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Animated icon shows a character with long dark hair and a red bandana, transitioning from a hand near the face to a raised hand with text overlays.

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Animated icon shows a character with long dark hair and a red bandana, transitioning from a hand near the face to a raised hand with text overlays.

Animated icon shows a character with long dark hair and a red bandana, transitioning from a hand near the face to a raised hand with text overlays. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy ic…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081104160605174202336
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:42 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
4.3 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/aa/aa57607ac142f818b8fcbdd07c3295ee4274f9399eb6b356bf61c122cee32602.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
aa57607ac142f818
SHA-256
aa57607ac142f818b8fcbdd07c3295ee4274f9399eb6b356bf61c122cee32602
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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
20081104160605174202336
Archive entry
20081104160605174202336.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:42 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#20081104160605174202336.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081104160605174202336.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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