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Pixelated cartoon characters embrace with one character's head resting on the other's shoulder, accompanied by pink text asking if someone needs a hug.

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Pixelated cartoon characters embrace with one character's head resting on the other's shoulder, accompanied by pink text asking if someone needs a hug.

Pixelated cartoon characters embrace with one character's head resting on the other's shoulder, accompanied by pink text asking if someone needs a hug. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM budd…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • red heart symbol

Style

  • cartoon

Visible Text

  • Awww...
  • Does Some One Need A
  • Hug???

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20071017154047646545618
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:50 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.7 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/9b/9b2a3ad6fc83de54822ac7681a4921769fcd4c0e3b838c2a4dec2492c90c002c.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
9b2a3ad6fc83de54
SHA-256
9b2a3ad6fc83de54822ac7681a4921769fcd4c0e3b838c2a4dec2492c90c002c
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
20071017154047646545618
Archive entry
20071017154047646545618.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:50 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#20071017154047646545618.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20071017154047646545618.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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