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Four distinct pixelated characters arranged in a on black background: red 'B', orange 'E', yellow 'N', and green '<3' symbol

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Four distinct pixelated characters arranged in a on black background: red 'B', orange 'E', yellow 'N', and green '<3' symbol

Four distinct pixelated characters arranged in a on black background: red 'B', orange 'E', yellow 'N', and green '<3' symbol. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archi…

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  • <3 symbol

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  • B
  • E
  • <3

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090701153013364775639
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:00 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
775 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/98/980c0bfba9f1c3d5db697e367d2249ba7e5911d9b5af65a023b46b9a022f672f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
980c0bfba9f1c3d5
SHA-256
980c0bfba9f1c3d5db697e367d2249ba7e5911d9b5af65a023b46b9a022f672f
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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
20090701153013364775639
Archive entry
20090701153013364775639.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:00 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#20090701153013364775639.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090701153013364775639.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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