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Three figures in close embrace with arms around each other, one figure holding a small object near the center.

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Three figures in close embrace with arms around each other, one figure holding a small object near the center.

Three figures in close embrace with arms around each other, one figure holding a small object near the center. 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Bu…

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Depicts

Action

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Composition

  • close-up
  • grouped figures

Dense Caption

Pixelated static image shows three individuals in tight group hug. Left figure has dark hair and light blue top with pink detail. Center figure has lighter hair and beige clothing. Right figure has dark hair and grayish-blue garment. All faces are partially visible; left figure's face is turned toward center, right figure's face is turned toward left. One hand near the center holds a small brown object. Background is indistinct light tones.

Description

  • Three figures in close embrace with arms around each other, one figure holding a small object near the center.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor

Metadata Only Entities

  • franksicons
  • Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • three figures hugging holding small object
  • dark hair light blue top pink detail
  • beige clothing grayish-blue garment
  • small brown object pixelated static image

Preprocessing Notes

  • image is highly pixelated, limiting detail resolution

Source Metadata Interpretation

  • provenance era: 2007-2016
  • provenance source-name: Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor

Visually Supported Entities

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Wordwall

  • three figures
  • group hug
  • dark hair
  • light blue top
  • pink detail
  • beige clothing
  • grayish-blue garment
  • small brown object

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200810181501301178026680
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:41 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
2.5 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
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Media type
image/gif
Scanner metadata
v1
Animation inspected
July 12, 2026 at 15:41 UTC
Archive ID
e5dc445c6e92c164
SHA-256
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Assessed
August 20, 2026 at 17:55 UTC
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1319
Input
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Preprocessing
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Overall label
not-flagged
Overall score
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August 1, 2026 at 16:10 UTC
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July 23, 2026 at 19:57 UTC
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Three figures in close embrace with arms around each other, one figure holding a small object near the center.

Reviewed
August 18, 2026 at 04:39 UTC
Run
61
Version
v5
Elapsed
7,318 ms
Tokens
prompt 2,091, response 742

Review tags

  • holding (action, 0.80)
  • hugging (action, 0.80)
  • beige (color, 0.80)
  • dark hair (color, 0.80)
  • light blue (color, 0.80)
  • pink (color, 0.80)
  • affectionate (mood, 0.80)
  • small brown object (object, 0.80)
  • pixelated (style, 0.80)
  • static (style, 0.80)
  • figures (subject, 0.80)
  • hands (subject, 0.80)

Actions

  • hugging
  • holding

Colors

  • dark hair
  • light blue
  • pink
  • beige
  • grayish-blue
  • brown

Composition

  • close-up
  • grouped figures

Dense Caption

Pixelated static image shows three individuals in tight group hug. Left figure has dark hair and light blue top with pink detail. Center figure has lighter hair and beige clothing. Right figure has dark hair and grayish-blue garment. All faces are partially visible; left figure's face is turned toward center, right figure's face is turned toward left. One hand near the center holds a small brown object. Background is indistinct light tones.

Description

  • Three figures in close embrace with arms around each other, one figure holding a small object near the center.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 2016
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons
  • provenance topic-coverage: anime
  • provenance topic-coverage: celebrities
  • provenance topic-coverage: games
  • provenance topic-coverage: holidays
  • provenance topic-coverage: humor

Metadata Only Entities

  • franksicons
  • Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Mood

  • affectionate

Non Redundant Search Phrases

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  • dark hair light blue top pink detail
  • beige clothing grayish-blue garment
  • small brown object pixelated static image

Objects

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Preprocessing Notes

  • image is highly pixelated, limiting detail resolution

Source Metadata Interpretation

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Style

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Subjects

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Visually Supported Entities

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  • 200810181501301178026680

Wordwall

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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
200810181501301178026680
Archive entry
200810181501301178026680.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:41 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#200810181501301178026680.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200810181501301178026680.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016