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Two static pixel art frames of a simple black-and-white character with rounded body, square eyes, and rectangular mouth in neutral expression on white background.
Two static pixel art frames of a simple black-and-white character with rounded body, square eyes, and rectangular mouth in neutral expression on white background. Animated 36×32 G…
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Source & archive date
- Added to archive
- July 8, 2026
GifCities Buddy Icon Small Mixed-Size Search
- Source title
- GifCities
- Category
- search / gifcities
- Era
- GeoCities Buddy-Icon Personal Web Cross-Section
- Observed
- July 8, 2026 at 05:35 UTC
GifCities Video Game Buddy Icon Small Mixed-Size Search
- Source title
- GifCities
- Category
- search / gifcities
- Era
- GeoCities Video-Game Buddy-Icon Personal Web Cross-Section
- Observed
- July 9, 2026 at 23:12 UTC
GifCities Video Game Icon Small Mixed-Size Search
- Source title
- GifCities
- Category
- search / gifcities
- Era
- GeoCities Video-Game Icon Personal Web Cross-Section
- Observed
- July 9, 2026 at 23:34 UTC
Technical archive details
- Format
- GIF
- Dimensions
- 36×32 pixels
- File size
- 302 bytes
- Motion
- Animated (2 frames)
- Added to archive
- July 8, 2026
- Relative path
- icons/7a/7a794954894d2caa6c4231eba2b2c2246fc3c5dabbf84a028ab213753d546088.gif
- Media type
- image/gif
- Scanner metadata
- v1
- Animation inspected
- July 10, 2026 at 04:09 UTC
- Archive ID
- 7a794954894d2caa
- SHA-256
- 7a794954894d2caa6c4231eba2b2c2246fc3c5dabbf84a028ab213753d546088
Content-safety assessments (2)
- Assessed
- July 23, 2026 at 06:43 UTC
- Run
- 106
- Input
- image
- Preprocessing
- four-even-frames;flatten-rgb192;stretch-224;triangle;nchw-rgb-u8
- Overall label
- sfw
- Overall score
- 0.101102
OpenAI category scores
- Assessed
- July 12, 2026 at 07:42 UTC
- Run
- 28
- Input
- image
- Preprocessing
- contact-sheet-smart
- Overall label
- safe
- Overall score
- 0.950000
OpenAI category scores
Enrichment records (1)
Two static pixel art frames of a simple black-and-white character with rounded body, square eyes, and rectangular mouth in neutral expression on white background.
- Reviewed
- July 12, 2026 at 07:42 UTC
- Run
- 28
- Version
- v3
- Elapsed
- 13,884 ms
- Tokens
- prompt 2,988, response 1,020
Review tags
- white background (background, 0.95)
- square eyes (features, 0.95)
- pixel art (subject, 0.95)
- animated frame (animation, 0.90)
- black limbs (features, 0.90)
- rectangular mouth (features, 0.90)
- 16x16 pixel character (subject, 0.90)
- egg shaped body (subject, 0.85)
Actions
- facial expression change (mouth)
Animation
- frame 0 mouth horizontal
- frame 1 mouth square
Animation Summary
Two-frame animation showing a simple black-and-white pixel character changing mouth expression from horizontal rectangle to square between frames while maintaining identical pose and eye positions.
Colors
- black
- white
Composition
- centered character
- single subject per frame
- minimalist layout
Dense Caption
The image shows two side-by-side animated frames from an AOL Instant Messenger buddy icon. Both frames feature the same 16x16-pixel character rendered in high-contrast black and white. The character has a rounded egg-shaped body with solid black limbs (two legs, no arms visible). Facial features include two small square eyes positioned above a rectangular mouth. In frame 0 (left), the mouth is horizontal; in frame 1 (right), the mouth changes to a larger square shape while eye positions remain identical. The character's overall pose and body structure are consistent across both frames with only facial expression differing between them. The background is plain white, typical of AIM buddy icons from the late 1990s/early 2000s era. Pixelation is sharp without anti-aliasing or dithering effects. No text appears in either frame. The animation consists solely of a mouth change between frames with no other movement or visual elements present.
Description
Two static pixel art frames of a simple black-and-white character with rounded body, square eyes, and rectangular mouth in neutral expression on white background.
Identity Hypotheses
{"name":"unidentified pixel character","basis":"both","confidence":0.3,"evidence":"simple 8-bit style consistent with early internet animation"}
Metadata Not Confirmed By Image
- no specific brand, logo, or fandom markers visible in pixels
Metadata Supported By Image
- low-resolution pixel art style matches late-90s/early-2000s digital aesthetic
Mood
- neutral
- playful
- simple
Non Redundant Search Phrases
- black white pixel art character
- 16x16 animated buddy icon
- pixelated mouth change animation
Preprocessing Notes
- contact sheet with 2x1 layout, sampled frames 0 and 1 from source animation (sourceFrameCount=2), white background transparency context
Safety Notes
- non-explicit cartoon style, no nudity or violence present
Source Metadata Interpretation
- source hints suggest video game or GIF-related icon categories but do not specify character name or origin
Style
- pixel art
- 8-bit style
- low-resolution animation
Subjects
- pixel art character
Wordwall
- black and white pixel art
- 16x16 pixel character
- rounded egg-shaped body
- square eyes
- rectangular mouth
- neutral expression
- frame 0 mouth horizontal
- frame 1 mouth square
- no arms visible
- solid black limbs
- white background
- high-contrast rendering
- pixelated edges
- static animation frame
- character pose consistent
- mouth change between frames
- simple facial features
- no text present
Raw JSON
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}Full source records (3)
GifCities Buddy Icon Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-buddy-icon-small-mixed)
- Kind
- static-gallery
- Era
- GeoCities Buddy-Icon Personal Web Cross-Section
- Type
- Internet Archive GifCities search result
- Category
- search / gifcities
- Title
- GifCities
- Observed
- July 8, 2026 at 05:35 UTC
- Rights
- mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
- Slice
- search-selected small and near-square GeoCities buddy-icon candidates with archived page provenance
Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/VIDJSOGHIMTUCINQWYQCPTK2GLBTK4SP.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/VIDJSOGHIMTUCINQWYQCPTK2GLBTK4SP.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20090805090907/http://geocities.com/Tokyo/Ginza/4904/00-tamaPHS2.html
GifCities Video Game Buddy Icon Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-video-game-buddy-icon-small-mixed)
- Kind
- static-gallery
- Era
- GeoCities Video-Game Buddy-Icon Personal Web Cross-Section
- Type
- Internet Archive GifCities search result
- Category
- search / gifcities
- Title
- GifCities
- Observed
- July 9, 2026 at 23:12 UTC
- Rights
- mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
- Slice
- search-selected small and near-square GeoCities video-game buddy-icon candidates
Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/VIDJSOGHIMTUCINQWYQCPTK2GLBTK4SP.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/VIDJSOGHIMTUCINQWYQCPTK2GLBTK4SP.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20090805090907/http://geocities.com/Tokyo/Ginza/4904/00-tamaPHS2.html
GifCities Video Game Icon Small Mixed-Size Search (gifcities-video-game-icon-small-mixed)
- Kind
- static-gallery
- Era
- GeoCities Video-Game Icon Personal Web Cross-Section
- Type
- Internet Archive GifCities search result
- Category
- search / gifcities
- Title
- GifCities
- Observed
- July 9, 2026 at 23:34 UTC
- Rights
- mixed GeoCities user material; research/reference only by default
- Slice
- search-selected small and near-square GeoCities video-game icon candidates that may not use buddy-icon wording
Original: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/VIDJSOGHIMTUCINQWYQCPTK2GLBTK4SP.gif Download: https://blob.gifcities.org/gifcities/VIDJSOGHIMTUCINQWYQCPTK2GLBTK4SP.gif Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20090805090907/http://geocities.com/Tokyo/Ginza/4904/00-tamaPHS2.html