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Pixelated character with black hat and yellow eyes, purple and white clothing, against dark blue background, text changes from 'I' to 'WUV' to 'you!' across frames.

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Pixelated character with black hat and yellow eyes, purple and white clothing, against dark blue background, text changes from 'I' to 'WUV' to 'you!' across frames.

Pixelated character with black hat and yellow eyes, purple and white clothing, against dark blue background, text changes from 'I' to 'WUV' to 'you!' across frames. Animated 50×50…

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  • I
  • WUV
  • you!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200907101018341601729257
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:00 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
5.1 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/c5/c5f5dc3ed2ac0f2318246b3bfd9d97f7f6883f2cb2536f381171ed095bfb5dee.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
c5f5dc3ed2ac0f23
SHA-256
c5f5dc3ed2ac0f2318246b3bfd9d97f7f6883f2cb2536f381171ed095bfb5dee
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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
200907101018341601729257
Archive entry
200907101018341601729257.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 16:00 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#200907101018341601729257.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200907101018341601729257.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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