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Yellow pixelated border with central starburst pattern on black background, repeated text "Hoshi Aki" and number "<3" in white.

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Yellow pixelated border with central starburst pattern on black background, repeated text "Hoshi Aki" and number "<3" in white.

Yellow pixelated border with central starburst pattern on black background, repeated text "Hoshi Aki" and number "<3" in white. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arc…

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  • Hoshi Aki
  • <3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200709201738071826320199
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:46 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1008 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ae/aeb211b287c70a7a7517e277e8c55943047cc42d06bfae23fdb21cfa76533945.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
aeb211b287c70a7a
SHA-256
aeb211b287c70a7a7517e277e8c55943047cc42d06bfae23fdb21cfa76533945
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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
200709201738071826320199
Archive entry
200709201738071826320199.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:46 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#200709201738071826320199.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200709201738071826320199.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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