60+ Father's Day Instagram Captions to Bookmark for June

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The Best Father's Day Instagram Captions for 2023EMMANUEL DUNAND - Getty Images

Sunday, June 18, is the day we celebrate and toast the fathers and father figures around the country. Father's Day is quickly approaching, so we're issuing a last call: It's time to enter the final stages of planning this year's gifts, homemade crafts, and ideas for special day-of activities. When you think about how you want to show your dad or the father figures in your life some love, you probably think about social media—even if he wouldn't know the first thing about creating an Instagram account, let alone posting a photo. Whether you're planning to post a throwback from your childhood or a recent snapshot from your last visit home, you want to write a caption to accompany it that expresses all of your adoration and love—and that can feel daunting. Ahead, we've laid plenty of ideas to choose from. Whether you go for a funny remark, sweet saying, pop culture-related quip, or sincere quote, any of these Father's Day Instagram captions will show him—and your social media community—how deeply you appreciate him.

Funny Father's Day Captions:

  • Worst jokes. Best dad.

  • You're so hip you had a dad bod *before* it was cool.

  • Dad, you're the cool parent. But I'll deny it if you tell Mom.

  • Forever grateful you still love me after I broke curfew every night in high school.

  • I love this guy more than he loves his grill. (And that's a lot!)

  • Thanks for your genes! I turned out perfect!

  • I hope this Father’s Day is as fun as your life was before kids.

  • My gift to you is to laugh at all your jokes today!

  • This is the coolest Pop out there. (This one is best used with a photo of you and your dad eating ice pops!)

  • The world’s greatest farter!

  • Happy Father’s Day to this dad-joke supplier.

  • I love your bad—I mean, dad—jokes.

  • You’ll always be dad to the bone.

  • Without me, today is just like any other day. You're welcome.

  • Sorry for all the gray hair I might have caused!

  • I love you even though you don't know how to use Instagram.

  • Thanks for killing all those spiders.

  • Happy Father's Day from your favorite child.

  • Here's to one of my favorite parents!

  • I feel bad for other people today. Obviously, my dad is the best.

  • Worst jokes. Best dad.

  • Thanks for putting up with me, Dad!

  • This might sound cheesy, but you're the gratest, Dad.

  • Life doesn't come with a manual—it comes with a father.

For dads who don't have Instagram:

  • Love you, even though I’m gonna have to text/email/show you this post.

  • He’s too cool for social media, but I have to show some love to the ultimate dad on here regardless.

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Eugene and Dan Levy in 2019.David Crotty - Getty Images

Sweet Father's Day Captions:

  • A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart.

  • Behind every great man/woman is an even better father.

  • If anything goes wrong, I know Dad will fix it.

  • I love my dad to the moon and back.

  • Happy Father’s Day to the best of the best.

  • My day one.

  • I know I don't say it enough, so I'll say it extra today: Thank you for everything, Dad.

  • A dad is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.

  • My dad gives Superman a run for his money.

  • Thanks for always being on my team.

  • My dad will always have a special place in my heart.

  • Happy Father's Day ♥♥♥ (Keep it simple with a short wish and a few heart emojis in his favorite color.)

  • Dad, you’ve always been my hero.

  • One day isn’t enough to celebrate all that you do!

  • I'd choose you as my dad every time.

  • Home is wherever you are.

  • Appreciation post!

  • I don’t know what I’d do without you, Dad! Thanks for everything you do.

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Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus in 1994.Rick Diamond - Getty Images

Pop Culture–related Father's Day Captions:

  • Yoda best, Dad!

  • Dad, I am your daughter/son/child.

  • Dad, you are my father.

  • If Uncle Jesse, Danny Tanner, and Joey were all one person, he'd be my incredible dad.

  • Think of all of your favorite TV dads. Yes, mine is better than every single one!

  • You're the Marlin to my Nemo.

  • "'Cause you'll be in my heart/ Yes, you'll be in my heart/ From this day on/ Now and forever more." —Phil Collins, "You'll Be in My Heart"

  • "Every dad is entitled to one hideous shirt and one horrible sweater. It's part of the dad code." —Tom Baker, Cheaper by the Dozen 2

  • "There's a man who always stood right by me/ Tall and proud and good when times were bad Too much heart is the only fault that I see/ This song's not for you folks/ It's for my dad." —Nancy Sinatra, "It's for My Dad"

  • "Cause I got a man in my life that can't be replaced/ Father's love is unconditional, it won't go away." —Beyoncé, "Daddy"

  • "We're all traveling through time together, every day of our lives. All we can do is do our best to relish this remarkable ride." —Tim, About Time

  • "Somebody once told me that the great kings of the past are up there watching over us." —Simba, The Lion King

  • "A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength but by the strength of his heart." —Zeus, Hercules

  • "When you coming home, Dad?/ I don't know when, but we'll get together then./ You know we'll have a good time then." —Harry Chapin, "Cat's in the Cradle"

  • "Daddy made a soldier out of me." —Beyoncé, "Daddy Lessons"

<span class="caption">Will and Jaden Smith in 2016.</span><span class="photo-credit">Michael Stewart - Getty Images</span>
Will and Jaden Smith in 2016.Michael Stewart - Getty Images

Quote Father's Day Captions:

  • "Happy Father's Day to all fathers—present and past! I was lucky enough to dance with my father at my wedding, and man, could he dance!" —Ina Garten

  • "I've said it before, but it's absolutely true: My mother gave me my drive, but my father gave me my dreams. Thanks to him I could see a future." —Liza Minnelli

  • "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

  • "Having children is like living in a frat house. Nobody sleeps, everything's broken, and there's a lot of throwing up." —Ray Romano

  • "My father didn't do anything unusual. He only did what dads are supposed to do: be there." —Max Lucado

  • "A girl's father is the first man in her life and probably the most influential." —David Jeremiah

  • "Lately all my friends are worried they're turning into their fathers. I'm worried I'm not." —Dan Zevin

  • "A father carries pictures where his money used to be." —Steve Martin

  • "Being a daddy's girl is like having permanent armor for the rest of your life." —Marinela Reka

  • "My father didn't tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it." —Clarence Budington Kelland

  • "My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: He believed in me." —Jim Valvano

  • "When you meet your kids, you realize that they deserve great parents. And then you have your marching orders and you have to try and become the person that they deserve." —Ryan Gosling

  • "And I only hope when I have my own family that every day I see a little more of my father in me." —Keith Urban

  • "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, Go Set a Watchman


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