You always want to let people know you’re thinking of them on their birthday, which is why we have put together a list of all the best short Happy Birthday messages for you to share. And if you’re looking for short Happy Birthday quotes, we also have you covered.
Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.
Short Happy Birthday Messages
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Before you break the cake and blow out the candles, keep close the fire extinguisher.
You don’t look a day over 16! From a distance, with my eyes closed. Happy birthday!
Wishing my favorite partner in crime a very scandalous birthday!
Did someone say it’s my birthday?!
Birthday #mood!
Thank you for being in my life. I’m so happy to celebrate you today and hope you have a great birthday.
Happy birthday! Super glad you were born.
Happy birthday! Stay golden, girl.
Middle age: that time when you finally get your head together – then your body starts falling apart.
“For all the advances in medicine, there is still no cure for the common birthday.” — John Glenn
“Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.” — Chili Davis
Smart, good looking, and funny! But enough about me. Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday! Here’s to a memorable day and a year ahead that’s full of adventure and joy.
I’m so happy our paths crossed in this life. Wishing you a very happy birthday, my friend!
“Wisdom doesn’t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.” — Tom Wilson
I hope you know how much joy your presence brings. Happy birthday my dear friend.
Older? Definitely. Wiser? …mmm debatable. Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to such a fabulous friend! Wishing you many blessings for the year ahead.
Birthday feels.
Wishing you a very happy birthday and many more to come. Hope it’s a good one.
Enjoy your special day to the fullest. Make each and every day of this year count! Happy Birthday!
I hope you have a fabulous day, and be sure to eat an extra slice of cake for me!
“Pst, don’t grow up! It’s a trap. Happy birthday!”
Happy birthday to the most skilled, intelligent and charming boss.
Cheers to more fun, more memories, and more cake! Happy birthday!
Wishing you a very happy birthday and all the best wishes for an exciting and fun-filled year ahead.
You’re simply the best. Wishing you a big happy birthday—may it be a year for the books.
It’s celebration time! I hope you are having the time of your life as you celebrate your birthday.
A true friend remembers your birthday, but not your age. Happy birthday!
I wish you continuous dreaming, planning and achieving your biggest dreams. Happy Birthday.
Wishing you a wonderful birthday and a fantastic year ahead!
It’s your special day! Treat me! Oops, I mean yourself. Treat yourself! (But also me.) Happy birthday!
Although I am not there to celebrate your birthday, you are in my thoughts.
“There is still no cure for the common birthday.” — John Glenn
Don’t worry, I already know my present is your favorite. Have a fabulous birthday!
Welcome to club birthday!
Everyone gets to be young once. Today it’s official, your turn is over. Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday to a great buddy! I hope you have a good one.
You truly deserve the best the world has to offer. Happy birthday!
I hope your birthday is filled with hope, joy, and many new beginnings. You are loved today and always!
Found my birthday crown.
Congrats on getting another candle on the cake, bud!
If gray hair is a sign of wisdom, then you’re a genius!
Warmest wishes for a very happy birthday.
You’re not old! …oh, no wait, actually you are, sorry about that.
I wouldn’t call you old… it’s just that you’ve been young for longer than most of us. Happy Birthday!
Peace, love and birthday fun!
I hear today is your birthday. Another year older is another year wiser my dear friend.
“Age is something that doesn’t matter, unless you are a cheese.” — Billie Burke
“The Best way to remember your wife’s birthday is to forget it once.” — H. V. Prochnow
Party hard, but maybe bring a second set of underwear with you this time hahaha. Happy Birthday.
I pray that your dreams turn into reality. Happy Birthday.
Sending you warm birthday wishes and a big warm hug on this very special day.
Happy Birthday to my best buddy! I hope you have a good one.
Happy Birthday! Don’t forget to iron that birthday suit.
May the cake be delicious and the next year be epic! Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great day today, and that the year ahead is full of many blessings.
I hope your day is full of fun and celebration. Happy birthday to you my dear!
“You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.” — Bob Hope
Birthday hair and I don’t care.
Great news! You’re still alive! Happy birthday!
Came for the cake, stayed to see who got you the best gift. Cheers to an awesome birthday!
I wish you a wonderful, joyful and fun-filled happy birthday.
Although I cannot be with you on your birthday, know that you are in my thoughts today and every day.
Wishing you a very special birthday and a wonderful year ahead!
Is it hotter in here than usual? Must be all the candles on your cake. Happy birthday!
I wish you a lovely celebration of your birthday and the best of all your desires.
Wishing you a very happy birthday! May all your dreams come true.
Happy birthday. I’m grateful I get to spend your big day with you.
Your birthday brings with it a special glow. The glow of so many candles, so hurry and blow them out!
May your celebration of another year bring you new special glow of life.
Your birthday is a moment to spread your love for all.
Celebration of your birthday is celebration of life, love and laughter. Happy Birthday.
Happy birthday to you! Let’s break out the cake, candles…and don’t forget the fire extinguisher!
A little gray hair is a small price to pay for so much wisdom.
“Don’t just count your years, make your years count.” — George Meredith
Congratulations on your birthday! Sending you our love and good wishes.
Happy Birthday! Wishing you a beautiful day and many blessings for the year ahead.
Wishing you a very happy birthday and all the best for the coming year.
Another day older is another day to chug more cake. Happy Birthday.
I smell old people! Oh, wait no that’s just you. Happy birthday!
“I’m at an age when my back goes out more than I do.” — Phyllis Diller
“Age is a high price to pay for maturity.” — Tom Stoppard
Happy Birthday to my gorgeous friend. You’re the best! Cheers to a brilliant day.
I hope all of your hopes and dreams come true on this very special day. Happy birthday to you!
I hope your birthday is full of sunshine, rainbows, love, and laughter! HBD!
“Age is not important unless you’re a cheese.” — Helen Hayes
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” — Oprah Winfrey
You’re not old! …oh, no wait, actually you are, sorry about that.
Cheers to your own personal new year — let’s make it one for the books!
“That’s the time of your life when even your birthday suit needs pressing.” — Bob Hope
Sending you wishes for the happiest of birthdays. May all of your wishes come true on this special day!
“All the world is a birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much.” — George Harrison
Happy birthday to a guy who still isn’t showing his age… And definitely not acting it.
Wishing you a big happy birthday. May this be one for the books!
Celebrate, laugh, dance, and cheer because your birthday only comes once a year.
May you live to be so old that the very sight of you terrifies babies and ex-lovers. Happy birthday!
Wishing my bestie the absolute best on their b-day!
On this day, your birthday, I hope that each and every one of your wishes comes true.
Words can never quantify my joy for celebrating with you on your birthday.
“Just remember once you’re over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.” — Charles Schultz
I wouldn’t say you’re old… you’ve just been young for longer than most of us. Happy birthday!
Happy birthday! I’m so pleased to hear you’re over the hill instead of under it.
You know what they say about more candles… A bigger wish! Happy Birthday.
“I wanted to buy a candle holder, but the store didn’t have one. So, I got a cake!” — Mitch Hedberg
No ifs, ands or buts about it: You really are the best friend anyone could have. Happy birthday!
“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” — John Lennon
Peace, love and birthday cake.
You know you’re old when you turn down the lights to be economical instead of romantic.
A little birthday party for me!
You don’t get older, you get better. — Shirley Bassey
You’re the brightest star in the galaxy! Happy birthday!
I spent three hours scrolling the internet for your perfect birthday message. Then I gave up. Happy Birthday.
On the bright side, at least you don’t have to share your birthday cake with anyone else this year!
Thank you for always being a friend I can count on. Happy birthday!
Cheers to another trip around the sun! Keep on shining and have an amazing birthday.
If things get better with age, then you’re approaching magnificent! Happy Birthday.
“The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you’ll grow out of it.” — Doris Day
Happy birthday — I’m so glad you’ll always be older than me!
Warning: It’s my birthday today!
It’s your birthday! I hope it is filled with happiness and plenty of love.
Another birthday? No problem.
You may be another year older, but hey, you’ve still got it in my eyes. Happy birthday!
Making my birthday wish.
“After 30, a body has a mind of its own.” — Bette Midler
Happy birthday! I think it’s great… How you used to be young.
May your birthday be sprinkled with fun and laughter. Have a great day!
Your birthday allows us to celebrate having you in our lives. Happy Birthday.
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” — Mark Twain
Happy birthday to my best friend in the whole wide world.
Birthdays are a time to celebrate so kick back and enjoy your wonderful day.
“I intend to live forever. So far, so good.” — Steven Wright
Getting my birthday glam on!
Although I am far away, you are in my heart today on your very special birthday.
“From our birthday, until we die, is but the winking of an eye.” — William Butler Yeats
You are so old, you walked into an antique shop and they sold you.
On your birthday, I’m praying that all your birthday wishes come true.
Congratulations on being born a really long time ago.
Here’s to another year of questionable life decisions! Happy birthday queen.
May your birthday cake be moist, and may no one use that word to describe it.
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age.” — Booth Tarkington
Another year older is a reason to celebrate. You are that much closer to retirement dear friend.
Birthdays are special days that allow us to celebrate the day you came into our lives.
Your birthday is the perfect excuse to get drunk on a weekday. Bottoms up!
Birthday girl/boy at your service!
Let the birthday shenanigans begin!
“The first hundred years are the hardest.” — Wilson Mizner
Another year in the books. Wishing you a very happy birthday!
We’ll be friends ‘til we’re old and senile… And then we’ll be new friends! Happy Birthday!
Celebrate life and dance away your sorrows. Happy Birthday.
Better “over the hill” than under it. Happy Birthday!
“Looking 50 is great – if you’re 60.” — Joan Rivers
I can’t think of a better gift than your friendship — happy birthday!
I hope your birthday brings you everything you have ever wished for.
“The best birthdays of all are those that haven’t arrived yet.” — Robert Orben
You’re not getting older… just more distinguished! Happy Birthday.
“To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.” — Bernard Baruch
Enjoy your special day to the fullest, bestie!
A great day to celebrate a great friend! Happy birthday, and cheers to many more.
It’s your birthday! Let us celebrate joyfully another wonderful year of your life.
Happy birthday beautiful! I hope you have a wonderful day filled with joy and happiness.
“The older you get the better you get, unless you are a banana.” — Betty White
You make our world a better and brighter place — happy birthday love!
Today’s the best day of the year: my birthday!
My birthday week starts…now!
Statistics show that those who have the most birthdays live the longest. Happy Birthday.
As we commemorate your birth into this world, may your life be filled with laughter, love, joy and peace.
“Last year my birthday cake looked like a prairie fire.” — Rodney Dangerfield
“Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.” — Kitty Collins
May you live so long your wrinkles have wrinkles. Happy birthday!
May your birthday be filled with contentment. Happy Birthday!
Since it’s your birthday, I’ll tell you now you’re a real catch. Fishing you a reel-y happy birthday!
Birthdays are bigger in Texas.
Many happy returns to you on your birthday! May you enjoy a wonderful day full of cake!
Congratulations on your birthday! Wishing you a truly fabulous day.
You’re like a fine wine, you keep getting better with age.
My birthday, my rules.
Those aren’t gray hairs you see. They’re strands of birthday glitter growing out of your head.
You know you’re getting older when an “all-nighter” means not getting up to pee.
Your birthday is fresh remembrance of the strength of our friendship. Happy Birthday.
YOU SUCK! … at aging. Can you at least try to look older?
Feeling like a million bucks this birthday.
I hate to have to miss your birthday but know that I am thinking of you from afar.
So that is it for our list of Short Happy Birthday Messages. We hope you found the perfect one for you!
If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of Funny Good Morning Quotes, Happy Birthday Wishes for Daughters, Roses are Red Poems, Funny Thank You Messages, Short Funny Happy Birthday Wishes and Funny Sayings.
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Laynni Locke
Laynni has been sharing her travel adventures and day-to-day life on Routinely Nomadic social media for over 15 years and appreciates the importance of finding the perfect quote or caption to showcase those experiences. Putting her extensive writing and education background to good use, Laynni has become passionate about researching and curating comprehensive lists of all the best quotes and captions for every occasion.