Occasion HandbookGraduation 18 examples

Short Graduation Messages

For a group card, a gift tag, or a card you are signing on the way to the ceremony. All of these fit on one line.

Under six words

  1. 1 Congratulations. Very well done.
    Tone PlainLength Very short
  2. 2 You did it.
    Tone PlainLength Very short
  3. 3 So proud of you.
    Tone PlainLength Very short
  4. 4 Brilliant news. Well done.
    Tone PlainLength Very short
  5. 5 Congratulations, graduate.
    Tone PlainLength Very short
  6. 6 Nailed it.
    Tone PlainLength Very short
  7. 7 Onwards. Congratulations.
    Tone PlainLength Very short
  8. 8 Hard earned. Well done.
    Tone PlainLength Very short

One line

  1. 9 Congratulations — you worked for this one.
    Tone PlainLength Very short
  2. 10 Delighted for you. Go and enjoy it.
    Tone WarmLength Very short
  3. 11 Well done. A real achievement.
    Tone PlainLength Very short
  4. 12 Proud of you, and not remotely surprised.
    Tone WarmLength Very short
  5. 13 Congratulations on getting it finished.
    Tone PlainLength Very short
  6. 14 All that work, and here we are.
    Tone WarmLength Very short

For a gift tag

  1. 15 For the next bit. Congratulations.
    Tone PlainLength Very short
  2. 16 Well done. Spend it badly.
    Tone PlainLength Very short
  3. 17 Towards something you do not need.
    Tone WarmLength Very short
  4. 18 Congratulations — from all of us.
    Tone PlainLength Very short

Questions people actually ask

Is a short graduation message rude?

No. On a group card everyone writes one line, and the graduate reads all of them. Short and specific beats long and generic every time.