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How to sign a card

96 ways to end a card, sorted by who it's for. Tap any sign-off to copy it — free, no sign-up.

How do you sign a greeting card?

Quick answer

Match the sign-off to the relationship: 'With love' or 'Love always' for family and close friends, 'All my love' or 'Yours, always' for a partner, and 'Kind regards' or 'With appreciation' for colleagues. Write it on its own line after the message, add a comma, then sign your name underneath.

…so glad the new place already feels like home. With love, Nora

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Warm & heartfelt

Safe, sincere and right for almost anyone — when you mean it but don't want to overdo it.

For your favourite person

For a partner or the person who gets the soppy version of you.

Funny

For the person who'd be suspicious if you got sentimental.

For friends

Easy and familiar — the tone of a friendship that doesn't need dressing up.

Family

From one of you or the whole houseful.

Professional & formal

For colleagues, clients and cards that go round the office.

Sympathy

Gentle ways to close a card when there are no right words.

Congratulations & big days

For graduations, new jobs, weddings and every hard-earned win.

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Choosing the right sign-off

A sign-off does one quiet job: it sets the temperature of the whole card on the way out. The same message reads differently under 'All my love' than under 'Best wishes' — so pick the ending that matches how you actually talk to this person, not the one that sounds most like a card.

When in doubt, step one notch warmer than you would in a text. Cards are allowed to be fonder than everyday messages — that's rather the point of sending one. The only real mistake is a mismatch: 'Sincerely' to your best friend reads cold, and 'Love you to bits' to a client reads alarming.

And if it's the message above the sign-off you're stuck on, the free message generator writes three options in seconds.

Questions

How do you sign a card without saying 'love'?

Use 'Warmly', 'Thinking of you', 'With a hug', 'Take care of yourself' or 'All the best'. They're affectionate without claiming more than you mean — right for newer friendships, colleagues you like, or anyone where 'love' feels like too much.

Do you put a comma after a card sign-off?

Yes — the convention is a comma after the sign-off, then your name on the next line: 'With love,' then 'Nora'. Every sign-off on this page copies with the comma included.

How do you sign a card from the whole family?

'From all of us', 'All our love' or 'Love from the whole tribe', then either the family name ('the Hopmans') or first names from oldest to youngest. For a card where everyone writes their own bit, send a group card — each person adds their message and signs for themselves.

How do you sign a sympathy card?

Keep it gentle and unhurried: 'With deepest sympathy', 'Holding you close in thought', 'With love and sympathy' or simply 'With care'. Avoid breezy endings like 'Cheers' or anything that rushes past the loss.

What can I write instead of 'From'?

'From' isn't wrong, just flat. Swap it for any sign-off that carries a little feeling — 'With love', 'Thinking of you', 'Your friend', 'Always in your corner' — and the card instantly reads more like you and less like a label.

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