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Pixelated divided into four quadrants with text and star symbols, displaying color variations between black/red backgrounds

Pixelated divided into four quadrants with text and star symbols, displaying color variations between black/red backgrounds. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archiv…

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  • five-pointed star

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  • BAD
  • BOYZ 4 LIFE

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200802121407421655116838
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:14 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
671 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/af/af5288acfebae90f202dfe8be434d42472469c2e2ca675a8e373f9fbc7e02f26.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
af5288acfebae90f
SHA-256
af5288acfebae90f202dfe8be434d42472469c2e2ca675a8e373f9fbc7e02f26
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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
200802121407421655116838
Archive entry
200802121407421655116838.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:14 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#200802121407421655116838.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200802121407421655116838.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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