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Four pixelated figures in a horizontal row, each with distinct clothing and background colors, standing side-by-side in a static composition.

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Four pixelated figures in a horizontal row, each with distinct clothing and background colors, standing side-by-side in a static composition.

Four pixelated figures in a horizontal row, each with distinct clothing and background colors, standing side-by-side in a static composition. 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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Composition

  • horizontal row
  • four figures
  • side-by-side

Dense Caption

Four pixelated figures arranged horizontally. Leftmost figure wears dark purple shirt and black shorts with white stripes, brown hair, and a dark cap. Second figure wears blue and white top with red shorts, blonde hair. Third figure wears white shirt and dark green shorts, brown hair. Rightmost figure wears blue shorts, light brown hair. Backgrounds include blue, teal, yellow, and pink sections. All figures are static with no visible text or props.

Description

Four pixelated figures in a horizontal row, each with distinct clothing and background colors, standing side-by-side in a static composition.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance topic-coverage: historical-archive

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • four pixelated figures horizontal row
  • dark purple shirt black shorts white stripes
  • blue white top red shorts
  • white shirt dark green shorts
  • blue shorts brown hair
  • teal yellow pink backgrounds

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  • red shorts
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  • blue shorts
  • brown hair
  • teal background
  • yellow background
  • pink background
  • static composition
  • no visible text
  • no props

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708290800591933453779
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:42 UTC

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GIF
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48×48 pixels
File size
2.6 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
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Media type
image/gif
Scanner metadata
v1
Animation inspected
July 12, 2026 at 14:42 UTC
Archive ID
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SHA-256
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August 10, 2026 at 06:44 UTC
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wordwall-v1qwen3-vl:30bcontact-sheet-smartok

Four pixelated figures in a horizontal row, each with distinct clothing and background colors, standing side-by-side in a static composition.

Reviewed
August 26, 2026 at 06:57 UTC
Run
69
Version
v5
Elapsed
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Tokens
prompt 2,092, response 716

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Dense Caption

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Description

Four pixelated figures in a horizontal row, each with distinct clothing and background colors, standing side-by-side in a static composition.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

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  • provenance era: 2016
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  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
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  • blue white top red shorts
  • white shirt dark green shorts
  • blue shorts brown hair
  • teal yellow pink backgrounds

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wordwall-v1qwen3-vl:30bcontact-sheet-smarterror
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July 27, 2026 at 13:31 UTC
Run
52
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Error
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Full source records (1)
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
200708290800591933453779
Archive entry
200708290800591933453779.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:42 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#200708290800591933453779.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708290800591933453779.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016