Yahoo Lifestyle These Cute and Funny Birthday Captions Will Really Take the Cake
We all know the words to the song oh-so-well: "Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you..." But when it comes to posting photos to mark your big day or that of someone you are close to, you might be looking for a better way to say it. Here we give you 130 birthday captions for Instagram to inspire your posts.
Whether you are looking for a short caption for yourself or birthday wishes for your friend, we've got plenty of cute and funny sets of words to choose from to celebrate. They'd all pair great with a fun set of photos of the birthday boy or birthday girl with a great aesthetic. If you have a specific friend or sister in mind to honor, these best friend quotes and birthday wishes for sisters might make the perfect caption for you too, or you might want to pull a line from a happy feel-good song too. Now time to get to celebrating that birthday, both with a social media post and in real life. It only comes around once a year, after all!
Short Birthday Captions for Yourself
Just here for my birthday cake.
Happy Birthday to yours truly!
A year wiser.
Making my birthday wish!
Age is a state of mind.
Another year of awesome me!
Older and bolder.
My special day!
It's my day!
Celebrating 38 trips around the sun.
Today, we celebrate me.
Birthday selfie!
Officially old enough to know better.
Thanks for giving birth to a legend, Mom!
Might not be 30 but I am flirty and thriving!
Hopeful for what this year brings.
Definitely feeling another year wiser.
Happy birthday to yours truly!
It's my birthday! Let's party.
Cute Birthday Instagram Captions
Celebrating my birthday today! Sending a special shoutout to myself for all that I've accomplished this year and wishing myself a happy birthday full of magic, joy, and love.
It's my special day and I'm ready to make it unforgettable. Happy birthday to the one and only me!
Keep calm and blow those candles out.
Aging like a fine wine?
Birthday cake is my spirit animal today.
Birthdays never get old.
Today's the day I can wear this birthday crown!
Move over coffee, today is for Champagne!
It's my personal New Year!
National Me Day
Shhh...I’m making my birthday wish.
I didn't choose this birthday, this birthday chose me.
On this day, a star was born.
Today is my birthday, but I’ll take gifts whenever.
Count the memories, not the years.
Hugs, kisses, and birthday wishes.
Here's to another great year!
Age is just a number.
This is the year my dreams will come true.
You glow, birthday girl.
Thanks, Mom!
Keep calm and birthday on.
I'm just happy to be here!
Life's too short to not eat cake.
Live in the present, because life is a gift.
It only took X years to get this awesome.
Still a kid at heart.
Don't count the years—make the years count.
Funny Birthday Instagram Captions
I'm officially vintage.
The secret to staying young? Instagram filters.
Age is just a number, and I don’t remember how to count.
Hello, may I have my senior discount, please?
Birthdays are always a piece of cake.
Would it really be my birthday if I didn’t take a selfie?
I'm only 7 in dog years!
I wish people would stop talking about my birthday. (Kidding!)
Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show the more you have, the longer you live.
Birthdays are nature's way of telling us to eat more cake.
Another year older, but definitely not wiser.
You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
Act my age? Maybe next year.
It's my birthday, I can wine if I want to.
I'm just here for the cake.
I'm too young to feel this old.
Old enough to know better, young enough to not care.
The only things getting LIT today are the candles on my cake!
Have a birthday party, they said. It will be fun, they said.
Officially old enough to need a skincare routine.
New age, same me.
Gonna party like it's my birthday...because it is.
Old enough that I need a filter on this photo.
Birthday Instagram Captions for Friends
Here's to the birthday queen!
It's pretty awesome that we've celebrated XX birthdays together, bestie!
I'm so grateful you were born. Cheers!
HBD to one of my favorite people of all time!
Here's to hoping our friendship looks a lot like the Golden Girls in a few years. Happy birthday to you!
Is it even your birthday if I don't post a picture of the two of us?
It sure is fun to celebrate you, friend. Happy birthday to you!
Friends are the family we choose, and I'm so glad you are mine. Happy day to you!
Cheers to XX years of amazingness! I love you, friend.
Eat all the cake and embrace all the sparkles. It's your birthday!
You brighten every space you enter. Happy birthday to you!
Here's to another year of you being you! What a gift it is to so many.
Hope today is full of wonderful memories with those you love. Happy birthday, friend!
We don't have to talk about how many candles should go on the cake this year. I'm just happy to celebrate you, friend!
May today be as sweet as the bond we share. Happy, happy birthday to you!
You're still as fabulous as ever. Cheers to you!
Here's to the best adventure partner out there! Time for another year of good times together.
May this year be the year a new dream comes true. Happy birthday, friend!
Birthday Instagram Captions Inspired by Quotes
"There is still no cure for the common birthday." —John Glenn
"You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred." —Woody Allen
"It's sad to grow old, but nice to ripen." —Brigitte Bardot
"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age." — Lucille Ball
"With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come." — William Shakespeare
"Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again." — Eleanor Roosevelt
"Is it your birthday, girl? Cause you're looking like a present." — Lizzo
"The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything." — Oscar Wilde
"Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened." — Cora Harvey Armstrong
"Our wrinkles are our medals of the passage of life. They are what we have been through and who we want to be." — Lauren Hutton
"Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears." — John Lennon
"Please don't retouch my wrinkles. It took me so long to earn them." — Anna Magnani
"As you get older, three things happen: The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two." — Norman Wisdom
"Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift." — Aretha Franklin
"Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!" — Dr. Seuss
"My life is better with every year of living it." — Rachel Maddow
"Celebrate your journey of life." — Lailah Gifty Akita
"Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words." — Plautus
"Live long and prosper." — Mr. Spock
"Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years." — Ausonius
"Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same." — Audrey Hepburn
"You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake." — Bob Hope
"Don't just count your years, make your years count." — George Meredith
"The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been." — Madeleine L'Engle
"All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much." — George Harrison
"It takes a long time to become young." — Pablo Picasso
"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate." — Oprah Winfrey
21st Birthday Instagram Captions
Having a pitcher-perfect birthday.
Cheers and beers to 21 years!
Getting into the birthday spirit.
Want to see my I.D.?
Hit me with your best shot.
R.I.P. to my fake I.D.
There's a thirst time for everything.
21 and having fun.
Drinking may not be the answer, but it's worth a shot.
Cheers to pour decisions on my birthday.
Sip happens.
Turning 21 is nothing to wine about.
I have mixed drinks about turning 21.
Finally legal. Proceed with caution.
Let the celebrations be gin.
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