Buddy Icon Archive Preserving the tiny pictures that made the internet personal.
Pixelated image split into two sections: left side shows a stick figure with afro hair holding a plant, right side displays purple text on red background.

Permanent icon record

Pixelated image split into two sections: left side shows a stick figure with afro hair holding a plant, right side displays purple text on red background.

Pixelated image split into two sections: left side shows a stick figure with afro hair holding a plant, right side displays purple text on red background. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM b…

Download original

About this icon

Depicts

Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Subjects

  • stick figure

Visible Text

  • Ninjas are cooler than pirates
  • but CHUCK NORRIS IS STILL THE COOLEST

Explore related icons

Browse all categories · How source collections are preserved

Source & archive date

Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090108170314974607578
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:48 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
2.6 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/d2/d21cdf4bfc4dee07373ad47add869a78d7e60006db0679f12b2ecf9624979b9e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
d21cdf4bfc4dee07
SHA-256
d21cdf4bfc4dee07373ad47add869a78d7e60006db0679f12b2ecf9624979b9e
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
20090108170314974607578
Archive entry
20090108170314974607578.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:48 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#20090108170314974607578.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090108170314974607578.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

View the complete metadata record (JSON)