It's someone's birthday and you need to send them a message, ASAP. Sometimes a simple text is enough to put a smile on someone's face for their birthday.
Even if you're planning to send a card, give a present, or attend their birthday party, a special birthday text message will let your recipient know that you're thinking about them on their special day.
Sending a happy birthday text is convenient, quick, and kind. Your text message can be short, cute, funny, or thoughtful. Below are some text message examples to help get you started.
Here are 25 Best Birthday Text Messages For That Special Person In Your Life
1) Happy birthday! Can't wait to celebrate later!
2) Happy birthday! Wish I was there to help you celebrate!
3) Happy birthday! Hope your day is as wonderful as you are!
4) Happy birthday! I hope all of your wishes come true.
5) I hope this is the best year yet!Happy birthday!
6) Sending all the best to you on you birthday!
7) Happy birthday! Eat lots of cake for me!
8) Hope your birthday is spectacular because you deserve it! Happy birthday!
9) Happy Birthday! Have an awesome day today!
10) This is your year! Have a fabulous Birthday!
11) Hugs and kisses, and big birthday wishes!
12) OMG, you're how old now? Happy birthday, old man/lady!
13) For the sweetest friend, I’m wishing you the sweetest birthday EVER!
14) Go shorty… it's your birthday. We gon party like it's your birthday! – 50 Cent, ‘In Da Club'
15) Let this text message serve as proof that I did not forget your birthday.
16) A special birthday text for a special friend. Happy Birthday!
17) Cake, cake, cake! happy birthday!
18) Its your birthday, Open wide, I know you thirsty, Say aah (aah, aah, aah, aah) – Trey Songz, ‘Say Aah”
19) Something happened on this day [number] of years ago, can you remember what it was?
20) It's ‘the thought that counts,' and my text message proves I had the thought, i.e. this text is your only birthday gift.
21) What? It's your birthday again?! Geez stop aging, I can't handle it!
22) Since you're always on your phone anyway, I figured this is the best way to wish you a happy birthday 🙂
23) I have a birthday hug waiting for the next time I see you.
24) Celebrate good times, come on! – Kool & The Gand, ‘Celebration'
25) Yay for your birthday! Boo to getting old!
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Why wish someone something a little more creative than "happy birthday" this year?
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We all know people are tired of hearing age-related jokes on their birthday, but I think it’s equally tiring to hear the old adage “happy birthday” every single year. While there’s nothing wrong with this classic phrase, we can always do better.
The intention of this list is to help you get creative with your wishes! There are countless ways to deliver birthday greetings. All we have to do is tap into the stream of ingenuity. We can be inventive, funny, witty, or clever about it. What’s important is that the message remains intact.
So, help yourself to this collection of alternative ways to say “happy birthday!” Break the norm and add some spark to the celebration.
New and Different Ways to Say “Happy Birthday”
• A million magic wishes to you!
• A remarkable year to come!
• All the best to you and the years to come.
• Blow the candle and make a wish.
• Haberday!
• Happy anni-birth-sary!
• Happy anniversary with life.
• Happy Beerday!
• Happy birthday you. Did you know that you’re one of the few people in the world that I can actually tolerate?
• Happy day of birth to you!
• Happy level-up day!
• Happy oldieth birthday.
• Have a blast!
• Have a smashing birthday.
• Have a spectacular time.
• Have an awesome day.
• HBD!
• Here’s a bouquet of happiness for you.
• How old are you again? 63?!
• I wish you never stop enjoying all the happy, little moments in your life.
• I’m happy that you were born on this day.
• It’s another year, and it’s still the same old you.
• It's time to celebrate!
• Let’s party!
• Let’s raise a toast to you and your life.
• Many more days, months, and years to come for you.
• May this day be as special as you are.
• The more candles you blow, the merrier. Blow them all away and wish for the best!
• May your day be filled with sweet things and cake.
• Sending laughter and joy on your way.
• To your good health.
• To your happiness.
• Wishing you a day that is overflowing with beer and happiness.
A million magic wishes to you!
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How to Say “Happy Birthday” in Different Languages
• Alles Gute zum Geburtstag – German.
• Bon Anniversaire – French.
• Buon Compleanno – Italian.
• Charoúmena Genéthlia – Greek.
• Eyd Mawlid Saeid – Arabic.
• Feliz Aniversario – Portugese.
• Feliz Cumpleaños – Spanish.
• Furaha ya Kuzaliwa – Swahili.
• Gefeliciteerd Met Je Verjaardag – Dutch.
• Gratulerer Med Dagen – Norwegian.
• Hauʻoli lā hānau – Hawaiian.
• La Multi Ani – Romanian.
• Maligayang Kaarawan – Filipino.
• Otanjoubi Omedetou – Japanese.
• Saeng-il Chugha – Korean.
• Selamat Hari Lahir – Malaysian.
• Selamat Ulang Tahun – Indonesian.
• Sheng Ri Kuai Le – Chinese.
• Veels Geluk Met Jou Verjaarsdag – Afrikaans.
Funny Birthday Messages and Wishes
• Another step to the grave.
• Call me if you need help disposing of a body. Since it’s your birthday, the first one is free of charge.
• Cheers, you just went from b*tch to old b*tch!
• Congratulations, you’re another year closer to death.
• Don’t mind the past for you can’t change it. Stop thinking about the future for you can’t anticipate it. Pay no heed about the present for I didn’t get you one.
• Enjoy the dash between the two dates on your tombstone.
• Here’s to aging and wrinkles.
• Hmmm...didn’t we celebrate this just a year ago?
• Hooray, you just survived another year.
• I know it’s your special day but please take it slow. Too many birthdays can kill you.
• I know you’re old but I still got you a toy, so enjoy!
• I salute you for not being dead till this day.
• I see you’re still alive. Congratulations!
• I’m greeting you first so that I can feel superior to the rest of your well-wishers. Hence, happy birthday!
• Isn’t it weird that we’re celebrating at regular intervals as your life runs out? Anyway, cheers to you!
• It’s your day. Take it as a chance to do something stupid.
• May this special day of yours be absolutely terrific, and your hangover be compassionately negligible.
• May you be as fabulous as me on this special day of yours.
• Merry Christmas! Don’t ask.
• Now, now, don’t get all weird about getting older, you hear me.
• Oh, come on! Quit being younger than me!
• Okay, happy birthday. Now get back to work!
• Remember that I will always be there to pick you up when you fall. But only after I stop laughing. Happy birthday, my friend!
• This is the perfect day to thank me for remembering your birthday.
• Today’s a great excuse for you to make some bad decisions. Let’s party!
• Well, at least you’re not as old as you will be next year.
• Woah, you made it to another year without dying. Congratulations!
• Wow, you made another 365-day revolution around the sun! I hope you always enjoy your trips.
• Let’s eat cake, drink booze, and party all day and night. After all, it’s your birthday!
• You should feel like a newborn baby.
• You’re adopted.
• You’re a year closer to getting that senior citizen’s discount. Keep at it!
Here's to aging and wrinkles!
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Creative and Witty Ways to Say "Happy Birthday"
• Be happy because you will never be as young as you are today.
• Birthday hugs and kisses incoming!
• Congratulations on the new wrinkle on your face.
• Happy level-up day! I see you’ve gained a lot of XP in your life already.
• Happy independence day from the womb.
• Happy womb eviction day!
• How’s the cruel world treating you? I hope you’re all good.
• Just because it’s your birthday today doesn’t mean you’re special. You see, you are always special no matter what day it is.
• I can’t help but imagine how you would look like with a cake stuffed on your face. Happy birthday!
• I commend you and your ability to evade death. Your survival skills are the real deal!
• I don’t have the power to manipulate the wind direction. However, I wish to change the direction of happiness and point it all towards you.
• I know many people, but you’re one of the few whose birthday is today.
• I’m looking forward to more of your shenanigans in the future. More mischief to come!
• I’m just here for the cake.
• If you were Jesus, today would be Christmas.
• Please enjoy your nth trip around the sun!
• Savor this happy day for you will be dead soon.
• Smile while you still have teeth.
• The older you get, the finer you become—just like wine.
• What else could you wish for? I’m the best thing that’s ever happened to you.
• Wow, you survived another trip around the sun.
• Youth may be fleeting, but you can stay immature forever.
• You are way close to becoming a classic!
• Yours is one of the few birthdays I approve of.
May your day be as sweet as your birthday cake.
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Other Ways to Say "Happy Birthday"
• Do you know what I got for you? It’s the most precious gift I can ever give to you—the gift of friendship!
• Don’t count your candles. Just enjoy the glow.
• Don’t think about anything else today. Yours meals are on me!
• Happy Birthday! Be good, but not too good.
• I know it’s against the rules, but I wish you to have many more wishes granted on your special day.
• I see you’ve got a lot of experience in life.
• I wish you a happier birthday than anyone else has wished you.
• I’m sending you smiles and laughs to make your special day brighter.
• Know that I will forever keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
• Let’s celebrate this epic day with an extravagant celebration.
• Make all of your years count!
• May everything you wish for be granted to you.
• May each candle you blow today grant you a wish.
• May your day be as sweet as your birthday cake.
• No matter how old you get, you seem to be forever young.
• No one holds a candle to you. Nope, not even the candles on your birthday cake.
• The best things in life are yet to come for you.
• The best way to count your life is not by the number of years you lived, but by the number of friends you have.
• The key to living a happy life is to always live it like you’re a child.
• You always make me happy, so I plan to make you even more happy on today’s occasion.
• You can’t escape growing old. You can, however, always grow up in meaningful ways.
• You yourself are a gift to Earth.
• You’re older now, but you never seem to get old.
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Short happy birthday wishes
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Let that special birthday person know that you are thinking of them on their extra special day with one of our birthday sayings, wishes, or messages. You will surely put a smile on their face that will last for weeks, even months to come.
Short happy birthday wishes
• I hear today is your birthday. Another year older is another year wiser my friend.
• Wishing you a very happy birthday and many more to come. Hope it’s a good one.
• Happy birthday beautiful! I hope you have a wonderful day filled with joy and happiness.
• Birthdays are special days that allow us to celebrate the day you came into our lives.
• On this day, your birthday, I hope that each and every one of your wishes comes true.
• I hope your day is full of fun and celebration. Happy birthday to you my dear!
• It’s your birthday! Let us celebrate joyfully another wonderful year of your life.
• Sending you warm birthday wishes and a big warm hug on this very special day.
• Birthdays are a time to celebrate so kick back and enjoy your wonderful day.
• Although I am not there to celebrate your birthday, you are in my thoughts.
• It’s celebration time! I hope you are having the time of your life as you celebrate your birthday.
• Happy birthday to you! Let’s break out the cake, candles…and don’t forget the fire extinguisher!
• Another year older is a reason to celebrate. You are that much closer to retirement dear friend.
• When I heard it was your birthday I decided to send you something special but I wasn’t allowed to mail myself.
• Although I cannot be with you on your birthday, know that you are in my thoughts today and every day.
• I hope all of your hopes and dreams come true on this very special day. Happy birthday to you!
• It’s your birthday! I hope it is filled with happiness and plenty of love.
• Your birthday allows us to celebrate having you in our lives. Happy Birthday.
• I hope you know how much joy your presence brings. Happy birthday my dear friend.
• I wanted to send you something awesome for your birthday but nothing is as awesome as the gift of you.
• Celebrate, laugh, dance, and cheer because your birthday only comes once a year.
• Although I am far away, you are in my heart today on your very special birthday.
• Your birthday brings with it a special glow. The glow of so many candles, so hurry and blow them out!
• I hope your birthday brings you everything you have ever wished for.
• I hate to have to miss your birthday but know that I am thinking of you from afar.
• I come with a basketful of heartfelt birthday wishes to enliven your day and share show I care. Happy Birthday.
• Today marks fresh beginning for you; new life to explore, to exploit and to conquer; may you be lifted to victory. Happy Birthday
• You are made special. I count your blessings and the size of your pursuit, the might of your courage and the beauty of your new life. Happy Birthday
• As you add a new year to your life, behind you are your past, setbacks, mistakes; happy birthday for a new life of success, favours and greatness.
• Happy birthday as you put your past behind and look forward to a fresh start in life. Wishing you more grace on your birthday.
• Happy birthday to the most skilled, intelligent and charming boss.
• A new year is a fresh turn around for greatness, may you find fulfilment as you celebrate your new year
• I offer you bouquets of royal flowers with scents of love and devotion. Happy birthday my love.
• I wish you continuous dreaming, planning and achieving your biggest dreams; may you find fulfilment in your endeavour. Happy Birthday.
• As you mark a new day, I wish you find reasons to see the beauty of life, love even more, be thankful and happy at all times.
• Your birthday is a moment to spread your love for all. May you too find the grace of fulfilment and wisdom.
• Words can never quantify my joy for celebrating with you on your birthday, may this celebration bring you happiness and joy.
• Your birthday is fresh remembrance of the strength of our friendship. You deserve the fulfilment of all your dreams. Happy Birthday.
• I wish you a wonderful, joyful and fun-filled happy birthday.
• As we commemorate your birth into this world, may your life be filled with laughter, love, joy and peace.
• I pray that your dreams turn into reality and your wishes become horse so that you can ride into a new future of fulfilling stardom.
• May your marking of this day you were born bring you greater value and share of all that makes you happy.
• Celebration of your birthday is celebration of life, love and laughter. Happy Birthday.
• You are one of the people who bring beautiful meaning into other’s life, rather than once a year, we should celebrate you every day. Happy birthday.
• A true friend is one who knows your past, acknowledges your faults and the differences but believes in the power of the future and the beauty of dreams. Happy birthday darling.
• I wish you a lovely celebration of your birthday and the best of all your desires.
• As we mark your birthday, I wish you a perfect dream comes through, true love and fulfilment in your love life.
• Celebrate life and dance away your sorrows; laugh and cheer for the beauty of life is full in happiness. Happy Birthday.
• May your celebration of a new life bring you new special glow of life.
• Before you break the cake and blow out the candles, keep closer the fire extinguisher.
• I’m so happy to share this remarkable day of your life with you. I wish you the best of a new life.
• I thank God for the gift of you and the gift of this day we celebrate your love, life, joy, achievements and existence. Happy Birthday.
• May this day be filled with lots of wonderful memories, coloured with sparkles of love, glow of smiles and warmth of friendship.
• On this special day, may your life be renewed with crackles of laughter and the great feelings of affection; I wish you the best of your dreams.
• As I remember even strongly the memories we shared in the past, today gives a new meaning to our friendship. May you find satisfaction in all your endeavour.
• May your birthday be filled with graces, blessings and favours of the Lord and may your laughter never cease.
• I count myself lucky to have you as a friend and as we celebrate this day in your honour, I bless not just the day you were born but also your future. Happy birthday.
• Your life is full of crazy colours and joy of loving friends; Happy birthday for the opportunity to celebrate not just you but our friendship.
• You are more priceless than amazing diamond, strong, faithful than a devout Christians and blessed like a favoured child. Happy Birthday.
• This day is a perfect opportunity to bring to life the memories of love and laughter; happy birthday and may this day fill your life with joyful pleasure.
• This birthday wishes is to say to you, I care and I’m grateful for a new day in your life. Happy Birthday.
• Happy birthday friend; you are more priceless than the best jewels; may you be stronger, happier, wiser and healthier in life.