78 Best Father's Day Captions for Your Favorite Dad Photo

Father's Day is right around the corner—June 18 this year!—and it's the perfect time to give dads, stepfathers, grandpas, uncles, and other fatherly figures a social media shout-out for all they mean to you! Dig deep for a great photo of the two of you—think recent or find a fun throwback—to post on Instagram or Facebook. Then comes the hard part: What to say? We're here to help with plenty of Father's Day captions, short or long, funny or sentimental.

As Dad opens that Father's Day card (paired with the perfect dad joke!) or unwraps a thoughtful gift from you on the big day, there's no need to labor over the perfect set of words when you can simply copy and paste one of these handy-dandy captions below. Need more inspiration? Find it in our collections of Father's Day quotes (and puns!), father-son quotes, father-daughter quotes, and meaningful stepdad quotes.

Thanks to these clever Father's Day captions, you'll never be at a loss for words, so get to posting!

Funny Father's Day Captions

• I love your bad, I mean dad jokes.
• I love you, even though I'm gonna have to text/email/show you this post.
• Dad, you’re one in a million, which are roughly the odds of everybody being ready and in the car when you want to leave.
• I finally checked the oil in my car. Happy Father's Day!
• Dad, thanks for saying "yes" whenever Mom said "no."
• Dad, without me, today is just another day. You're welcome.
• "A father carries pictures of his kids where his money used to be." — Steve Martin
• Here's to one of my favorite parents!
• Dad, I can never repay you. Literally.
• I feel bad for other people today. Obviously my dad is the best.
• I might not be perfect, but that's okay. I forgive you!
• Thanks for killing all those spiders.
• Dad, you're the cool parent. But I'll deny it if you tell Mom.
• Worst jokes. Best dad.
• I'm sorry for everything, Dad. Unfortunately, the list is too long to explain.
• I'll always be your little girl. And your financial burden.
• You're the greatest father I've ever had.
• Thanks for putting up with me, Dad!
• We all know that Mom did the hard part. But Happy Father's Day anyway!
• You're so hip, you had a dad bod *before* it was cool.
• In honor of Father's Day, I promise to laugh at all of your jokes.
• Not all heroes wear capes. Mine wears cargo shorts.
• Happy Father's Day, Dad. You were right—about everything.
• You'll always be dad to the bone.
• This might sound cheesy, but you're the gratest, Dad.

Sentimental Father's Day Captions

• Dad, you’re in all my favorite memories.
• Dad, you've loved me for as long as I’ve lived, but I’ve loved you my whole life.
  
• Thanks for acting like a kid when I was a kid, acting like a friend when I needed a friend, and acting like a parent when I needed one.
• Thanks for being the best role model I could ever imagine.
• A dad is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.
• Fathers hold their kids' hands for a while, and their hearts for a lifetime.
• My dad gives Superman a run for his money.
• I know I don't say it enough, so I'll say it extra today: Thank you for everything, Dad.
• A daughter may outgrow your lap, but will never outgrow your heart.
• You're the best, Dad. Plain and simple.
• My dad will always have a special place in my heart.
• Not always eye to eye, but always heart to heart.
• Dad: a daughter's first love and a son's first hero.
• Life doesn't come with a manual—it comes with a father.
• I love my dad to the moon and back.
• Behind every great man/woman is an even better father.
• If I didn't have you as a dad, I'd want you as a friend.
• We all know I'm your favorite. Mom doesn't have to know.
• Happy Father's Day to the man who taught me how to be one.
• I know raising me wasn't easy but you did a great job.
• Sorry everyone else, I have the best dad in the world.
• Thanks for always being my anchor.

Father's Day Captions from Celebrities

• “The strongest, toughest men all have compassion. They’re not heartless and cold. You have to be man enough to have compassion—to care about people and about your children.” —Denzel Washington
• “I've gotten to jump out of helicopters and do daring stunts and play baseball in a professional stadium, but none of them mean anything compared to being somebody’s daddy.” —Chris Pratt
• “They didn't do anything, they just exist and you love them completely, but it’s not built on anything other than their existence.” —John Legend
• “There should be a children’s song: ‘If you’re happy and you know it, keep it to yourself and let your dad sleep.’” —Jim Gaffigan
• “Having children is like living in a frat house. Nobody sleeps, everything’s broken, and there’s a lot of throwing up.” —Ray Romano
• "Father’s Day is important because, besides being the day on which we honor Dad, it’s the one day of the year that Brookstone does any business." —Jimmy Fallon
• "You can tell what was the best year of your father’s life, because they seem to freeze that clothing style and ride it out." —Jerry Seinfeld
• "I think my mom put it best. She said, 'Little girls soften their daddy's hearts.'" —Paul Walker
• "A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society." —Billy Graham
• "Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad, and that's why I call you dad, because you are so special to me." —Wade Boggs
• "A daughter needs a dad to be the standard against which she will judge all men." —Gregory E. Lang
• "I love my father as the stars—he's a bright shining example and a happy twinkling in my heart." —Terri Guillemets
• "By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong." —Charles Wadsworth
• "Lookin' back all I can say about all the things he did for me is I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be." —Brad Paisley
• "Daddies don't just love their children every now and then, it's a love without end." —George Strait
• "On behalf of every man looking out for every girl, you are the God and the weight of her world." —John Mayer
• "When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back." —Linda Poindexter
  
• “A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.” — Frank A. Clark
• "Any fool can have a child. That doesn't make you a father. It's the courage to raise a child that makes you a father." —Barack Obama
• "He adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector." —Tom Wolfe
• “My daddy was my hero. He was always there for me when I needed him. He listened to me and taught me so many things. But most of all he was fun.” —Bindi Irwin

Father's Day Captions for Stepdads

• You’re a wonderful role model for me and my siblings. We love you so much.
  
• “No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a child.”—Abraham Lincoln
• Thank you for being my dad, because that’s how I see you.
• Shoutout to my bonus Dad.
• Thanks for always being on my team.
• Family isn't measured by blood, it's measured by what's in your heart.
• Thank you for being the dad I needed when you didn't have to be.
• Fatherhood is about love, not biology.
• Anyone can be a dad, but it takes someone special to be a stepdad.
• We aren't "step," we're just family.
• "Maybe that's why they call them stepdads, because it's the good ones that step up."— The Big Door Prize

Kelly O'Sullivan

Senior Editor

Kelly O’Sullivan is the senior editor for The Pioneer Woman and manages the website’s social channels, in addition to overseeing content strategy and news.