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Four distinct visual elements arranged in a : purple stylized L, red blocky I, green ornate A, and yellow star with two oval eyes

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Four distinct visual elements arranged in a : purple stylized L, red blocky I, green ornate A, and yellow star with two oval eyes

Four distinct visual elements arranged in a : purple stylized L, red blocky I, green ornate A, and yellow star with two oval eyes. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet…

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  • star

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  • L
  • I
  • A

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200811291055341816813982
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:44 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
3.7 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/cc/cc0dc6b26bdb7d56ece5000cab64c206119a72e527f75e8cd95ce62ba2e69a54.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
cc0dc6b26bdb7d56
SHA-256
cc0dc6b26bdb7d56ece5000cab64c206119a72e527f75e8cd95ce62ba2e69a54
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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
200811291055341816813982
Archive entry
200811291055341816813982.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:44 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#200811291055341816813982.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200811291055341816813982.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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