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100 20th Birthday Captions and Short Happy 20th Birthday Quotes for that Celebration Aesthetic

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Turning 20 means you need the perfect caption or quote for your birthday post. We’ve scoured the internet for the best happy 20th birthday captions that are funny, cute, short or fun ones here. We included some short happy 20th birthday quotes for Instagram captions as well. Whether it’s your turn to celebrate your 20th or a friend’s, these captions can help, especially if you’re at loss for words.

Happy 20th Birthday Captions

Year 20, I’m ready! Toss the confetti.

20 years, 20 reasons to celebrate.

Goodbye, teens. Hello, 20s!

Looking at my teenage years in the rearview mirror.

Talk twenty to me.

Never too old to wear a birthday crown.

Be good to me, 20.

Person on cliff with 20th birthday captions

Hello, 20.

Ready to start a new decade of adventures.

20 – time to make some pour decisions.

So this is where aging ends, right? #Forever20

Here’s to the next chapter.

Pop the champagne, because this girl is 20.

20 is so fun I think I’ll repeat it again next year.

Aged to perfection.

New decade, who dis?

I can’t keep calm, it’s my birthday.

Person looking at ocean with 20th birthday captions for yourself.

Made it to 20! I know. I’m as surprised as you are.

Another year older, but I’ll need some extra time for that ‘wiser’ bit. #20

Chapter 20, Page 1.

Got so distracted by cake, I forgot it was my own birthday. #SoThisIs20

Today is the day! You can finally “hit me with your best shot.”

I don’t care how old I’m turning, so long as there’s cake.

Experience level: 20.

If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th birthday captions. For even more birthday lists, check out our Birthdays category or use the search bar to find the exact age you’re looking for.

Funny 20th Birthday Captions

20 years old. That’s, like, a real adult.

Old enough to know better, still young enough to get away with it.

Made it to Level 20.

20? Who cares. I just want cake.

Person on beach with funny 20th birthday captions

I should start getting serious, but I’ll eat confetti cake and wear a crown instead.

Only one more decade until my 30s!

It’s time to rhyme because 20 is for fun!

I’m too young to be this old.

Wow, the cake’s really lit this year…

Officially 20, but still mentally about five.

Keep calm and celebrate 20 years.

Birthday behavior! #20

I hope my birthday cake is as yummy as me.

People on beach with funny happy birthday captions

Cheers and beers to 20 years.

And so begins Chapter 20.

Staying 20 until further notice.

Well look who just turned 20…

POV: You can’t believe I’m 20 now.

I’ll enjoy the best of today and laugh like never before because it’s my 20th Birthday.

I wish myself a happy 20th birthday since I am the definition of awesomeness.

Life’s too short to not celebrate every chance you get! Happy 20th Birthday to me!

I want to thank everyone for my special 20th birthday, come and join me as I celebrate it.

I can’t keep calm, it’s my 20th birthday.

Person watching sunset with selfie captions for 20th birthday

Cheers to the one day of our lives, when we actually celebrate getting old. Happy 20th Birthday to me.

Now we start planning for 21!

So am I a real adult now?!

Just woke up from my teenage dream.

I’ve retired from the teenage years.

I think 20 chances aren’t enough!

Hey, Alexa…Play 20 Something by Sza.

It’s my birthday, so I’m celebrating everything.

Honestly, my birthday should be a holiday.

Castle in ocean with it's my 20th birthday captions

Today is a great day cause it’s my birthday!

I’m grateful for life and for growth. I wish myself a happy birthday.

The only things getting LIT today are the candles on my cake!

Birthdays are good for me. The more I have, the longer I live. lol.

The thing is I love birthday celebrations, but only when they’re mine.

Heaven has been really good to me by adding another year to my age.

Happy Birthday to the smartest person in this world, Happy Birthday to Me!

Of course, I don’t know how to act my age. I’ve never been this age before!

So this is 20.

My day, my way. #20

Level up. #20

Roaring twenties.

20 is the new 19.

2.0.

Season 20, Episode 1.

Sunset on the beach with short 20th birthday Instagram captions

Cheers to 20!

New decade, who dis?

Lap 20 around the sun…

It’s no time to be 20.

Yes, I become 20.

20? Bring it on.

Hey Siri, count the candles.

Make a wish. #20

Aging and raging. #20

My day, my way. #20

It’s My 20th Birthday Captions

Getting older but my inner child is ageless.

I didn’t choose this 20th birthday, this birthday chose me.

Stuck in them twenty-somethings.

Turning 20 is a big deal so I deserve a big celebration!

May my wisdom increase as I move out of my teenage years.

Honestly, my birthday should be a holiday.

One more year left until I’m 21 so I better make the most of misbehaving!

Act my age? Maybe next year.

Schoolin’ Life

I don’t get older; I level up.

Person watching waves wtih its my 20th birthday captions

‘Thank u, next’ —- me to my teens.

Turning the big 2-0 with my fam by my side.

To my teens: it’s been real.

20th birthday selfies hit a little different.

I don’t care how old I’m turning, so long as there’s cake.

Got so distracted by cake, I forgot it was my own birthday. #SoThisIs20

You really gonna scroll without wishing me a happy 20th birthday?

That birthday glow. #Feeling20

Growing and glowing. #20

Is this what growing up feels like?

I don’t know how to act my age. I’ve never been this age!

Ready for my entrance into adulthood.

Ending my amazing teens with a beautiful 20th birthday.

Another year, another candle on the cake. #20

Person walking on beach with clever birthday captions for your 20th

Goodbye teens, hello twenties!

It’s time to kiss 19 goodbye and welcome 20.

It’s my 20th… I’ll wine if I want to.

20 never felt better.

Cheers to another lap around the sun. Hello, 20.

Here for cake, and cake only.

At 20 everything is possible and tomorrow looks friendly.

I’m just here for the birthday cake.

Postponing my birthday until further notice.

Hikers heading to mountains

I doubt tequila is the answer, but it’s worth a shot.

I’m not getting older. I’m getting better.

I have mixed drinks about turning 20.

Turning 20 is nothing to wine about.

I’m 20 now but age gives no guarantee on maturity.

Chapter 20. Time to make some memories.

Friend Birthday Captions on 20th Birthday

Thanks for letting me bother you for the past 20 years.

20 and you’ve never looked better. Here’s to you!

7,305 days old … but who’s counting?

Officially blasting “Unwritten” for the next decade.

The countdown to 21 officially begins.

Say hello to my new favorite 20 year old.

Person walking on beach with friend birthday captions on 20th birthday

Who knew 20 could look this good? Aging looks good on you.

20 years of being your favorite pain in the butt. Here’s to 20 more.

Helping this one ring in 20. Cheers to another lap around the sun!

Can’t believe you’re 20. Here’s to another year of amazing memories.

Ringing in 20 with the best crew.

How good is 20? It’s only the best age of all time. Enjoy your birthday, friend!

Thankful to be ringing in 20 with the best people I know.

Friends are the beaches of life.

Beach and cliffs with funny beach captions with friends

Age 20 but forever the baby of the group.

Another lap around the sun with the best people I could have ever asked for. Here’s to 20!

Cheers to good friends, good vibes, and another 20 years.

Age is just a number, but friends like these are forever. Thank you all for helping me ring in 20.

Achievement unlocked: 20.

Favorite day of the year. #20

20: When life truly begins.

Wow, never been 20 before.

Ready to live my adult life blessed.

20 and glowing.

Person watching sunset with cute birthday captions for turning 20

May this 20th birthday mark a fresh beginning in my life.

Happy birthday to me, ready for a new decade.

Not a teenager anymore, so not to be treated like one.

Made it through two decades! Here’s to the next one.

20 is looking pretty good to me.

It took me 20 years to get this cute.

It took 20 years to get this awesome.

20 20 20 20 I feel like 20.

Focused. Intelligent. Motivated. Oh, and cute.

Person walking on white rock with cute clever IG captions

Say hello to the world’s latest 20 year old.

On a scale of 1-10, feeling a solid 20.

Woke up a little older… but not wiser.

Don’t wanna be sappy so… let’s just say 20 is already one for the books.

20 has never looked this good. Happy birthday!

Say hello to my new favorite 20 year old.

Selfie Captions for 20th Birthday

I think 20 looks good on me.

Birthday mode: the youngest I’ll ever be, and the oldest I’ve ever been. #20

Here’s to another 365 days of being fabulous.

Staying 20 until further notice.

Favorite day of the year. #20

Who knew that 20 would look this good?

Keep calm — it’s my 20th birthday.

Person watching sunset with selfie captions for 20th birthday

No Longer a Teenage Dirtbag, Baby

POV: this is what 20 looks like.

Manifesting the best 20th birthday.

Hey Siri, count the candles.

Couldn’t turn 20 without posting my birthday ‘fit.

Another year, another candle on the cake. #20

Wow, never been 20 before.

Made it to 20! I know. I’m as surprised as you are.

20? Who cares. I just want cake.

I love you more than I love cake.

I’m so happy to be getting old with you.

It may be your 20th birthday, but you’re my greatest gift.

Couple on beach with funy 20th birthday couple captions.

Hugs, kisses, and 20th birthday wishes!

You’re another year older… and I’d fall in love with you all over again today. Happy birthday!

You’re not aging — you’re leveling up!

The only other birthday as important as mine.

No need for 20th bday candles because you’ve already set my heart on fire.

Every age looks good on you, but here’s to 20!

Birthdays are better with you.

Making the years count instead of counting the years.

The greatest gift I ever got was you.

Another trip around the sun with the love of my life.

Couple by ocean with birthday captions for couples

You’re worth celebrating every day.

Here’s to you babe, celebrating all the good times we have had.

Blessed to see another year with you.

Really grateful you were born.

It’s not the years that count, it’s the memories we’ve made over these years.

20th Birthday Puns

These 20th birthday puns will make you laugh a little.

Go ahead, cake my day.

Have a grate 20th birthday. Hope that’s not too cheesy.

Time to par-tea!

Yeti or not, it’s your 20th birthday.

Nothing holds a candle to you.

Candle with 20th birthday puns

Some only dream of birthday cake, and others bake it happen.

You take the cake.

Sending you s’more 20th birthday wishes.

Happy 20th birthday. You’re one in a melon.

Let’s taco ‘bout your 20th birthday.

Dim-sum body say it’s your 20th birthday?

Celebrating your 20th is a piece of cake.

Oh ship, it’s your 20th!

So you’re spaghetting older.

Here’s to a soup-er 20th birthday!

20 years of sass.

You’re 20 years old, but I do not carrot all.

Happy 20th Birthday Quotes

“I’m pushing 20, got no time for others.” — Sabrina Carpenter, “Pushing 20”

“Turn my (20th) birthday into a lifestyle.” — Drake, “Pop Style”

“That’s me, Ms. 20 Something.” — SZA, “20 Something”

Sunset with happy 20th birthday quotes by Sza

“Started from the bottom, now I’m here — 20, that is.” — Inspired by Drake, “Started From The Bottom”

“Today is the oldest you have been, and the youngest you will ever be. Make the most of it!” – Nicky Gumbel

“This is for them twenty somethings. Time really moves fast, you were just sixteen.” — Beyonce,

“Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years.” — Ausonius

“Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new.” — Sammy Hagar

“That’s the funny thing about birthdays, they’re kind of an annual thing.” – Rapunzel

“I intend to live forever. So far, so good.” — Steven Wright

Ocean and cliffs with funny 40th birthday quotes by Wright

“There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents, and only one for birthday presents, you know.” — Lewis Carroll

“My life is better with every year of living it.” — Rachel Maddow

“I like birthday cake. It’s so symbolic. It’s a tempting symbol to load with something more complicated than just ‘Happy birthday!’ because it’s this emblem of childhood and a happy day.” — Aimee Bender

“Birthdays are a great time to stop and appreciate gravity. Sure, it makes things sag as you get older, but it also keeps your cake from flying all over the room, so you don’t have to chase it.” – Greg Tamblyn

“Birthdays are nature’s way of telling us to eat more cake.” — Edward Morykwas

Birthday cake with quotes for 40th birthday cake by Morykwas

“For me, the end of childhood came when the number of candles on my birthday cake no longer reflected my age, around 19 or 20. From then on, each candle came to represent an entire decade.” — Yotam Ottolenghi

“Celebration is life’s frosting: isn’t frosting the very best part of the cake?” – Bethenny Frankel

“If life is a birthday cake let my face be smeared with its icing of cognac and kindness.” – Aberjhani

“Why is a birthday cake the only food you can blow on and spit on and everybody rushes to get a piece?” – Bobby Kelton

“Cake, cake, cake, cake.” — Rihanna, “Birthday Cake”

“You know you’re getting old when you get that one candle on the cake. It’s like, ‘See if you can blow this out.’” — Jerry Seinfeld

“Cakes are special. Every birthday, every celebration ends with something sweet, a cake, and people remember. It’s all about the memories.” — Buddy Valastro

20th Birthday Wishes

“Happy 20th Birthday! For your special day I made you a cake. BOOM YOU’RE A CAKE! You’re so very welcome.”

“Let’s get you so drunk that you end up believing it’s my birthday and buying me drinks all night. Happy 20th birthday!”

“Older? Definitely. Wiser? …mmm debatable. Happy 20 Birthday!”

“Here’s to another year of questionable life decisions! Happy birthday queen.”

“Your birthday is the perfect excuse to get drunk on a weekday. Bottoms up!”

“Pst, don’t grow up! It’s a trap. Happy 20th birthday!”

Sunset clouds with 20th birthday wishes

“May your birthday cake be moist, and may no one use that word to describe it.”

“Statistics show that those who have the most birthdays live the longest. Happy 20th Birthday.”

“You know what they say about more candles… A bigger wish! Happy 20 Birthday.”

“Happy birthday!! You only look as old as the last selfie you took.”

“It’s so great that my crazy really vibes with your weird. Happy 20th birthday!”

“For your birthday, I wanted to give you something that was both funny and charming, but then I remembered you already have me in your life. Happy 20th Birthday!”

“Happy birthday to a real life Insta baddie.”

“I spent 3 hours searching the internet for the perfect birthday message for you and then I gave up. Happy Birthday.”

“Older? Definitely. Wiser? …mmm debatable. Happy Birthday!”

Cupcake with short funny birthday wishes

“Forget about the past you can’t change, the future you can’t predict, and definitely forget about the present because I didn’t get you one. Happy 20th!”

“It’s your party and you’ll cry if you want to; however, I don’t recommend it. You’ll ruin your makeup, and we will be taking a lot of pictures tonight. Happy birthday!”

“Friends celebrate friends on their birthdays. Real friends get you drunk on your birthday. Good thing for you I’m the second kind.”

“I believe you forgot my birthday present last year, so now I’m returning the favor. Happy 20th Birthday!”

“You’re turning the perfect age. You’re old enough to recognize your mistakes but young enough to make some more. Happy birthday!”

And there you have it! Hopefully we were able to help you find the best quote, caption or wish you were looking for.

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About the Author

Laynni Locke

I am Laynni Locke, a Canadian writer, reader and traveller with a passion for sharing life’s moments on social media. Keeping friends and family in the loop of our lives though photos and videos has become an essential activity for most.

And it doesn’t matter if you are travelling, celebrating a special occasion or just appreciating day-to-day life, when you take that perfect photo you are going to need the perfect caption or quote before you share it. Which is why we started Routinely Shares, providing comprehensive lists of quotes and captions to cover every occasion, adventure or loved one.

With extensive experience as a travel writer, social media specialist and grant writer, I have made it my mission to curate the best and easiest to use lists for your next post.

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