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Red pixelated heart symbol above white text reading "WHY IS THE AVATAR SO HOT?" repeated twice on black background.

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Red pixelated heart symbol above white text reading "WHY IS THE AVATAR SO HOT?" repeated twice on black background.

Red pixelated heart symbol above white text reading "WHY IS THE AVATAR SO HOT?" repeated twice on black background. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive FranksI…

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  • WHY IS THE AVATAR SO HOT? WHY IS THE AVATAR SO HOT?

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200709051434071676343821
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:43 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
274 bytes
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/d4/d428f863e66cbc0dbd803125a777840d6d7711510336963baf45a632d99e3884.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
d428f863e66cbc0d
SHA-256
d428f863e66cbc0dbd803125a777840d6d7711510336963baf45a632d99e3884
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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
200709051434071676343821
Archive entry
200709051434071676343821.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:43 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#200709051434071676343821.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200709051434071676343821.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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