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Two pixelated figures with long hair stand side-by-side against a dark background, one in light pink and blue clothing, the other in brown and dark pants.

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Two pixelated figures with long hair stand side-by-side against a dark background, one in light pink and blue clothing, the other in brown and dark pants.

Two pixelated figures with long hair stand side-by-side against a dark background, one in light pink and blue clothing, the other in brown and dark pants. 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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Color

Source terms

Composition

  • centered
  • figures occupy most frame
  • dark background
  • greenish-brown tones

Dense Caption

Two figures with long light brown hair stand side-by-side. Left figure wears light pink top with white and gray details and blue lower clothing. Right figure wears brown top and dark pants. Both have light skin tones. Background is dark with faint greenish-brown tones. Pixelation is high, obscuring fine details. No visible text or symbols. Composition is centered with figures occupying most of the frame. Style is low-resolution digital art typical of early 2000s instant messaging icons.

Description

Two pixelated figures with long hair stand side-by-side against a dark background, one in light pink and blue clothing, the other in brown and dark pants.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • two figures long hair pixelated
  • light pink blue brown clothing
  • dark background side-by-side
  • low-resolution digital art figures

Wordwall

  • two figures
  • long hair
  • light brown hair
  • light pink top
  • blue lower clothing
  • brown top
  • dark pants
  • dark background
  • pixelated
  • side-by-side
  • light skin
  • greenish-brown background tones

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200902220841371675992239
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:52 UTC

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GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
2.5 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
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Media type
image/gif
Scanner metadata
v1
Animation inspected
July 12, 2026 at 15:52 UTC
Archive ID
a9a0a8493184a026
SHA-256
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Assessed
July 23, 2026 at 19:15 UTC
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1135
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Two pixelated figures with long hair stand side-by-side against a dark background, one in light pink and blue clothing, the other in brown and dark pants.

Reviewed
August 19, 2026 at 00:10 UTC
Run
61
Version
v5
Elapsed
9,479 ms
Tokens
prompt 2,094, response 730

Review tags

  • early 2000s (style, 0.80)
  • low resolution digital art (style, 0.80)
  • pixelated (style, 0.80)
  • side by side composition (style, 0.80)
  • blue lower clothing (subject, 0.80)
  • brown top (subject, 0.80)
  • dark background (subject, 0.80)
  • dark pants (subject, 0.80)
  • light brown hair (subject, 0.80)
  • light pink top (subject, 0.80)
  • long hair (subject, 0.80)
  • two figures (subject, 0.80)

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  • light pink
  • blue
  • brown
  • dark
  • light brown
  • greenish-brown

Composition

  • centered
  • figures occupy most frame
  • dark background
  • greenish-brown tones

Dense Caption

Two figures with long light brown hair stand side-by-side. Left figure wears light pink top with white and gray details and blue lower clothing. Right figure wears brown top and dark pants. Both have light skin tones. Background is dark with faint greenish-brown tones. Pixelation is high, obscuring fine details. No visible text or symbols. Composition is centered with figures occupying most of the frame. Style is low-resolution digital art typical of early 2000s instant messaging icons.

Description

Two pixelated figures with long hair stand side-by-side against a dark background, one in light pink and blue clothing, the other in brown and dark pants.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons

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  • light pink blue brown clothing
  • dark background side-by-side
  • low-resolution digital art figures

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  • pixelated
  • low-resolution digital art
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  • side-by-side composition

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  • long hair
  • light brown hair
  • light pink top
  • blue lower clothing
  • brown top
  • dark pants
  • dark background

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  • blue lower clothing
  • brown top
  • dark pants
  • dark background
  • pixelated
  • side-by-side
  • light skin
  • greenish-brown background tones
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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
200902220841371675992239
Archive entry
200902220841371675992239.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:52 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#200902220841371675992239.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200902220841371675992239.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016