This is a simple study of the ‘Broken Image Icon’ as a standalone image. When certain symbols created for digital space are placed in the physical world, irony arises as the condition that ensures the promise between a developer and user to function is no longer applicable. The structure that is relevant only in computer culture, where an image is perceived as absent even though there is one (the icon), or a checkerboard pattern background is interpreted as an empty (or transparent) layer, may eventually lose its validity as technology evolves. Viewing the 'Broken Image Icon' as encountering an unrecognizable dead language may uncover intriguing insights and concepts.