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Pixelated text 'ooh it's for real' with '<3' and red heart symbol on black background, two identical frames side-by-side.

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Pixelated text 'ooh it's for real' with '<3' and red heart symbol on black background, two identical frames side-by-side.

Pixelated text 'ooh it's for real' with '<3' and red heart symbol on black background, two identical frames side-by-side. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive F…

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Source terms

Objects

  • heart symbol

Subjects

  • heart symbol

Visible Text

  • ooh it's
  • for real
  • <3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200906242156271246143118
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:59 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
816 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/99/99e628865cafcf07640d3c04f8d75b828d912f36e003380021e3d2df7f3def19.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
99e628865cafcf07
SHA-256
99e628865cafcf07640d3c04f8d75b828d912f36e003380021e3d2df7f3def19
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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
200906242156271246143118
Archive entry
200906242156271246143118.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:59 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#200906242156271246143118.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200906242156271246143118.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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