Birthday
What to write on a birthday balloon
The default balloon occasion, and the one where "Happy Birthday" printed on the balloon itself already did half the job.
83 messages below. The shortest is “Go big” at 6 characters, which fits every balloon on this site; the longest needs a 24" bubble or a card.
Written for a specific person
These pages have birthday messages that name the relationship, rather than the general ones below.
classic birthday messages
The straight version. Nobody has ever been annoyed to receive one.
Make a wish
11 characters · fits a letter balloon banner
Happy Birthday
14 characters · fits a letter balloon banner
Happy Birthday, Bro
19 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy Birthday, Dad
19 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy Birthday, Mom
19 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy Birthday, Sis
19 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy birthday, boss
20 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Hope it's a good one
20 characters · fits a 11" latex
Your day, your rules
20 characters · fits a 11" latex
Best friend, best day
21 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy Birthday, buddy
21 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy birthday, champ
21 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy Birthday, friend
22 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy Birthday, Grandma
23 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy Birthday, Grandpa
23 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy Birthday, my love
23 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Grandpa, you're a legend
24 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy Birthday, handsome
24 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy Birthday, sweetheart
26 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy Birthday, best friend
27 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Another year, still the best
28 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Happy Birthday from the team
28 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Dad, you're still the coolest
29 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Happy birthday from the class
29 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Happy birthday from everyone here
33 characters · fits a 20" bubble
heartfelt birthday messages
Says the actual thing. Best on a bigger balloon where the words have room.
Best mom, best day
18 characters · fits a 11" latex
Dad, you set the bar
20 characters · fits a 11" latex
The whole day is yours
22 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Our favorite storyteller
24 characters · fits a 16" bubble
The heart of this family
24 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy birthday to our boy
25 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Thanks for all of it, Dad
25 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Thanks for all of it, Mom
25 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy birthday to our girl
26 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Proud of the person you are
27 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Best teacher, happy birthday
28 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Still the one I'd call first
28 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Grandma, you're the best of us
30 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Happy birthday, Mom. Rest today
31 characters · fits a 18" foil round
So proud of you. Happy birthday
31 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Still the best thing about home
31 characters · fits a 18" foil round
You're the friend everyone wants
32 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Happy birthday to my first friend
33 characters · fits a 20" bubble
Every year with you is the good one
35 characters · fits a 20" bubble
Hope your day is as good as you are
35 characters · fits a 20" bubble
Lucky I married you. Happy birthday
35 characters · fits a 20" bubble
Still the best decision I ever made
35 characters · fits a 20" bubble
Happy birthday to my favorite person
36 characters · fits a 20" bubble
Married the best one. Happy birthday
36 characters · fits a 20" bubble
Our favorite person, another year on
36 characters · fits a 20" bubble
Happy birthday to the love of my life
37 characters · fits a 20" bubble
Happy birthday to the woman who did everything
46 characters · fits a 24" bubble
funny birthday messages
Lands best with people who would rather be teased than complimented.
Birthday royalty
16 characters · fits a 11" latex
Best desk neighbor
18 characters · fits a 11" latex
Glad you were born
18 characters · fits a 11" latex
Even bosses get cake
20 characters · fits a 11" latex
Older, still handsome
21 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy birthday, legend
22 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Best brother, obviously
23 characters · fits a 16" bubble
No homework today, surely
25 characters · fits a 16" bubble
My oldest partner in crime
26 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Best sister in the business
27 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Cake first, questions later
27 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Still the best cook we know
27 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Our favorite fixer of things
28 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Mom, you deserve the whole cake
31 characters · fits a 18" foil round
The man, the myth, the birthday
31 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Happy birthday. Drinks are on me
32 characters · fits a 20" bubble
Years of nonsense. Happy birthday
33 characters · fits a 20" bubble
Happy birthday. Take the afternoon
34 characters · fits a 20" bubble
Mom, you're why we turned out okay
34 characters · fits a 20" bubble
Officially older, still the fun one
35 characters · fits a 20" bubble
Happy birthday, Dad. No chores today
36 characters · fits a 20" bubble
Happy birthday to my emergency contact
38 characters · fits a 20" bubble
Happy birthday to the original dad joke
39 characters · fits a 20" bubble
cheeky birthday messages
Affectionate insult territory. Know your audience.
Happy birthday, hubby
21 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy birthday, wifey
21 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Bro, you're getting old
23 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Happy birthday, you menace
26 characters · fits a 16" bubble
Sis, you're the favorite. Sorry
31 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Grew up with you, still like you
32 characters · fits a 18" foil round
Older than the house. Happy birthday
36 characters · fits a 20" bubble
short birthday messages
Under twenty characters, for latex balloons and single-line vinyl.
Go big
6 characters · fits a letter balloon banner
Will it fit?
Every message above lists its character count. Match it against what you are ordering.