
          "provenance topic-coverage: games",
          "provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive",
          "provenance topic-coverage: holidays",
          "provenance topic-coverage: humor"
        ],
        "metadataSupportedByImage": [
          "provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons"
        ],
        "metadataNotConfirmedByImage": [
          "provenance era: 2007",
          "provenance era: 2016",
          "provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)",
          "provenance collection-attribute: aim",
          "provenance topic-coverage: anime",
          "provenance topic-coverage: celebrities",
          "provenance topic-coverage: games",
          "provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive",
          "provenance topic-coverage: holidays",
          "provenance topic-coverage: humor"
        ],
        "metadataContradictedByImage": [],
        "visuallySupportedEntities": [],
        "metadataOnlyEntities": [
          "franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016",
          "2007-2016",
          "franksicons",
          "200708030819091309971893",
          "200708030819091309971893"
        ],
        "identityHypotheses": [],
        "namedEntities": [],
        "fandoms": [],
        "animationSummary": "The red pixel cluster in the word \u0022head\u0022 shifts position across observations.",
        "nonRedundantSearchPhrases": [
          "love is dead b/c i shout it in the heart and in the head",
          "red pixel cluster in head",
          "text-based buddy icon",
          "pixelated text icon"
        ],
        "tags": []
      }
    ]
  }
}
wordwall-v1qwen3-vl:30bcontact-sheet-smarterror
Reviewed
July 27, 2026 at 10:15 UTC
Run
52
Version
v5
Elapsed
0 ms
Error
No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. (127.0.0.1:11435)
Raw JSON
Source semantic tags (2)
TagConf.Evidencefranksicons.com shared buddy icons 2007 20160.65internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016 · typed-source-evidence-v2 · observation · file-name · gallery · observation-download-urlfranksicons.com shared buddy icons 2007 20160.65internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016 · typed-source-evidence-v2 · observation · file-name · gallery · observation-original-url
Full source records (1)
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
200708030819091309971893
Archive entry
200708030819091309971893.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:36 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#200708030819091309971893.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708030819091309971893.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016