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Animated sequence showing a person in yellow jacket and white cap with blue logo, displaying text overlays like 'luv him' and '<3'.

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Animated sequence showing a person in yellow jacket and white cap with blue logo, displaying text overlays like 'luv him' and '<3'.

Animated sequence showing a person in yellow jacket and white cap with blue logo, displaying text overlays like 'luv him' and '<3'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • <3 symbol

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  • ris Brown
  • <3
  • luv him
  • al ways l
  • <3 CHRIS

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080108144104103961453
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:09 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.9 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ca/cab8dde83d68924f32f3a60af8cf15961c640c10c6b5fd0b098e4fd4d53f4a7f.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
cab8dde83d68924f
SHA-256
cab8dde83d68924f32f3a60af8cf15961c640c10c6b5fd0b098e4fd4d53f4a7f
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
20080108144104103961453
Archive entry
20080108144104103961453.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:09 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#20080108144104103961453.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080108144104103961453.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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