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Pixelated text and heart symbols on a black background, with alternating pink and purple hearts surrounding white lowercase letters.

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Pixelated text and heart symbols on a black background, with alternating pink and purple hearts surrounding white lowercase letters.

Pixelated text and heart symbols on a black background, with alternating pink and purple hearts surrounding white lowercase letters. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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  • u & i
  • r meant
  • 2 b 2gether
  • au know
  • it

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080315150511521639360
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:18 UTC

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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/ef/efc3e37a453594fefc0baf4ffac31d2c5e7d24e000de3f2d8fd139d051932838.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
efc3e37a453594fe
SHA-256
efc3e37a453594fefc0baf4ffac31d2c5e7d24e000de3f2d8fd139d051932838
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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
20080315150511521639360
Archive entry
20080315150511521639360.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:18 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#20080315150511521639360.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080315150511521639360.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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