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Two hands form a heart shape against a sky background with clouds; text changes from 'love' to 'like' and then to 'this <3'.

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Two hands form a heart shape against a sky background with clouds; text changes from 'love' to 'like' and then to 'this <3'.

Two hands form a heart shape against a sky background with clouds; text changes from 'love' to 'like' and then to 'this <3'. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archiv…

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  • heart shape
  • <3 symbol

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  • love
  • like
  • this <3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200811280957581876920470
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:44 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.4 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/f0/f0b0a7f684d2c6df6244725d8001f9d1828555b51617ddb4d01164460447cfb4.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
f0b0a7f684d2c6df
SHA-256
f0b0a7f684d2c6df6244725d8001f9d1828555b51617ddb4d01164460447cfb4
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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
200811280957581876920470
Archive entry
200811280957581876920470.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:44 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#200811280957581876920470.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200811280957581876920470.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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