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Pixelated text on bright pink background with red heart and starburst symbols, animated heart and starburst changes.

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Pixelated text on bright pink background with red heart and starburst symbols, animated heart and starburst changes.

Pixelated text on bright pink background with red heart and starburst symbols, animated heart and starburst changes. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Franks…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • background

Subjects

  • heart
  • starburst

Visible Text

  • My heart is exploding for you

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200807051428301827791658
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:32 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
366 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/b5/b5cef18dea87054ee3a7dcf2a47662cc031805941e2fc4b666a4b103fd5b3691.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
b5cef18dea87054e
SHA-256
b5cef18dea87054ee3a7dcf2a47662cc031805941e2fc4b666a4b103fd5b3691
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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
200807051428301827791658
Archive entry
200807051428301827791658.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:32 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#200807051428301827791658.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200807051428301827791658.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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