
Let your Instagram followers know it's time to celebrate.
By Micki Spollen — Written on Feb 04, 2022
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A birthday celebration isn’t complete without posting an Instagram photo about it. And, naturally, that Instagram post isn’t complete without the perfect birthday caption.
Whether you’re posting for yourself, a friend, or your significant other, choosing birthday captions for Instagram that set the vibe of the post are key.
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You can choose something more formal like the birthday quotes you might see in a Hallmark card, a caption made up of your favorite song lyrics or even just a short and funny phrase.
If you’re struggling to come up with the right birthday caption, here are a few ideas to get you started.
Birthday Instagram Captions for Yourself
- Act my age? Maybe next year.
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- My birthday candles aren't the only things getting lit today!
- Growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional.
- Making my years count instead of counting the years.
- I can’t help being cute, I’m the birthday girl.
- Getting older but my inner child is ageless.
- Another year older, another year wiser? That’s to be determined.
- Gonna party like it's my birthday...'cause it is.
- I don't get older, I level up.
- I’m too young to be this old.
- It’s my party, I can wine if I want to.
- Obligatory birthday selfie.
- Living my birthday by the 80\20 rule today: 80% champagne & 20% cake.
- Wait, wait, wait...I’m how old exactly?!
- I’m one year younger than I’ll be next year, so that calls for a celebration.
- I didn't choose this birthday, this birthday chose me.
- [insert age]? I demand a recount!
Funny Birthday Captions
- Today is my birthday but I’ll take gifts whenever.
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- Don't worry about your age, it’s only a number. Although, in your case, it's a very, very, very, very big number!
- Don't worry about your age, you get a new one every year.
- Old enough to know better, but still young enough to get away with it.
- Of course I don’t know how to act my age. I’ve never been this age before!
- Point me in the direction of the birthday cake.
- Move over coffee, today is a day for champagne.
- It’s scientifically proven that people who have more birthdays live longer.
- You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.
- Lying about your age is the secret to staying young.
- There’s always a child inside every older person asking “when did this happen?”
- Another year, another wrinkle.
- Old enough to know better, young enough to not care.
- Well, at least I am not as old as I’ll be next year.
- Count the memories, not the calories in the birthday cake.
- You're not getting older, you're just chronologically gifted.
- If gray hair is a sign of wisdom, then you're a genius!
- The secret to staying young is makeup... make up an age, then stick with it!
Cute Birthday Instagram Captions for Your Friends or Partner
- Happy birthday and thank you for always being older than me.
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- As you blow out the candles on your cake, I want you to remember that you are the candle that lights up my life.
- Live your life and forget your age.
- You glow, birthday girl.
- I’m so glad we’re going to grow old together, and that you have a head start.
- Like a fine wine, you’re only getting better with age.
- Happy birthday. May your Facebook be filled with messages from people you never talk to.
- I didn't need Facebook to remind me it was your birthday.
- Knowing someone as fabulous as me should be the only gift you need.
- You make me feel so young when we're together. Thanks for being born first.
- May you grow old and rich, so you can leave me a big inheritance.
- I believe you forgot my birthday present last year, so now I'm returning the favor. Happy Birthday!
- Congratulations on being born a really long time ago.
- I'm so happy you were born.
- Can we just celebrate you 24/7?
- Happy birthday to the person who knows my Starbucks order by heart.
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Quote Birthday Captions
- “Birthdays are nature's way of telling you to eat more cake.” — Jo Brand
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- “The older you get, the better you get. Unless you're a banana." — Betty White
- “I'm happy to report that my inner child is still ageless.” — James Broughton
- "Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears." — John Lennon
- "As you get older, three things happen: The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two." — Norman Wisdom
- "Live long and prosper." — Mr. Spock
- "My life is better with every year of living it." — Rachel Maddow
- "There is still no cure for the common birthday." — John Glenn
- "The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been." — Madeleine L'Engle
- "It takes a long time to become young." — Pablo Picasso
- "A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age." — Robert Frost
- "You don't get older, you get better." — Shirley Bassey
- "Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter." — Satchel Paige
- “Age is opportunity no less than youth itself.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- “You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old.” — George Burns
Birthday Captions from Song Lyrics
- “The party don't start till I walk in.” from “Tik Tok” by Kesha
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- “Go shawty, it's your birthday / We gonna party like it's your birthday.” from “In Da Club” by 50 Cent
- “They say it's your birthday / We're gonna have a good time.” from “Birthday” by The Beatles
- “I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 22.” from “22” by Taylor Swift
- “Forever young.” from “Forever Young” by Alphaville
- “Turned my birthday into a lifestyle.” from “Pop Style” by Drake
- "Nothing can stop me, I'm all the way up." from “All the Way Up” by Fat Joe and Remy Ma
- “It's my birthday. I'ma do what I like.” from “Birthday” by Anne-Marie
- “The night is still young and so are we.” from “The Night is Still Young” by Nicki Minaj
- “I just took a DNA test, turns out I'm 100% that b—tch.” from “Truth Hurts” by Lizzo
- “If I was you, I’d wanna be me too.” from “Me Too” by Meghan Trainor
- “Tell 'em that it's my birthday when I party like that!” from “Birthday” by Selena Gomez
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Micki Spollen is an editor, writer, and traveler. Follow her on Instagram and keep up with her travels on her website.