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Pixelated Hello Kitty icon with red bow, green dress, and teddy bear prop; text changes from blank to 'Hello Kitty' then 'FROM ME'.

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Pixelated Hello Kitty icon with red bow, green dress, and teddy bear prop; text changes from blank to 'Hello Kitty' then 'FROM ME'.

Pixelated Hello Kitty icon with red bow, green dress, and teddy bear prop; text changes from blank to 'Hello Kitty' then 'FROM ME'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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Action

Style

Mood

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Source terms

Objects

  • speech bubble

Style

  • cartoon

Visible Text

  • Hello Kitty
  • FROM ME

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200709291926331025080417
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:48 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.7 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a5/a5f799d5dadc5fd298e1ae1dab2c96e26a950a6f696368745e45ab566f556db6.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a5f799d5dadc5fd2
SHA-256
a5f799d5dadc5fd298e1ae1dab2c96e26a950a6f696368745e45ab566f556db6
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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
200709291926331025080417
Archive entry
200709291926331025080417.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:48 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#200709291926331025080417.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200709291926331025080417.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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