Cards for your friends

Missed their birthday? Send one stamped POSTED LATE. Turn their age into a high score, write a letter to your best friend or gather three messages from the group in one card. There are steady cards for the hard weeks too, and a thank-you for everyone who sent wishes.

Pick a card to start

A card for each kind of friend moment

  • Late, but Loud — a paper aeroplane glides in and unfolds into a card stamped POSTED LATE. For the birthday you missed.
  • Retro Arcade — an 8-bit attract screen where their age is the high score, with an optional Konami code easter egg.
  • Birthday Letter — a hand-addressed letter with your friendship debossed in gold. They lift the flap to read it.
  • From All of Us — a bouquet of balloons with three messages from the group. They tap each, then release them all.
  • Concert Meetup — a ticket stub tears at the perforation and prints where you are all meeting before the show.
  • Still Here — a steady card for a friend moving through a hard change. A folded letter, your words, no advice.

Getting the tone right

  • A birthday card can be as rude as your friendship allows.
  • Still Here is the opposite: keep it short, leave out the advice and don't ask for a reply. Send it to your friend alone, never to the group.

Lines you can use

I missed your birthday. I did not miss the chance to apologise loudly.
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Player One, you have reached a new high score. Happy birthday!
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All these years, and you still pick up on the first ring. Happy birthday, my friend.
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No advice. No need to reply. I am just here, whenever you want me.
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देर से ही सही, जन्मदिन मुबारक हो, दोस्त!
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तू जैसा है, वैसा ही रहना। जन्मदिन की ढेरों शुभकामनाएँ, यार!
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How to send it on WhatsApp

  1. Pick a card above, add their name and something only you would say.
  2. Press Share, then Share on WhatsApp.
  3. Send it to your friend, or drop it in the group if the joke is better with an audience.

Questions people ask

Can everyone in the group add their own message?

You type them in for now. From All of Us has room for three messages, each with a name, plus a signature from the whole group, so collect the lines first.

Is a belated card a bad look?

Not this one. Late, but Loud owns being late, with a stamp to prove it.

Does the Konami code really work?

Yes, if you switch it on. On a keyboard, your friend can enter ↑↑↓↓←→←→BA to unlock a hidden overlay and a softer note from you.

How long does the card stay live?

On the free plan, the birthday cards stay live for three days from when you make them, Thanks for the Wishes for a week, and the meetup and steady cards for 30 days. Paid plans can choose a longer time.