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Animated sequence showing a figure with dark hair and black clothing forming the phrase 'i love you' through sequential text overlays.

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Animated sequence showing a figure with dark hair and black clothing forming the phrase 'i love you' through sequential text overlays.

Animated sequence showing a figure with dark hair and black clothing forming the phrase 'i love you' through sequential text overlays. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Inter…

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Actions

  • text overlay change

Subjects

  • figure

Visible Text

  • i
  • love
  • you

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080308071729141000129
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:17 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.8 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/a8/a8ea366b1e6072a19f5ee065e35a1efbbff8435b3ba5b7ee179c2dfd4ec4dfd4.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
a8ea366b1e6072a1
SHA-256
a8ea366b1e6072a19f5ee065e35a1efbbff8435b3ba5b7ee179c2dfd4ec4dfd4
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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
20080308071729141000129
Archive entry
20080308071729141000129.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:17 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#20080308071729141000129.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080308071729141000129.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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