Click any birthday symbol to copy it, from ๐ ๐ ๐ to flat stars and hearts. Below are Happy Birthday borders, fancy text and kaomoji you can paste in one piece.
Click to copy it, then paste with Ctrl + V (โ + V on a Mac) or a long press on phones.
Windows
Press Win + . to open the emoji and symbol panel, then search for โface with party horn and party hatโ.
In Microsoft Word, type 1F973 and press Alt + X.
Mac
Press Control + โ + Space to open the Character Viewer, then search for โface with party horn and party hatโ.
iPhone and Android
Copy it here and paste it. To type it again later, save it as a text replacement (iPhone: Settings โบ General โบ Keyboard โบ Text Replacement; Gboard: Settings โบ Dictionary โบ Personal dictionary).
๐ฅณ Partying face, with a party hat and horn, is the all-in-one birthday emoji; it arrived in Unicode 11.0 in 2018. ๐ birthday cake and ๐ฏ๏ธ candles mark the day itself, ๐ and ๐ add celebration, ๐ balloons and ๐ gifts set the party scene, and ๐ฅ or ๐พ raise a toast.
Flat symbols like โ โง โก โช keep the color of your text, which looks cleaner in usernames, card designs and printed invitations where color emoji may not print well.
Happy Birthday messages to copy
The borders above paste as one line, so you can drop them straight into a text, a group chat or a caption. Short forms like HBD ("happy birthday") fit in comments, and the ๐ Birthday girl and Birthday boy labels work well for stories.
For a milestone, use keycap digits like 3๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ, or write the age in a fancy font with the fancy text generator. Adding the person's sign from zodiac sign symbols is a nice personal touch.
Fun fact: the melody of "Happy Birthday to You" comes from "Good Morning to All", a children's song by the sisters Patty and Mildred Hill, published in 1893.
How to type birthday symbols
On phones, search the emoji keyboard for "birthday", "party" or "cake". On Windows, press Windows + . and type party; on a Mac, press Control + Command + Space. On iPhone, sending "Happy birthday" in Messages even fills the screen with balloons.
In a group chat, try ๐ followed by the person's name and a row of ๐, or crown them with ๐. For a printed card, stick to flat symbols like โ and โก, which print cleanly in any ink color.
Frequently asked questions
What is the birthday emoji?
The partying face ๐ฅณ and the birthday cake ๐ are the main ones. Many people add ๐ ๐ and ๐.
What does HBD mean?
HBD is short for "happy birthday". People often decorate it, like โก HBD โก or ๐ HBD ๐.
How do I write Happy Birthday in fancy letters?
Copy a ready-made line from this page, such as ๐๐ช๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐, or type your own text into the cursive text generator.