50th Birthday Card Messages

50th birthday card messages: what to write

Fifty is the birthday everyone makes a fuss of, which means a lot of cards saying much the same thing. These 50th birthday card messages give you something with more personality, whether you're going rude, warm or somewhere in between.

Half a century is worth acknowledging out loud. Name the milestone, land one joke, then say the thing you'd never say face to face.

Funny 50th birthday messages

  • 50 today. Half a century, and still not a single sensible decision. Keep going. Shop this card
  • Happy 50th. You're not over the hill, you've just found a nicer view from the top. Shop this card
  • Fifty years old and finally old enough to leave a party whenever you like. Enjoy the freedom. Shop this card
  • Congratulations on 50 years of being right and reminding everyone about it. Shop this card
  • At 50 you've earned the comfy chair, the good biscuits and the remote. Take all three. Shop this card

Heartfelt 50th birthday messages

  • Fifty years and a lot of people better off for knowing you. Happy birthday. Shop this card
  • Happy 50th to someone who's spent five decades quietly making things better. Shop this card
  • Here's to half a century of you, and to a day that's entirely about you for once. Shop this card

Short 50th birthday wishes

50th Birthday Card cards

Rude and heartfelt 50th designs, printed and posted from the UK.

An A6 Happy 50th Birthday Card featuring an illustration of two colourful balloons on a clean white background. Happy 50th Birthday Card £3.87 A colourful 50th birthday card featuring a large illustrated birthday cake with candles and the text Let there be cake. 50th Birthday Card (Let There Be Cake) £3.87 50th Birthday Gift Funny 50th Birthday Gift Pink Candle Fifty And Fabulous 50th Birthday Gift Funny 50th Birthday Gift Pink Candle Fifty And Fabulous £15.49 Fifty Looks Pretty Good On You (50th Birthday Card) Fifty Looks Pretty Good On You (50th Birthday Card) £3.87 Fifty & Even More Fabulous Than Ever (50th Birthday Card) Fifty & Even More Fabulous Than Ever (50th Birthday Card) £3.87 50th birthday card with the humorous text "I Might Be 50, But I'm Feelin' 22". I Might Be 50, But I'm Feelin' 22 (Happy Birthday Card) £3.87 50th Birthday Gift Funny 50th Birthday Gift Candle Club 50 50th Birthday Gift Funny 50th Birthday Gift Candle Club 50 £15.49

Gifts to send with the card

Add a candle or a pin badge and the card and present arrive together.

A colourful greeting card featuring the bold text "Och, It's Yer Birthday" in a playful font with a matching envelope. Och, It's Yer Birthday (Scottish Happy Birthday Cards) £3.87

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Frequently asked questions

What do you write in a 50th birthday card?

Name the half century, add one joke or one memory, then close warmly. Fifty is a birthday where people appreciate being told they're appreciated.

What's a good 50th birthday gift?

Something used rather than displayed — a good candle, a personalised print or a keepsake badge alongside the card works better than novelty tat.