Choose happy birthday wishes for friends, siblings, coworkers, and everyone in between.
The right happy birthday wishes tell your friends, family, and coworkers that they’re important. Birthday wishes range from funny to heartfelt, and the right one conjures a real sense of celebration. These birthday wishes take you down a path to the perfect birthday greeting for every conceivable birthday card.
Choose the perfect birthday wishes from this curated list and let Adobe Express help make the perfect card, no experience required.
Birthday wishes for a friend can evoke happy tears or full-bellied laughter, depending on the friend. Our friends are chosen over years of search and selection, and our friendships are curated over countless shared experiences. It’s fun and gratifying to give the best birthday wishes to the friends we care most about.
Birthday wishes for a friend draw inspiration from shared shenanigans as well as living through life’s best and hardest days together. Pick the perfect birthday wish for a friend’s birthday card, and your message will come in loud and clear.
Choosing the perfect birthday wishes for brother or sister birthday cards is a cinch with the right options in front of you. If you have an older sibling, maybe the birthday wishes that take a jab at age hit the spot. Or, if you spend a lot of time with your sibling, maybe the birthday wishes that express friendship are the way to go.
Whichever happy birthday wishes you choose, you can swap out “sister” for “brother” or vice versa.
Whether you have kids at home or adult children out on their own, wishing your kids happy birthday has a special sweetness to it. The anniversary of their births is the anniversary of when you became a parent, or when one of the most important people in your life came to be.
Birthday wishes for daughter cards and birthday wishes for sons range from heartfelt to funny because everyone’s dynamic with their kids is different. Choose the message that’s meaningful to you and send the perfect birthday card this year.
There are also birthday cards to write for Grandma and Grandpa, for uncles and aunts, for cousins, and for nieces and nephews. The perfect birthday wishes for anyone from a cousin to Great-Grandma Loise are on the other side of these curated birthday wishes.
Choose the birthday wish that fits each unique family relationship — and remember, you can switch “cousin” for “grandma,” “aunt” for “nephew,” etc. These are family-centric birthday wishes perfect for the relatives outside your closest circle.
Sending the right birthday wishes for Mom or Dad requires a special combination of affection, admiration, and celebration. Parents often spend more energy on children’s birthdays than their kids ever know, so when the spotlight is flipped in their direction, it can be meaningful to pick the right happy birthday greeting.
Choose the birthday wishes for Dad or Mom that hit home, and your parents will feel every bit of the message you want to convey.
Find the best birthday wishes for wife birthday cards and the perfect birthday wishes for husbands. Most of these wishes work for girlfriends, boyfriends, and fiancés, too. Brace yourself for some syrupy sweetness, because many of these happy birthday wishes express warm adoration.
Choose the best happy birthday wish for your special someone, then let Adobe Express help you make the perfect birthday card to go with it.
Maybe they have to be work-appropriate, but that’s not the only thing birthday wishes for coworkers or bosses should be. Happy birthday wishes for the office should also say something about the role the receiver plays at work.
Take your pick of these birthday wishes for the office and rest assured that your birthday card will be met with a smile. You’ll definitely earn your slice of the cake.
There are times when a birthday flies by and we simply forget. Belated birthday wishes are “better late than never,” as they say, and there are many cute, clever, and heartfelt ways to recognize your tardiness and still send happy birthday wishes.
Find the perfect belated birthday wish in these cherry-picked greetings. You’ll extend the birthday cheer for the receiver as soon as your card arrives.
Picking your happy birthday wishes for cards and other birthday greetings isn’t always easy. Sometimes, there are added factors to be considered when you think about your recipient.
It’s important to be both considerate and creative with birthday wishes. Apply these tips to make your happy birthday wishes not just genuine, but mindful of each recipient’s frame of mind.
If you’re stumped on a birthday greeting, play this fill-in-the-blank game to make an instantly sincere and personalized birthday wish. (There’s also a chance you’ll come up with something hilarious, which might be even better.)
Think of what the birthday person wants most today. It needs to be a noun (like “cake”) or a gerund verb (like “going to the movies”).
Think of an activity you like to do with the person. It needs to be worded as a verb, like this: “eat cake,” “go to the movies,” etc.
Describe the soonest you could possibly see this person.
Then, fill in the blanks below in order of your answers to 1-3.
“I hope your birthday is filled with ___________ and that we get to ____________ _____________. Happy birthday.”
Once you’re done, you have a genuine and personalized birthday wish.
Adobe Express online editor has tons of free templates and quick and easy customization options to put your favorite birthday wishes to work. If you want to play with happy birthday wishes in cards or other creative projects, Adobe Express makes it as simple as picking a template and personalizing it, or making your own idea with easy-to-use tools. Whatever message you want to convey, Adobe Express brings it to life, no experience required.
