Guides and ideas
What to write, how to send it, and cards written for someone specific. Everything here links to a live card you can open.
Guides
What to write in a birthday cardThe best birthday messages are short, specific and sound like the person who wrote them. Here is a simple way to write one, followed by 50 ideas sorted by who the card is for. Use them as a starting point, then swap in one real detail.
How to send a birthday card onlineAn online birthday card is a link: you make the card, send the link however you usually talk to them, and they open it on their phone. Here is how to do it well, from choosing the moment to what they see when they tap.
What a card can hold
A group card everyone can signMake one animated card, share a link in the group chat, and let everyone add their name and a short wish. The wishes appear at the bottom of the card, after the animation. Good for birthdays at work, farewells and weddings.
A digital card with a gift hidden insideHide a gift at the end of the card: a gift card code, cinema tickets, a voucher you made yourself or simply a plan for the weekend. They scratch it off with a finger, or tap, to see it. Included in every plan.
An online card with your own photosAdd up to three of your own photos to an animated card. The animation plays first, then your words, then the photos, so the pictures land as the last surprise. Available with Premium and Extra.
Cards for someone specific
For your girlfriendBirthday card for your girlfriend, sent as a link she opens
For your boyfriendBirthday card for your boyfriend that he actually opens
For your best friendBirthday card for your best friend, with every inside joke
For your mumBirthday card for mom, animated and sent as a link
For your dadBirthday card for dad that says it without making a fuss
Anniversary, for your girlfriendAnniversary card for your girlfriend, in an envelope she opens
Anniversary, for your boyfriendAnniversary card for your boyfriend, sent as a link
Valentine, for your girlfriendWill you be my Valentine card for your girlfriend, with a No that runs away
Valentine, for your boyfriendWill you be my Valentine card for your boyfriend, sent as a link