Buddy Icon Archive Preserving the tiny pictures that made the internet personal.
A pixelated red and brown cartoon figure with glowing yellow eyes and a shiny white highlight on its lower body.

Other stored copies (1)

These non-canonical files are grouped with this icon. Similarity is measured against the canonical copy.

Stored files
2
Non-canonical
1
Pixel-exact
1
Perceptual
0

Permanent icon record

A pixelated red and brown cartoon figure with glowing yellow eyes and a shiny white highlight on its lower body.

A pixelated red and brown cartoon figure with glowing yellow eyes and a shiny white highlight on its lower body. 48×48 PNG AIM buddy icon from My Buddy Icons 3 Bundled Original Fa…

Download original

About this icon

Depicts

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Composition

  • centered figure
  • two rounded sections
  • solid background

Dense Caption

The image shows a pixelated cartoon figure composed of red and brown tones with a rounded upper body and lower body. Two bright yellow crescent shapes form the eyes, glowing against the darker red-brown face. A white highlight appears on the lower body, suggesting a shiny surface. The figure has no visible limbs or clothing, with a smooth, rounded form. The background is solid light gray. The image is static with no visible motion or animation changes.

Description

  • A pixelated red and brown cartoon figure with glowing yellow eyes and a shiny white highlight on its lower body.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2003
  • provenance era: 2004
  • provenance source-name: My Buddy Icons 3 Bundled Original Favorites
  • provenance collection-attribute: 2000s
  • provenance topic-coverage: animals
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance collection-attribute: categorized
  • provenance cultural-slice: commercial AIM customization utility favorites spanning expressive faces, cartoons, people, sports, objects, flowers, fantasy, and early-web identity imagery

Metadata Only Entities

  • my-buddy-icons
  • mybuddy3
  • 045
  • 045.ico

Metadata Supported By Image

  • provenance topic-coverage: cartoons

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • pixelated cartoon figure red brown yellow eyes white highlight
  • red brown cartoon figure glowing eyes
  • glowing yellow eyes cartoon figure
  • pixelated figure white highlight

Preprocessing Notes

  • image appears upscaled or low-resolution

Source Metadata Interpretation

  • provenance era: 2003-2004 AIM Utility Culture
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance topic-coverage: cartoons
  • provenance collection-attribute: categorized
  • provenance cultural-slice: commercial AIM customization utility favorites spanning expressive faces, cartoons, people, sports, objects, flowers, fantasy, and early-web identity imagery

Style

  • cartoon

Subjects

  • cartoon figure

Wordwall

  • pixelated
  • red
  • brown
  • yellow eyes
  • white highlight
  • rounded body
  • glowing eyes
  • no limbs
  • solid gray background
  • static image

Explore related icons

Browse all categories · How source collections are preserved

Source & archive date

Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Technical archive details
Format
PNG
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.2 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a8/a81609c2ed2b186d179f2ec6f8cf3ad7476241784a91ebc513832720435a2b0e.png
Media type
image/png
Scanner metadata
v1
Animation inspected
July 12, 2026 at 21:56 UTC
Archive ID
a81609c2ed2b186d
SHA-256
a81609c2ed2b186d179f2ec6f8cf3ad7476241784a91ebc513832720435a2b0e
Content-safety assessments (3)
openaiomni-moderation-latestnarrow
Assessed
August 20, 2026 at 09:56 UTC
Run
1315
Input
image+text
Preprocessing
contact-sheet-4;static-256;animated-cell-256;gray192;nearest;png
Overall label
not-flagged
Overall score
0.000510

OpenAI category scores

CategoryScoreProvider flagviolence0.000510falsesexual0.000097falseviolence/graphic0.000048falseharassment0.000015falseillicit0.000005falseself-harm0.000004falseillicit/violent0.000002falsehate0.000002falseharassment/threatening0.000002falseself-harm/intent0.000001falsesexual/minors0.000001falseself-harm/instructions0.000001falsehate/threatening0.000000false
openaiomni-moderation-latestnarrow
Assessed
August 1, 2026 at 00:46 UTC
Run
1252
Input
image+text
Preprocessing
contact-sheet-4;static-256;animated-cell-256;gray192;nearest;png
Overall label
not-flagged
Overall score
0.021661

OpenAI category scores

CategoryScoreProvider flagviolence0.021661falseviolence/graphic0.002430falseself-harm0.000473falseself-harm/intent0.000212falsesexual0.000022falseself-harm/instructions0.000003falseharassment0.000000falseharassment/threatening0.000000falsehate0.000000falsehate/threatening0.000000falseillicit0.000000falseillicit/violent0.000000falsesexual/minors0.000000false
onnxOwenElliott/image-safety-classifier-sbroad
Assessed
July 23, 2026 at 19:22 UTC
Run
1135
Input
image
Preprocessing
four-even-frames;flatten-rgb192;stretch-224;triangle;nchw-rgb-u8
Overall label
sfw
Overall score
0.427368

OpenAI category scores

CategoryScoreProvider flagonnx/sfw0.572632onnx/unsafe0.427368onnx/nsfw0.391929onnx/nsfl0.035438
Enrichment records (1)
wordwall-v1qwen3-vl:30bcontact-sheet-smartok

A pixelated red and brown cartoon figure with glowing yellow eyes and a shiny white highlight on its lower body.

Reviewed
August 20, 2026 at 04:40 UTC
Run
62
Version
v5
Elapsed
9,219 ms
Tokens
prompt 2,063, response 727

Review tags

  • brown (color, 0.80)
  • gray (color, 0.80)
  • red (color, 0.80)
  • white (color, 0.80)
  • yellow (color, 0.80)
  • glowing (mood, 0.80)
  • mysterious (mood, 0.80)
  • cartoon (style, 0.80)
  • pixelated (style, 0.80)
  • cartoon figure (subject, 0.80)

Colors

  • red
  • brown
  • yellow
  • white
  • gray

Composition

  • centered figure
  • two rounded sections
  • solid background

Dense Caption

The image shows a pixelated cartoon figure composed of red and brown tones with a rounded upper body and lower body. Two bright yellow crescent shapes form the eyes, glowing against the darker red-brown face. A white highlight appears on the lower body, suggesting a shiny surface. The figure has no visible limbs or clothing, with a smooth, rounded form. The background is solid light gray. The image is static with no visible motion or animation changes.

Description

  • A pixelated red and brown cartoon figure with glowing yellow eyes and a shiny white highlight on its lower body.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2003
  • provenance era: 2004
  • provenance source-name: My Buddy Icons 3 Bundled Original Favorites
  • provenance collection-attribute: 2000s
  • provenance topic-coverage: animals
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance collection-attribute: categorized
  • provenance cultural-slice: commercial AIM customization utility favorites spanning expressive faces, cartoons, people, sports, objects, flowers, fantasy, and early-web identity imagery

Metadata Only Entities

  • my-buddy-icons
  • mybuddy3
  • 045
  • 045.ico

Metadata Supported By Image

  • provenance topic-coverage: cartoons

Mood

  • mysterious
  • glowing

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • pixelated cartoon figure red brown yellow eyes white highlight
  • red brown cartoon figure glowing eyes
  • glowing yellow eyes cartoon figure
  • pixelated figure white highlight

Preprocessing Notes

  • image appears upscaled or low-resolution

Source Metadata Interpretation

  • provenance era: 2003-2004 AIM Utility Culture
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance topic-coverage: cartoons
  • provenance collection-attribute: categorized
  • provenance cultural-slice: commercial AIM customization utility favorites spanning expressive faces, cartoons, people, sports, objects, flowers, fantasy, and early-web identity imagery

Style

  • pixelated
  • cartoon

Subjects

  • cartoon figure

Wordwall

  • pixelated
  • red
  • brown
  • yellow eyes
  • white highlight
  • rounded body
  • glowing eyes
  • no limbs
  • solid gray background
  • static image
Raw JSON
{
  "inputIndex": 0,
  "sha256": "a81609c2ed2b186d179f2ec6f8cf3ad7476241784a91ebc513832720435a2b0e",
  "description": "A pixelated red and brown cartoon figure with glowing yellow eyes and a shiny white highlight on its lower body.",
  "denseCaption": "The image shows a pixelated cartoon figure composed of red and brown tones with a rounded upper body and lower body. Two bright yellow crescent shapes form the eyes, glowing against the darker red-brown face. A white highlight appears on the lower body, suggesting a shiny surface. The figure has no visible limbs or clothing, with a smooth, rounded form. The background is solid light gray. The image is static with no visible motion or animation changes.",
  "wordwall": [
    "pixelated",
    "red",
    "brown",
    "yellow eyes",
    "white highlight",
    "rounded body",
    "glowing eyes",
    "no limbs",
    "solid gray background",
    "static image"
  ],
  "visibleText": [],
  "uncertainText": [],
  "subjects": [
    "cartoon figure"
  ],
  "actions": [],
  "objects": [],
  "colors": [
    "red",
    "brown",
    "yellow",
    "white",
    "gray"
  ],
  "style": [
    "pixelated",
    "cartoon"
  ],
  "composition": [
    "centered figure",
    "two rounded sections",
    "solid background"
  ],
  "mood": [
    "mysterious",
    "glowing"
  ],
  "animation": [],
  "preprocessingNotes": [
    "image appears upscaled or low-resolution"
  ],
  "sourceMetadataInterpretation": [
    "provenance era: 2003-2004 AIM Utility Culture",
    "provenance collection-attribute: aim",
    "provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons",
    "provenance topic-coverage: cartoons",
    "provenance collection-attribute: categorized",
    "provenance cultural-slice: commercial AIM customization utility favorites spanning expressive faces, cartoons, people, sports, objects, flowers, fantasy, and early-web identity imagery"
  ],
  "metadataSupportedByImage": [
    "provenance topic-coverage: cartoons"
  ],
  "metadataNotConfirmedByImage": [
    "provenance era: 2003",
    "provenance era: 2004",
    "provenance source-name: My Buddy Icons 3 Bundled Original Favorites",
    "provenance collection-attribute: 2000s",
    "provenance topic-coverage: animals",
    "provenance collection-attribute: aim",
    "provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons",
    "provenance collection-attribute: categorized",
    "provenance cultural-slice: commercial AIM customization utility favorites spanning expressive faces, cartoons, people, sports, objects, flowers, fantasy, and early-web identity imagery"
  ],
  "metadataContradictedByImage": [],
  "visuallySupportedEntities": [],
  "metadataOnlyEntities": [
    "my-buddy-icons",
    "mybuddy3",
    "045",
    "045.ico"
  ],
  "identityHypotheses": [],
  "namedEntities": [],
  "fandoms": [],
  "animationSummary": "",
  "nonRedundantSearchPhrases": [
    "pixelated cartoon figure red brown yellow eyes white highlight",
    "red brown cartoon figure glowing eyes",
    "glowing yellow eyes cartoon figure",
    "pixelated figure white highlight"
  ],
  "uncertainty": [],
  "aestheticStrengths": [],
  "aestheticWeaknesses": [],
  "tags": [
    {
      "tag": "cartoon figure",
      "category": "subject",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: cartoon figure"
    },
    {
      "tag": "pixelated",
      "category": "style",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: pixelated"
    },
    {
      "tag": "cartoon",
      "category": "style",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: cartoon"
    },
    {
      "tag": "mysterious",
      "category": "mood",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: mysterious"
    },
    {
      "tag": "glowing",
      "category": "mood",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: glowing"
    },
    {
      "tag": "red",
      "category": "color",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: red"
    },
    {
      "tag": "brown",
      "category": "color",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: brown"
    },
    {
      "tag": "yellow",
      "category": "color",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: yellow"
    },
    {
      "tag": "white",
      "category": "color",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: white"
    },
    {
      "tag": "gray",
      "category": "color",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "evidence": "visible: gray"
    }
  ],
  "rawModelResponse": {
    "icons": [
      {
        "inputIndex": 0,
        "sha256": "a81609c2ed2b186d179f2ec6f8cf3ad7476241784a91ebc513832720435a2b0e",
        "description": "A pixelated red and brown cartoon figure with glowing yellow eyes and a shiny white highlight on its lower body.",
        "denseCaption": "The image shows a pixelated cartoon figure composed of red and brown tones with a rounded upper body and lower body. Two bright yellow crescent shapes form the eyes, glowing against the darker red-brown face. A white highlight appears on the lower body, suggesting a shiny surface. The figure has no visible limbs or clothing, with a smooth, rounded form. The background is solid light gray. The image is static with no visible motion or animation changes.",
        "wordwall": [
          "pixelated",
          "red",
          "brown",
          "yellow eyes",
          "white highlight",
          "rounded body",
          "glowing eyes",
          "no limbs",
          "solid gray background",
          "static image"
        ],
        "visibleText": [],
        "uncertainText": [],
        "subjects": [
          "cartoon figure"
        ],
        "actions": [],
        "objects": [],
        "colors": [
          "red",
          "brown",
          "yellow",
          "white",
          "gray"
        ],
        "style": [
          "pixelated",
          "cartoon"
        ],
        "composition": [
          "centered figure",
          "two rounded sections",
          "solid background"
        ],
        "mood": [
          "mysterious",
          "glowing"
        ],
        "animation": [],
        "preprocessingNotes": [
          "image appears upscaled or low-resolution"
        ],
        "sourceMetadataInterpretation": [
          "provenance era: 2003-2004 AIM Utility Culture",
          "provenance collection-attribute: aim",
          "provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons",
          "provenance topic-coverage: cartoons",
          "provenance collection-attribute: categorized",
          "provenance cultural-slice: commercial AIM customization utility favorites spanning expressive faces, cartoons, people, sports, objects, flowers, fantasy, and early-web identity imagery"
        ],
        "metadataSupportedByImage": [
          "provenance topic-coverage: cartoons"
        ],
        "metadataNotConfirmedByImage": [
          "provenance era: 2003",
          "provenance era: 2004",
          "provenance source-name: My Buddy Icons 3 Bundled Original Favorites",
          "provenance collection-attribute: 2000s",
          "provenance topic-coverage: animals",
          "provenance collection-attribute: aim",
          "provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons",
          "provenance collection-attribute: categorized",
          "provenance cultural-slice: commercial AIM customization utility favorites spanning expressive faces, cartoons, people, sports, objects, flowers, fantasy, and early-web identity imagery"
        ],
        "metadataContradictedByImage": [],
        "visuallySupportedEntities": [],
        "metadataOnlyEntities": [
          "my-buddy-icons",
          "mybuddy3",
          "045",
          "045.ico"
        ],
        "identityHypotheses": [],
        "namedEntities": [],
        "fandoms": [],
        "animationSummary": "",
        "nonRedundantSearchPhrases": [
          "pixelated cartoon figure red brown yellow eyes white highlight",
          "red brown cartoon figure glowing eyes",
          "glowing yellow eyes cartoon figure",
          "pixelated figure white highlight"
        ],
        "tags": []
      }
    ]
  }
}
Source semantic tags (4)
TagConf.Evidence045.ico0.65internet-archive-my-buddy-icons-3-bundled-favorites · typed-source-evidence-v2 · observation · file-name · gallery · observation-download-url045.ico0.65internet-archive-my-buddy-icons-3-bundled-favorites · typed-source-evidence-v2 · observation · file-name · gallery · observation-original-urlmybuddy30.65internet-archive-my-buddy-icons-3-bundled-favorites · typed-source-evidence-v2 · observation · file-name · gallery · observation-download-urlmybuddy30.65internet-archive-my-buddy-icons-3-bundled-favorites · typed-source-evidence-v2 · observation · file-name · gallery · observation-original-url
Full source records (1)

My Buddy Icons 3 Bundled Original Favorites (internet-archive-my-buddy-icons-3-bundled-favorites)

Kind
local-directory
Era
2003-2004 AIM Utility Culture
Type
finished 48x48 Favorites collection statically extracted from a preserved Wise installer and rendered losslessly from ICO to PNG
Title
045
Archive entry
045.ico
Observed
July 21, 2026 at 19:27 UTC
Rights
mixed original utility artwork and recognizable character imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
commercial AIM customization utility favorites spanning expressive faces, cartoons, people, sports, objects, flowers, fantasy, and early-web identity imagery

Original: https://archive.org/download/tucows_305348_My_Buddy_Icons/mybuddy3.exe#045.ico Download: https://archive.org/download/tucows_305348_My_Buddy_Icons/mybuddy3.exe#045.ico Page: https://archive.org/details/tucows_305348_My_Buddy_Icons