70 Ways to Sign Off Greeting Cards for Different Occasions and Recipients

Hey, tell me if this sounds familiar.

You've done all the hard work.

You've found a fabulous greeting card (or maybe you even made it yourself!), and you did your best to write something awesome inside.

And then... You're stuck thinking about how to sign off the thing.

Should you go for just your name? Add an XOXO, maybe? How about "With love, (your name)"?

That last detail feels so important that you feel almost literally paralyzed looking for the perfect signature. Argh!

We've been there, and we know that pain, so... We decided to compile a huge list of 101 awesome and situation-appropriate ways to sign off a greeting card for different occasions and recipients!

How to sign off a greeting card for family and close friends
Sweet & personal

When signing off a card for a close friend or someone from your immediate family, in most cases the goal is to avoid the overly formal stuff (like you'd use in a business greeting card) and the super-intimate endings (leave that for your lover or spouse).

Stay fun, cheerful, friendly, and maybe even throw in a simple pun.

Lots of love
Cheers!
Cheerio
Ciao
Peace
Take care
Best wishes
Hugs & kisses
XOXO (meaning "hugs and kisses" in case you didn't know)
Missing you (or missing you dearly)
Write soon
Talk soon
Hope to hear from ya soon
Your loving X (for example, "your loving granddaughter" or "your loving godson")
Your favorite child (Or "your favorite son")
Your best friend / Your favorite friend
Never gonna give you up (good for friends who know what's rickrolling)
Live long and prosper (perfect for Star Trek fans)
May the Force be with you (perfect for Star Wars fans, but also kind of obvious)

How to sign off a greeting card for a lover or spouse
For your girlfriend, boyfriend, wife, husband, on any romantic occasion

Look, in some cases, you'll be great with most options from the previous list.

Cheers, XOXO, or missing you - those would all be perfectly fine in a lot of relationships out there. But hey, we all know a couple or two who are still in that "extra romantic" stage of their adventure. Or it's Valentine's Day. Or you're just in a lovey-dovey mood.

For these cases, consider signing off your greeting card with something like this:

Love you / Love you so much (obviously!)
Love you wildly / Love you dearly
Love you to the moon and back
Love you to eternity and beyond (Toy Story allusion)
Forever yours / Your forever
Unabashedly yours
Lustfully yours (careful with this one!)
Yours and only yours
Forever loving you
Love you now and forever
Always (perfect for Harry Potter fans)
Always in my thoughts
Wanting you more
Can't wait to kiss you
With all my love

How to sign off Christmas cards
Special lines for holiday cards

For many people, Christmas is one of the most-awaited and exciting holidays of the year. Wonder is in the air, families gathering all around, exchanging warm wishes and beautiful presents... And greeting cards, of course!

Here are some of our favorite ways to sign off a Christmas 🎄 card:

Merry Christmas
Happy holidays!
Peace and love
Grace and peace
God bless
Warmest wishes
Making spirits brights
Love this Christmas and always
Season's greetings
Joy for the day
Blessings / Brightest Blessings / God's Blessings
Wishing you all the joy and wonder of Christmas
Cheerfully in Christ
Blessings and peace to you this Christmas

How to sign off birthday cards
End that message with a blast!

Birthday cards are always fabulous to get. After a few years, you find yourself with a collection of warm wishes from all your favorite people through the years!

But writing cool stuff in birthday cards can be really tricky, let alone signing them off in an awesome way. Here are some of our favorite options so far:

Happy birthday!
Have the best birthday ever!
Here's to your big day!
Enjoy your special day
The day is all yours - have fun!
Happy wishes to you
Celebrating you
May all your birthday wishes come true
Wishing you a happy birthday and a fabulous year to come
Love you so much, today and always!
Birthday Cheers!
Birthday hugs!
Have a sweet one!
Hurray to you!

Workplace-appropriate ways to sign off greeting cards
For your boss, coworker, or employee

In many companies, it's against corporate ethics to exchange gifts for birthdays, general holidays, or other special occasions. Greetings cards are often seen as more appropriate, but you still got to choose your words carefully.

Especially if you're writing in a card for your boss. 😅

Here are some of our favorite ways to sign off greeting cards in a business-appropriate manner.