ICYMI, Father's Day is coming in hot (mark your calendar for Sunday, June 16). That means it's time for you get a little sappy through the most authentic expression of love to ever exist: an Instagram post (obvi). Okay, yeah—you could easily buy him a thoughtful Father's Day gift, but why not also share your appreciation for the man who put up with your teenaged angst with a good ol' fashioned grid post? Because truly, nothing says "Dad, I love forever and ever" more than a perfectly-captioned social media shoutout.

But it's a big feat, and there's a good chance you'd rather caption all of your fire selfie pics before tackling a sentimental post of Dad. You can always go the basic dad joke route, but I think it's time to step things up when it comes to showing some love to the man who raised you. Doing so in a single sentence is much easier said than done, so we've rounded up 80 Father's Day caption ideas to help inspire your post. Feel free to peruse and fully plagiarize them all!

For the bookworm, quote-loving dad:

  • "The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature." —Antoine François Prévost, Manon Lescaut
  • "Perhaps that is what it means to be a father—to teach your child to live without you.” —Nicole Krauss, The History of Love
  • “There’s no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.” ―George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
  • “Fathers always thought their youngest daughters were rather special.” ―Rona Jaffe, The Best of Everything
  • “I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.” ―Umberto Eco, Foucault’s Pendulum
  • “Your father…he never loses patience, never doubts or complains, but always hopes, and works and waits so cheerfully that one is ashamed to do otherwise before him.” ―Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
  • “She did not stand alone, but what stood behind her, the most potent moral force in her life, was the love of her father.” ―Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

For the grandpa/godfather/other cool guy in your life:

  • Life doesn't come with a manual, but thank goodness it came with you.
  • You really put the "he" in hero, big man.
  • Does Grandpa have an IG? Absolutely not. But he deserves a spot on the main grid just the same. I see you, Pop!
  • Hey, ty for being my dad’s dad. We love ya.
  • Happy almost like a father's day!
  • HFD to the guy I always called when my dad was in a mood.
  • Thanks for being the dad I never had (cue the awws). You’re the real MVP.
  • Thanks for saying "yes" when [mom/dad] always said "no."

For the pop culture fiend:

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  • I love you 3000.
  • Thanks for being the Philip Banks to my Fresh Prince(ss).
  • My love for you is out of this world—Yoda best, Dad.
  • Dad…you are my father.
  • If Uncle Jesse, Danny Tanner, and Joey became one person?
  • Papa don’t preach, I already know I’m your favorite! 🙃
  • HFD to the biggest Bravo fanboy out there.
  • I’m pretty sure you’d go full Liam Neeson in Taken for me, and for that, I love you so.
  • I’ll let you do The Godfather accent today.
  • Atticus Finch, take notes.
  • The Marlin to my Nemo…without the kidnapping stuff.

For the dad who’s IG-less:

  • Love you, even though I’m gonna have to text/email you this post.
  • Happy Father’s Day to my off-the-grid king.
  • #GetDadOnIG2024
  • Don’t worry, I’ll show him these pics at brunch.
  • He’s too cool for the socials, but gotta show him some love on here regardless.
  • HFD!!! (Even though he probs will never see this post.)
  • Happy Father's Day to the man who's been on an indefinite social media break since the day social media was invented.

    For the truly sappy post:

    • Blessed to have been raised by such a legend!
    • I can only hope that one day I'll be at least half the role model you've been to me.
    • Thank you for always making me feel like my biggest dreams are within reach.
    • I can never repay you for all that you’ve done—no, seriously. I don’t make enough money to do that.
    • Forever grateful that you still love me after all of the curfews I broke in high school.
    • You know your dad loves you when he has a picture of you in his wallet (I didn’t open your wallet, I swear).
    • We may not always see eye to eye, but always heart to heart.
    • Happy Father's Day to my favorite parent! (Pls don't tell mom.)
    • MY LITERAL DAY ONE.
    • The first man who ever loved me for actually being me.
    • I’d like to thank my father for scaring away every guy I’ve ever dated.
    • The only man—literally, THE ONLY MAN—who will ever buy my BS.
    • Thank you for always reassuring me that I'm perfect.
    • Minimal common interests, maximum love.
    • Making dad sneakers trendy since 1994.
    • You're my vision board inspo forever!
    • You always have my back, even when you really, really shouldn’t.
    • Every night I thank the stars up above for my dad.

    For the twinning pics:

    • Happy Father's Day from your favorite kid (and don't act like that isn't true).
    • Thanks for your genes! I turned out perfect! ✨
    • Love a power duo.
    • Go best friend, that's my best friend!
    • Looking so good he always “pops” off. (Get it? Get it? I’ll stop now.)
    • You got it from your mama, but I def got it from my dad.
    • Yeah, they clearly took the right baby home from the hospital.
    • Let’s play “spot the difference.”
    • Just me and my twin.
    • My first-ever homie.
    • Where do you think this flawlessness came from?

    For the dad who’s all about the jokes:

    • Happy Father's Day to the guy who rocked New Balance and fanny packs before they were cool.
    • Happy Father’s Day, Dad! Thanks for figuring out how to use IG!
    • I love you, Dad, but please don’t comment on any more of my pictures.
    • My gift to you will be to laugh at all your bad jokes today!
    • Love you! And I'm sorry I accidentally wrote HBD on your card!
    • Somebody get this man a Netflix special, ASAP.
    • To the man who thinks he invented "pull my finger."
    • The ruling pun king right here.
    • Your dad jokes may drive my friends away, but at least I have you.
    • World's greatest farter...I mean father. (Eye-rolls are welcome.)

    For the throwback pic:

    • I may have outgrown sitting on your shoulders, but I'll never outgrow loving you!
    • Me now = Dad back when.
    • A truly timeless pair.
    • If you ask me, you haven’t aged a millisecond.
    • We still awkwardly pose the same way today!
    • The Number One Dad. Apologies to everyone else!
    • Sorry to this man for outing his ’80s unibrow.
    • The only man who can make vintage look this good!