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A pixelated static image of a light-colored cartoon character with large eyes and blue accents, featuring visible text '<3' on its chest.

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A pixelated static image of a light-colored cartoon character with large eyes and blue accents, featuring visible text '<3' on its chest.

A pixelated static image of a light-colored cartoon character with large eyes and blue accents, featuring visible text '<3' on its chest. 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Ar…

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Color

Source terms

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  • <3 symbol

Style

  • cartoon

Subjects

  • cartoon character

Visible Text

  • <3

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200805181006211749721997
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:27 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
3.1 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ac/ac0a51b73d4df56cdce394a533702b01cb133870a7b982d605590a9ccfc2abe5.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
ac0a51b73d4df56c
SHA-256
ac0a51b73d4df56cdce394a533702b01cb133870a7b982d605590a9ccfc2abe5
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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
200805181006211749721997
Archive entry
200805181006211749721997.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:27 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#200805181006211749721997.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200805181006211749721997.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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