Permanent icon record
A grayscale animation of a staircase with a repeating pattern of steps and railings, labeled 'Hopeless' at the bottom of each frame.
A grayscale animation of a staircase with a repeating pattern of steps and railings, labeled 'Hopeless' at the bottom of each frame. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Wayback…
Source & archive date
- Added to archive
- July 8, 2026
Wayback CDX CoolBuddy.com Icon GIF Captures
- Source title
- plancky048
- Category
- icon / contest / imgs / plancky048
- Era
- Mid-2000s Mega Gallery
- Observed
- July 8, 2026 at 01:06 UTC
Hmmnd0 Historical AIM Buddy Icon Repository
- Source title
- iconhell_fortune_faded_Hopeless Icon
- Category
- IconHell/Other
- Era
- Early-2000s Multi-Gallery Archive
- Observed
- July 12, 2026 at 13:54 UTC
Prospect live gallery coolbuddy.com
- Source title
- Cool Buddy - Icons
- Category
- icon / contest / icon contest / cool buddy icons
- Observed
- July 26, 2026 at 12:11 UTC
Prospect live gallery www.iconhell.com
- Source title
- Buddy Icons by fortune_faded
- Category
- buddy icons by fortune faded 3 / buddy icons by fortune faded
- Observed
- October 5, 2026 at 09:07 UTC
Prospect live gallery blinkies.iconhell.com
- Source title
- Buddy Icons by fortune_faded
- Category
- buddy icons by fortune faded 3 / buddy icons by fortune faded
- Observed
- October 6, 2026 at 22:02 UTC
Technical archive details
- Format
- GIF
- Dimensions
- 48×48 pixels
- File size
- 6.9 KB
- Motion
- Animated (20 frames)
- Added to archive
- July 8, 2026
- Relative path
- icons/39/39425677f97d7fbeca58cce56e5b1d84a74c77e274c86e164cb8c0788ef3e017.gif
- Media type
- image/gif
- Archive ID
- 39425677f97d7fbe
- SHA-256
- 39425677f97d7fbeca58cce56e5b1d84a74c77e274c86e164cb8c0788ef3e017
Full source records (5)
Wayback CDX CoolBuddy.com Icon GIF Captures (wayback-coolbuddy-gifs)
- Kind
- wayback-cdx
- Era
- Mid-2000s Mega Gallery
- Type
- Wayback historical mega-gallery crawl
- Category
- icon / contest / imgs / plancky048
- Alt
- plancky048
- Observed
- July 8, 2026 at 01:06 UTC
- Rights
- mixed copyright; research/reference only by default
- Slice
- large category portal with broad AIM and messenger icon coverage
Original: http://www.coolbuddy.com/icon/contest/IMGS/plancky048.gif Download: https://web.archive.org/web/20060302092452id_/http://www.coolbuddy.com:80/icon/contest/IMGS/plancky048.gif
Hmmnd0 Historical AIM Buddy Icon Repository (github-hmmnd0-historical-buddy-icon-repository)
- Kind
- local-directory
- Era
- Early-2000s Multi-Gallery Archive
- Type
- public Git mirror containing four organized historical AIM buddy-icon site collections
- Category
- IconHell/Other
- Title
- iconhell_fortune_faded_Hopeless Icon
- Archive entry
- IconHell/Other/iconhell_fortune_faded_Hopeless Icon.gif
- Observed
- July 12, 2026 at 13:54 UTC
- Rights
- mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
- Slice
- cross-sectional archive of Badass Buddy, CoolBuddy, dollbuddieicons, and IconHell collections spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, holidays, sports, relationships, pride, dolls, and internet culture
Original: https://www.iconhell.com/#IconHell%2FOther%2Ficonhell_fortune_faded_Hopeless%20Icon.gif Download: https://www.iconhell.com/#IconHell%2FOther%2Ficonhell_fortune_faded_Hopeless%20Icon.gif Page: https://github.com/Hmmnd0/buddy-icon-repository
Prospect live gallery coolbuddy.com (horizon-live-coolbuddy-com-4c18b5a4f5c3)
- Kind
- static-gallery
- Type
- prospect-queue
- Category
- icon / contest / icon contest / cool buddy icons
- Title
- Cool Buddy - Icons
- Observed
- July 26, 2026 at 12:11 UTC
- Rights
- Unreviewed prospect; preserve provenance and review rights before redistribution.
Original: http://coolbuddy.com/icon/contest/imgs/plancky048.gif Download: http://coolbuddy.com/icon/contest/imgs/plancky048.gif Page: http://coolbuddy.com/icon/contest/icon_contest.htm
Prospect live gallery www.iconhell.com (horizon-live-www-iconhell-com-f685daddb571)
- Kind
- static-gallery
- Type
- prospect-queue
- Category
- buddy icons by fortune faded 3 / buddy icons by fortune faded
- Title
- Buddy Icons by fortune_faded
- Observed
- October 5, 2026 at 09:07 UTC
- Rights
- Unreviewed prospect; preserve provenance and review rights before redistribution.
Original: http://www.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_fortune_faded_Hopeless%20Icon.gif Download: http://www.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_fortune_faded_Hopeless%20Icon.gif Page: http://www.iconhell.com/Buddy_Icons_by_fortune_faded_3.html
Prospect live gallery blinkies.iconhell.com (horizon-live-blinkies-iconhell-com-031725b87477)
- Kind
- static-gallery
- Type
- prospect-queue
- Category
- buddy icons by fortune faded 3 / buddy icons by fortune faded
- Title
- Buddy Icons by fortune_faded
- Observed
- October 6, 2026 at 22:02 UTC
- Rights
- Unreviewed prospect; preserve provenance and review rights before redistribution.
Original: http://blinkies.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_fortune_faded_Hopeless%20Icon.gif Download: http://blinkies.iconhell.com/buddy_icons/iconhell_fortune_faded_Hopeless%20Icon.gif Page: http://blinkies.iconhell.com/Buddy_Icons_by_fortune_faded_3.html