Wishes, messages, and ideas for every birthday card you’ll write.
101 birthday wishes for your best friend: heartfelt, funny, short, long-distance, childhood, inside-joke. Plus one paragraph you'd actually send.
13th birthday wishes from parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, godparents, older siblings, and family friends, plus funny lines and what not to write.
1st birthday wishes sorted by who's signing: parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, godparents, family friends, the older sibling, and a group card.
25th birthday wishes from close friends, parents, siblings, a partner, plus wry and short group-card lines, and the quarter-life clichés to skip.
35 birthday wishes for a coworker, plus the rule that keeps them from sounding generic. From someone who once signed 41 cards in a calendar year.
35th birthday wishes from close friends, a partner, sibling and parent, plus wry and short group-card lines, and an honest take on the mid-thirties.
38 honest happy birthday wishes for a coworker you have known under three months, sorted by how you came to know them, without faking a closeness.
47 honest birthday wishes for a godparent when godmother and godfather both miss the mark: non-binary, chosen-name, secondhand, chosen-family.
48 sixty-fifth birthday wishes for someone still working, retiring, or busier than ever, sorted by sender, with funny lines and clichés to skip.
50 hundredth-birthday wishes from children, grandchildren, great-grandkids, the last surviving peers, former students, and people they shaped over a century.
50 sixteenth-birthday wishes from parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, a coach, an aunt, plus funny lines and what not to write at 16.
50 eighteenth-birthday wishes from parents, grandparents, siblings, oldest friends, a coach, a first love, plus funny lines and what not to write at 18.
50 twenty-first-birthday wishes from parents, grandparents, oldest friends, a sibling, a partner, plus funny lines and what not to write on a 21st.
50 thirtieth-birthday wishes from a partner, the oldest friends, the parents, a sibling and the office card, plus funny lines and what not to write on a 30th.
50 fortieth-birthday wishes from parents, a partner, oldest friends, a sibling, kids and coworkers, plus funny over-the-hill lines and what not to write.
50 sixtieth-birthday wishes from grown kids, grandkids, a spouse of decades, siblings, lifelong friends, the office, plus funny lines and what to avoid.
50 seventieth-birthday wishes from grown kids, grandkids, great-grandkids, a spouse of decades, a sibling, old friends, the people they mentored, and more.
50 seventy-fifth birthday wishes from grown kids, grandkids, a spouse of decades, a sibling, old friends, and the people they shaped along the way.
50 eightieth-birthday wishes from grown kids, grandkids, great-grandkids, a spouse of fifty years, a sibling, old friends, the people they raised, and more.
50 ninetieth-birthday wishes from grown kids, grandkids, great-grandkids, a widow or widower, the last sibling, old friends, and the people they raised.
50 birthday wishes a manager can actually send a direct report. Warm, specific, no HR template, no LinkedIn post. Grouped by who the person is to you.
50 happy birthday wishes for a teacher: lines a whole class, a young pupil, a grown former student, a parent, or a fellow staff member can actually sign.
50 fiftieth-birthday wishes for a spouse, the grown kids, an old friend, a sibling, the office card, plus funny lines and what not to write on a 50th.
52 fifty-fifth birthday wishes from a spouse, grown kids, old friends, a sibling, the office card, plus funny lines and the clichés to skip on a 55th.
52 eighty-fifth birthday wishes for a parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, an old friend or neighbour, plus funny lines and the clichés to skip on an 85th.
52 golden birthday messages for the year someone's age matches their birth date - sweet, funny, short, plus lines for a friend, family and coworker.
52 birthday wishes for your godson, sorted by his age and your bond: little boy, teen, grown, faith or secular, far away, milestone, funny, short, reconnecting.
52 ninety-fifth birthday wishes for a parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, an old friend or neighbour, plus funny lines and the clichés to skip at 95.
54 tenth birthday messages sorted by who's writing: parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, godparents, the older sibling, plus funny, short, and a group card.
54 second birthday wishes sorted by who's signing: parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, godparents, the big sibling, plus funny, short, and a group card.
54 Capricorn birthday messages that nod to the Dec 22-Jan 19 traits: disciplined, dry, quietly soft, dependable. Short, heartfelt, and funny lines.
54 birthday wishes for your goddaughter, sorted by her age and your bond: little girl, teen, grown, faith or secular, far away, milestone, funny, short.
55 fifth birthday messages sorted by who's writing: parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, godparents, the big sibling, plus funny, short, and a group card.
55 Aries birthday messages that nod to the March 21-April 19 traits: bold, competitive, loyal, gloriously impatient. Short, heartfelt, and funny lines.
56 forty-fifth birthday wishes from a partner, the kids, oldest friends, a sibling, an aging parent and the office card, plus funny lines and what to skip.
56 Aquarius birthday messages for the Jan 20-Feb 18 crowd: independent, original, cause-driven. Lines that won't make them cringe, plus funny and short ones.
56 Pisces birthday messages that nod to the Feb 19-Mar 20 traits: tender, intuitive, feels everything. Short, heartfelt, and funny lines to send.
57 honest happy birthday wishes for a new friend you have known under two years, sorted by how the friendship came to be and how short the history actually is.
57 Libra birthday messages that nod to the Sept 23-Oct 22 traits: fair, diplomatic, hates a tense silence. Short, heartfelt, and funny lines to send.
57 Sagittarius birthday messages that nod to the Nov 22-Dec 21 traits: blunt, restless, optimistic, all-in on the adventure. Short, heartfelt, and funny lines.
58 Scorpio birthday messages that nod to the Oct 23-Nov 21 traits: loyal, private, intense, all-in. Short, heartfelt, and funny lines for the ones you love.
60 Leo birthday messages that nod to the July 23-Aug 22 traits: warm, loyal, generous, a little theatrical. Short, heartfelt, funny, for friends and family.
60 Taurus birthday messages that nod to the Apr 20-May 20 traits: steady, generous, unflappable, deeply loyal. Short, heartfelt, and funny lines to send.
60 Virgo birthday messages that nod to the Aug 23-Sept 22 traits: observant, useful, quietly devoted. Short, heartfelt, and funny lines to send.
61 honest happy birthday wishes for a neighbour, written for the proximity-warmth relationship the high-street card aisle refuses to admit exists.
62 Gemini birthday messages that nod to the May 21-June 20 traits: curious, quick, funny, hard to pin down. Short, heartfelt, and funny lines to send.
63 birthday wishes for your pet, written for the human writing the card: the long-haul pet, the rescue, the elderly one whose birthday is invented, more.
64 belated birthday wishes that acknowledge the lateness once, lightly, then move on. Sincere, funny, short, and by relationship, for any week.
64 birthday wishes for your stepsister, sorted by where you actually stand: still formal, thrown together, grown close, funny, short, milestone, two-house.
66 birthday wishes for your twin: identical, fraternal, the older-by-six-minutes, far apart now, first one spent apart, plus the section for singletons.
67 honest happy birthday wishes for a childhood friend you have known since age six, sorted by where the friendship sits now, not by how long it has lasted.
68 birthday wishes for your stepbrother, sorted by where you actually stand: still a bit formal, grown close, funny, short, milestone, two-house and far.
71 happy birthday wishes for a mentor: heartfelt, short for a cohort card, warm-but-professional, mentor-turned-friend, former mentor, and new-mentee lines.
73 short, specific happy birthday wishes for friends signing a group card together. By how well you know them, with anchor-signature and milestone lines.
74 birthday wishes for your godfather, sorted by where you actually stand now: second dad, dads old friend, annual-only contact, funny, short, group card.
76 happy birthday wishes for your husband: romantic, heartfelt, funny, short, milestone, from the kids, and one paragraph you'd actually send. No sap.
77 happy birthday wishes for grandpa: heartfelt, short, funny, from a grandchild (young or grown), milestone, and for a card the family signs.
78 birthday wishes for your boss: professional, warm, short, funny, and for a card the team signs. Sincere, not performative, and easy to copy.
78 funny birthday wishes that actually land: lines for best friends, coworkers, family, age jokes done well, and self-deprecating wishes.
78 birthday wishes for your partner, sorted by stage: new, cohabiting, long-distance, long-unmarried, funny, short, queer-friendly, group-card lines.
78 birthday wishes for your sister-in-law, sorted by where you stand: close-as-sibling, cordial, formal, strained, new, ex-SIL, queer marriage, group card.
78 birthday wishes for your wife: romantic, heartfelt, funny, short, milestone-year, from the kids. Sincere without the greeting-card aisle.
79 birthday wishes for grandma — heartfelt, short, funny, from a young or grown grandchild, milestone birthdays, and one card from all the grandkids.
79 birthday wishes for your fiancé or fiancée, sorted by where in the engagement you are. Honeymoon-glow, mid-planning, frayed, long, plus funny and short.
79 birthday wishes for your son-in-law, sorted by where you actually stand: easy one, barely know yet, long-married, far away, queer, hard start, ex-SIL.
80 birthday wishes for your niece, sorted by where she is in life: little kid, tween, college, niece-by-marriage, great-niece, far-away, hard year, plus funny.
80 birthday wishes for your spouse, sorted by where you are in the marriage. Queer-friendly, blended-family, second-marriage, long-distance, hard-year.
81 birthday wishes for your daughter-in-law, sorted by where you stand: easy, new, long-married, far away, queer marriage, hard start, after a grandchild.
81 birthday wishes for your son, sorted by age, with two longer paragraph models and a card the whole family can sign together in one link.
82 birthday wishes for Dad, for the man who deflects compliments. Heartfelt, dad-joke, short, daughter and son paragraphs, long-distance, stepdad.
82 birthday wishes for your nephew, sorted by where he is now: little kid, tween, young adult, nephew-by-marriage, great-nephew, far-away, plus funny.
83 birthday wishes for your daughter, sorted by age (young, teen, grown), plus short morning-of texts and a card the whole family can sign together.
83 birthday wishes for your father-in-law, sorted by where you actually stand: second-dad FIL, cordial, formal, strained, new, widowed, ex-FIL, group card.
83 birthday wishes for your stepdaughter, written from a stepparent's vantage: the wary one, the teen, the grown one, milestone, funny, short, group card.
84 happy birthday wishes for mom — heartfelt, short, funny, from a daughter or son, far-away mom, a hard year, plus a group card from all the kids.
84 birthday wishes for your mother-in-law, sorted by where you actually stand: second-mum MIL, cordial, distant, strained, new, widowed, ex-MIL, group card.
84 birthday wishes for your stepson, written from a stepparent's vantage: the wary one, the teen, the grown one, milestone, funny, short, blended-family card.
85 birthday wishes for your boyfriend, sorted by stage: new, six months in, living together, long-distance, plus funny, short, and one paragraph.
85 birthday wishes for your brother-in-law, sorted by where you stand: close-as-brother, cordial, formal, strained, new, ex-BIL, queer, group card.
85 birthday wishes for your girlfriend, sorted by stage: new, six months in, living together, long-distance, plus funny, short, and one paragraph.
85 happy birthday wishes for uncle, sorted by who he actually is: second-dad, fun uncle, family-fixer, great-uncle, plus short, funny and group-card lines.
86 birthday wishes for your brother: heartfelt, funny, short, for a big or little brother, for the one who's your best friend, and for one far away.
86 birthday wishes for stepmom, sorted by where you actually stand: the one who became real mum, the mum-figure, new stepmum, funny, short, group card.
87 birthday wishes for a friend - sweet, short, funny, for a friend you reconnected with, a new friend, and a friend having a hard year. By how close you are.
87 birthday wishes for your aunt: heartfelt, funny, short, for the second-mother aunt, the great-aunt, the young aunt, plus lines for a family group card.
87 birthday wishes for your cousin: heartfelt, funny, short, for the cousin who's like a sibling, the one far away, the younger one, plus group-card lines.
88 birthday wishes for stepdad, sorted by where you actually stand: the dad who chose you, the dad-figure, the new one, milestone, funny, short, group card.
88 milestone birthday messages for 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100, written for the actual life stage, plus golden-birthday lines and funny lines.
89 birthday wishes for your sister: heartfelt, funny, short, big-sister and little-sister versions, far away, and lines for a family group card.
90 birthday wishes for your grandson, sorted by his age now: little kid, teen, grown, step or in-law, great-grandson, far away, hard year, and funny.
91 birthday wishes for your godmother, sorted by where you stand now: second mum, parent's old friend, the cards-with-cash godmother, funny, short, group card.
92 birthday wishes for your granddaughter, sorted by her age now: little kid, teen, grown, step or in-law, great-granddaughter, far away, hard year, funny.
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