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Four pixelated figures in a horizontal row, two in dark clothing, two in light, with varied hair colors and facial features against a light background.

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Four pixelated figures in a horizontal row, two in dark clothing, two in light, with varied hair colors and facial features against a light background.

Four pixelated figures in a horizontal row, two in dark clothing, two in light, with varied hair colors and facial features against a light background. 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon fr…

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Composition

  • horizontal row
  • single row
  • no background elements

Dense Caption

Four distinct pixelated figures arranged horizontally. Leftmost figure has light brown hair and dark clothing. Second figure has light brown hair and dark clothing. Third figure has dark hair and dark clothing. Rightmost figure has light brown hair and light clothing. All figures have visible facial features including eyes, noses, and mouths. Background is light-colored. Pixelation is high, obscuring fine details. No visible text or symbols. Composition is a single horizontal row with no additional props or background elements.

Description

Four pixelated figures in a horizontal row, two in dark clothing, two in light, with varied hair colors and facial features against a light background.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 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
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons

Metadata Only Entities

  • franksicons
  • 2007-2016
  • franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016
  • 200708231856362097489449

Non Redundant Search Phrases

  • four figures horizontal row
  • pixelated figures light background
  • dark clothing light clothing
  • varied hair colors

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200708231856362097489449
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:40 UTC

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GIF
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48×48 pixels
File size
2.3 KB
Motion
Still image
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
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Media type
image/gif
Scanner metadata
v1
Animation inspected
July 12, 2026 at 14:40 UTC
Archive ID
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SHA-256
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August 16, 2026 at 12:55 UTC
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Four pixelated figures in a horizontal row, two in dark clothing, two in light, with varied hair colors and facial features against a light background.

Reviewed
August 26, 2026 at 04:27 UTC
Run
69
Version
v5
Elapsed
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Tokens
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Dense Caption

Four distinct pixelated figures arranged horizontally. Leftmost figure has light brown hair and dark clothing. Second figure has light brown hair and dark clothing. Third figure has dark hair and dark clothing. Rightmost figure has light brown hair and light clothing. All figures have visible facial features including eyes, noses, and mouths. Background is light-colored. Pixelation is high, obscuring fine details. No visible text or symbols. Composition is a single horizontal row with no additional props or background elements.

Description

Four pixelated figures in a horizontal row, two in dark clothing, two in light, with varied hair colors and facial features against a light background.

Metadata Not Confirmed By Image

  • provenance era: 2007
  • provenance era: 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
  • provenance collection-attribute: historical-archive
  • provenance collection-attribute: buddy-icons

Metadata Only Entities

  • franksicons
  • 2007-2016
  • franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016
  • 200708231856362097489449

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  • dark clothing light clothing
  • varied hair colors

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  • pixelated
  • low-resolution

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  • four figures

Wordwall

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Error
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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
200708231856362097489449
Archive entry
200708231856362097489449.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:40 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#200708231856362097489449.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200708231856362097489449.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016