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Pixelated cartoon character with green arms, red heart above, and text "Example 2" over a white background with small icons.

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Pixelated cartoon character with green arms, red heart above, and text "Example 2" over a white background with small icons.

Pixelated cartoon character with green arms, red heart above, and text "Example 2" over a white background with small icons. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archiv…

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Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • heart

Style

  • text-overlaid

Subjects

  • cartoon character
  • dog

Visible Text

  • Example
  • 2
  • of
  • the
  • icons
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  • Photos

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
201109260548361382836998
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:08 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
6.1 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a2/a2b2c2d2c2a8021645ec1bba8751249ba734b8ee812da277f8b1cf1c5c67a012.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a2b2c2d2c2a80216
SHA-256
a2b2c2d2c2a8021645ec1bba8751249ba734b8ee812da277f8b1cf1c5c67a012
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
201109260548361382836998
Archive entry
201109260548361382836998.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:08 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#201109260548361382836998.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#201109260548361382836998.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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