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Red background with white heart outline at top, two identical black text blocks below showing 'I', '<3', and 'Kevin' in pixelated font.

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Red background with white heart outline at top, two identical black text blocks below showing 'I', '<3', and 'Kevin' in pixelated font.

Red background with white heart outline at top, two identical black text blocks below showing 'I', '<3', and 'Kevin' in pixelated font. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Inte…

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Source terms

Objects

  • <3 symbol

Subjects

  • heart outline

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  • I
  • <3
  • Kevin

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200712021050551941436163
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:01 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
214 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/d0/d084f8ae7202f1e6e7e92b13fea7e6c8a60c7a8443892246dd43b4ed84a7997e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
d084f8ae7202f1e6
SHA-256
d084f8ae7202f1e6e7e92b13fea7e6c8a60c7a8443892246dd43b4ed84a7997e
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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
200712021050551941436163
Archive entry
200712021050551941436163.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:01 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#200712021050551941436163.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200712021050551941436163.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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