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Pixelated cartoon couple embracing with a small pink heart above them, surrounded by text about replacing emojis with hugs.

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Pixelated cartoon couple embracing with a small pink heart above them, surrounded by text about replacing emojis with hugs.

Pixelated cartoon couple embracing with a small pink heart above them, surrounded by text about replacing emojis with hugs. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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  • There would be less emos...
  • if we just gave them hugs.
  • Hug an emo.
  • .<3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200712270906511234819706
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:06 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.2 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/99/99bb67e87edef68ba42a8b3622c64f05c43d5e05dfc83450a30f59d6c3f13e2d.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
99bb67e87edef68b
SHA-256
99bb67e87edef68ba42a8b3622c64f05c43d5e05dfc83450a30f59d6c3f13e2d
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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
200712270906511234819706
Archive entry
200712270906511234819706.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:06 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#200712270906511234819706.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200712270906511234819706.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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