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Four identical pixelated icons arranged in a , each displaying text on a purple gradient background with a dark outer border

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Four identical pixelated icons arranged in a , each displaying text on a purple gradient background with a dark outer border

Four identical pixelated icons arranged in a , each displaying text on a purple gradient background with a dark outer border. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archi…

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  • I
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  • LUV U

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200811091457141829932868
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:42 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/d0/d03954627514e51ea214666c109f4ad9412aef91f1ec7bdeadd25350a0cec367.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
d03954627514e51e
SHA-256
d03954627514e51ea214666c109f4ad9412aef91f1ec7bdeadd25350a0cec367
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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
200811091457141829932868
Archive entry
200811091457141829932868.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:42 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#200811091457141829932868.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200811091457141829932868.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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