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A static image with large black K-shaped symbols, red 'K' on left, blue 'ITS NOT', pink 'AN', and white text reading 'ANSWER IT'S A LETTER'.

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A static image with large black K-shaped symbols, red 'K' on left, blue 'ITS NOT', pink 'AN', and white text reading 'ANSWER IT'S A LETTER'.

A static image with large black K-shaped symbols, red 'K' on left, blue 'ITS NOT', pink 'AN', and white text reading 'ANSWER IT'S A LETTER'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • K
  • ITS NOT
  • AN
  • ANSWER
  • IT'S A
  • LETTER

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090816181205181921847
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:01 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
5.6 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a3/a378c4d101210cfa5ffa42ac6c1ae093a3843b1ff9791190f76e22900564debe.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a378c4d101210cfa
SHA-256
a378c4d101210cfa5ffa42ac6c1ae093a3843b1ff9791190f76e22900564debe
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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
20090816181205181921847
Archive entry
20090816181205181921847.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:01 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#20090816181205181921847.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090816181205181921847.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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