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A hooded figure with glowing eyes and a wide grin appears in a pixelated crowd scene, with a close-up view of the figure's face.

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A hooded figure with glowing eyes and a wide grin appears in a pixelated crowd scene, with a close-up view of the figure's face.

A hooded figure with glowing eyes and a wide grin appears in a pixelated crowd scene, with a close-up view of the figure's face. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Ar…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200812231955151253013457
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:47 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
6.2 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/cd/cd7045fe37c1da423fd400e400519cde3a7d08180ba440f7677ac20e55c1b778.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
cd7045fe37c1da42
SHA-256
cd7045fe37c1da423fd400e400519cde3a7d08180ba440f7677ac20e55c1b778
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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
200812231955151253013457
Archive entry
200812231955151253013457.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:47 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#200812231955151253013457.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200812231955151253013457.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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