Pun card captions

A caption is a pun with the setup removed. Four to six words, front of the card, nothing else needed.

Seventy below, sorted by occasion, plus a note on which occasions puns should stay away from.

Birthday captions

• Aged to perfection.
• Have a cracking one.
• Cake first, questions later.
• Another year of legend.
• Pop off, birthday icon.
• Older, sweeter, still trouble.
• Party like a pro.
• You're the whole cake.
• One in a melon, every year.
• Candle in the hand.

Thank you captions

• Thanks a bunch.
• You're the best, hands down.
• Grate-ful for you.
• Thanks a latte.
• You're a life saver, literally.
• Owe you one, brew included.
• Cheers, properly.
• You went above and be-yond.
• Thanks a million and a bit.
• Absolute legend, no notes.

Congratulations captions

• You nailed it.
• Well deserved, no surprise.
• Smashed it, obviously.
• Onwards and upwards.
• You did the thing.
• Bright future loading.
• Bring on the next chapter.
• Certified brilliant.
• Making it look easy.
• Take the win.

New home and moving captions

• Home sweet home.
• Nailed the move.
• Keys to the good life.
• New pad, same you.
• Roof over your head, finally.
• Welcome to the neighbourhood.
• Unpack slowly, order takeaway.
• Home is where the wifi connects.
• Doorstep of something good.
• House proud already.

Love and anniversary captions

• Olive you.
• You're my person.
• Still choosing you.
• Better together, obviously.
• You had me at hello.
• My favourite everything.
• Two peas, one pod.
• Here's to us.
• Perfect match, no notes.
• Loving you is easy.

Get well and cheer up captions

• Rest up, properly.
• Feel better soon.
• Sending good things.
• Take it easy.
• Thinking of you today.
• Here whenever you need.
• One day at a time.
• Get well slowly.
• You've got this.
• Quiet week ahead, please.

When to skip the pun

• Sympathy and bereavement cards - write plainly instead.
• Serious illness - a pun on the front makes the inside harder to read.
• Pet loss - use the animal's name, not a wordplay.
• Apologies - a pun reads as not taking it seriously.
• A first Christmas without someone - keep it warm and simple.

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How to write it so it lands

• Read it out loud. If the pun needs explaining, it is not a caption.
• Skip the pun entirely for sympathy, serious illness and pet loss.

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Frequently asked questions

How long should a card caption be?

Four to six words. Any longer and it stops being a caption and starts competing with your handwritten message.

Can the same caption work for different occasions?

Some do - 'absolute legend' and 'you nailed it' cover birthdays, thank yous and congratulations equally well.