Buddy Icon Archive Preserving the tiny pictures that made the internet personal.
Pixelated text 'cole is my bestie' with three white hearts and a blue star on black background, alternating between two states.

Permanent icon record

Pixelated text 'cole is my bestie' with three white hearts and a blue star on black background, alternating between two states.

Pixelated text 'cole is my bestie' with three white hearts and a blue star on black background, alternating between two states. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arc…

Download original

About this icon

Depicts

Style

Mood

Color

Source terms

Actions

  • alternates between two states: one with three hearts and a star, another with only three hearts

Visible Text

  • cole is my bestie

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
20090304153342145144488
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:53 UTC

Original record Source download Source page

Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.2 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/e9/e966d90b99ec199cde28940e3e1cba5c3c1cf2b16def678d16b391b9f53e00df.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
e966d90b99ec199c
SHA-256
e966d90b99ec199cde28940e3e1cba5c3c1cf2b16def678d16b391b9f53e00df
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
20090304153342145144488
Archive entry
20090304153342145144488.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:53 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#20090304153342145144488.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090304153342145144488.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

View the complete metadata record (JSON)