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Pixelated white outline of the letters IV on a black background, with a 3D effect created by gray shading.

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Pixelated white outline of the letters IV on a black background, with a 3D effect created by gray shading.

Pixelated white outline of the letters IV on a black background, with a 3D effect created by gray shading. 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Grand Theft Auto IV Official Buddy Icons,…

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  • centered
  • single subject
  • solid background

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The image displays a pixelated graphic of the Roman numerals IV. The numerals are rendered in white with gray shading to create a 3D effect. The background is solid black. The 'I' is a vertical rectangle with a small horizontal extension on the right side. The 'V' is a V-shaped numeral with a horizontal top. The entire graphic is composed of distinct pixels, giving it a low-resolution appearance. The white outline of the numerals is thick and blocky, with the gray shading providing depth. The image is static with no visible animation.

Description

  • Pixelated white outline of the letters IV on a black background, with a 3D effect created by gray shading.

Metadata Only Entities

  • Ashley Butler

Metadata Supported By Image

  • collection identity (official; search): grand-theft-auto-iv
  • collection identity (official; search): gta-iv
  • observation alt-text (official): iv
  • observation category (official): downloads
  • observation category (official): iv
  • observation file-name (official): iv
  • observation category (official): buddyicons
  • provenance era: 2008
  • provenance era: 2009
  • provenance source-name: Grand Theft Auto IV Official Buddy Icons
  • provenance collection-attribute: 2008
  • provenance era: 2008-2009 Official Video Game Promotion
  • provenance collection-attribute: 2009
  • provenance source-type: 27 surviving exact GIF and JPEG assets from official GTA IV and The Lost and Damned buddy-icon download directories
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: Ashley Butler

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • IV
  • IV Roman numerals
  • IV pixel art
  • IV black background
  • IV white outline
  • IV gray shading
  • IV 3D effect
  • IV low-resolution

Visible Text

  • IV

Visually Supported Entities

  • IV

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  • IV
  • Roman numerals
  • white outline
  • gray shading
  • black background
  • pixelated
  • 3D effect
  • blocky
  • static
  • low-resolution

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July 13, 2026

Grand Theft Auto IV Official Buddy Icons

Source title
iv
Category
iv / downloads / buddyicons
Era
2008-2009 Official Video Game Promotion
Observed
July 13, 2026 at 05:02 UTC

Original record Source download

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
937 bytes
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 13, 2026
Relative path
icons/f1/f1f3193d91a85f5e8d35344ae2fda1633cbd855431970610e52431989c678dec.gif
Media type
image/gif
Scanner metadata
v1
Animation inspected
July 13, 2026 at 05:02 UTC
Archive ID
f1f3193d91a85f5e
SHA-256
f1f3193d91a85f5e8d35344ae2fda1633cbd855431970610e52431989c678dec
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Assessed
August 20, 2026 at 07:03 UTC
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Input
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Overall score
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Assessed
July 23, 2026 at 20:03 UTC
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Pixelated white outline of the letters IV on a black background, with a 3D effect created by gray shading.

Reviewed
August 20, 2026 at 06:54 UTC
Run
62
Version
v5
Elapsed
8,933 ms
Tokens
prompt 2,050, response 706

Review tags

  • black (color, 0.80)
  • gray (color, 0.80)
  • white (color, 0.80)
  • 3d effect (style, 0.80)
  • blocky (style, 0.80)
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  • iv (subject, 0.80)

Colors

  • white
  • gray
  • black

Composition

  • centered
  • single subject
  • solid background

Dense Caption

The image displays a pixelated graphic of the Roman numerals IV. The numerals are rendered in white with gray shading to create a 3D effect. The background is solid black. The 'I' is a vertical rectangle with a small horizontal extension on the right side. The 'V' is a V-shaped numeral with a horizontal top. The entire graphic is composed of distinct pixels, giving it a low-resolution appearance. The white outline of the numerals is thick and blocky, with the gray shading providing depth. The image is static with no visible animation.

Description

  • Pixelated white outline of the letters IV on a black background, with a 3D effect created by gray shading.

Metadata Only Entities

  • Ashley Butler

Metadata Supported By Image

  • collection identity (official; search): grand-theft-auto-iv
  • collection identity (official; search): gta-iv
  • observation alt-text (official): iv
  • observation category (official): downloads
  • observation category (official): iv
  • observation file-name (official): iv
  • observation category (official): buddyicons
  • provenance era: 2008
  • provenance era: 2009
  • provenance source-name: Grand Theft Auto IV Official Buddy Icons
  • provenance collection-attribute: 2008
  • provenance era: 2008-2009 Official Video Game Promotion
  • provenance collection-attribute: 2009
  • provenance source-type: 27 surviving exact GIF and JPEG assets from official GTA IV and The Lost and Damned buddy-icon download directories
  • provenance collection-attribute: aim
  • provenance topic-coverage: Ashley Butler

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • IV
  • IV Roman numerals
  • IV pixel art
  • IV black background
  • IV white outline
  • IV gray shading
  • IV 3D effect
  • IV low-resolution

Style

  • pixel art
  • 3D effect
  • blocky

Subjects

  • IV

Visible Text

  • IV

Visually Supported Entities

  • IV

Wordwall

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  • Roman numerals
  • white outline
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Grand Theft Auto IV Official Buddy Icons (wayback-gta-iv-2008-2009-official-buddy-icons)

Kind
wayback-cdx
Era
2008-2009 Official Video Game Promotion
Type
27 surviving exact GIF and JPEG assets from official GTA IV and The Lost and Damned buddy-icon download directories
Category
iv / downloads / buddyicons
Alt
iv
Observed
July 13, 2026 at 05:02 UTC
Rights
official copyrighted video-game promotional artwork; research/reference only by default
Slice
late-AIM-era crime-game character, logo, motorcycle-gang, and fictional consumer-brand identity icons

Original: http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/downloads/buddyicons/iv.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20180810001346id_/http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/downloads/buddyicons/iv.gif