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Red pixelated heart symbol centered above vertical white text 'ILYSM' on black background, with identical text mirrored on both sides.

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Red pixelated heart symbol centered above vertical white text 'ILYSM' on black background, with identical text mirrored on both sides.

Red pixelated heart symbol centered above vertical white text 'ILYSM' on black background, with identical text mirrored on both sides. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Inter…

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  • heart symbol

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  • heart symbol

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20091226172639384365460
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:04 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
208 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/88/889e60038eb99fa5406b5d5c1a8406c26ee1c650f477e60c2ada140509085055.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
889e60038eb99fa5
SHA-256
889e60038eb99fa5406b5d5c1a8406c26ee1c650f477e60c2ada140509085055
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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
20091226172639384365460
Archive entry
20091226172639384365460.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:04 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#20091226172639384365460.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20091226172639384365460.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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