These Best Friend Instagram Captions Will Help You Hype Your BFF
Between glasses of red wine, rom-com movie marathons, Galentine's day parties, online dating shenanigans, book club gatherings and more, having a best friend to lean on makes life's ups and downs easier to navigate. Whether you have one BFF on speed dial, or a whole squad to group text friendship memes back and forth, it's important to show your appreciation for them, even in something as small as an Instagram caption.
But sometimes it's hard to express in words just how much our best friend, our OG, our ride or die—you name it—means to us. So, if you're still sitting on that amazing selfie from your latest girls trip, because you're wondering—what should I write as the caption?—we got your back.
From song lyrics and sassy one-liners, to short, funny quips and heartfelt true friendship quotes, we found the perfect captions for Instagram to capture that "slay all day" #squadgoals energy that we feel for our nearest and dearest. So stop putting off posting that picture, because these best friend Instagram captions will give your your confidante all the feels, while your post gets all the likes.
Captions from Song Lyrics
"Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends." —The Beatles, "With a Little Help From My Friends"
"Your friends are foes, my friends are goals." —The Carters, "Friends"
"Make it last forever, friendship never ends." —Spice Girls, "Wannabe"
"When we are called to help our friends in need, you can count on me like one two three" —Bruno Mars, "Count On Me"
"Hey sista, go sista, soul sista, flow sista." — Christina Aguilera, "Lady Marmalade"
"Who run the world? Girls!" —Beyoncé,"Run the World (Girls)"
"You a bad girl and your friends bad too, oh. We got the swag sauce, she drippin' swagu" —Beyoncé, "Party"
"As our lives change/ Come whatever/ We will still be/ Friends forever." —Vitamin C, "Graduation"
"Lean on me, when you're not strong/ And I'll be your friend / I'll help you carry on." —Bill Withers, "Lean On Me"
"All the single ladies (All the single ladies)" —Beyoncé, "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
"Brown skin girl / Your skin just like pearls /The best thing in the world / I never trade you for anybody else" —Beyoncé, "Brown Skin Girl"
"Best friend sat me down in the salon chair / Shampoo press, get you out of my hair" —Lizzo, "Truth Hurts"
"Hair toss / Check my nails / Baby how you feelin'? / Feeling good as hell" —Lizzo, "Good As Hell"
"So if you fight like a girl, cry like a girl / Do your thing, run the whole damn world" —Lizzo, "Like A Girl"
"We ain’t picture perfect but we worth the picture still" – J. Cole, "Crooked Smile"
"I live for the nights that I can’t remember with the people that I won’t forget." —Drake, "Show Me a Good Time"
"When the sun shine, we shine together." —Rihanna, "Umbrella"
"Anytime you need a friend / I will be here / You'll never be alone again." —Mariah Carey, "Anytime You Need a Friend"
"Who else am I gon' lean on / When times get rough / Who's gonna talk to me on the phone / Till the sun comes up." —Mariah Carey, "We Belong Together"
"I'm only up when you're not down / Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground." —Taylor Swift, "I'm Only Me When I'm With You"
Short Captions
Best friend? Nope. She’s my sister.
A best friend is one soul in two bodies.
Love is great, best friends are better.
You're the Dory to my Nemo.
You're the Oprah to my Gayle. (or vice versa)
Chosen family.
It's us against the world.
"A sweet friendship refreshes the soul." –Proverbs 27:9
My partner-in-crime.
"You've got a friend in me" –Toy Story
Friends who slay together, stay together.
We're the same kind of weird.
Best friends never apart. Maybe in distance, but never in heart.
When I say I won't tell anyone, my best friend doesn't count.
Friends 'til the very end.
Friendship Quotes
"Friendship is born at the moment when one [wo]man says to another 'What! You too?'" —C.S. Lewis, in The Four Loves
"'Diamonds are a girl's best friends?' Nope. It should be switched around and pointed out, instead, that your best friends are diamonds." –Gina Barreca, in her book It's Not That I'm Bitter . . .
"Women's friendships are like a renewable source of power." –Grace and Frankie actress Jane Fonda during a 2015 TED talk.
“Friendships between women, as any woman will tell you, are built of a thousand small kindnesses... swapped back and forth and over again." –Michelle Obama
"'We'll be Friends Forever, won't we, Pooh?' asked Piglet. 'Even longer,' Pooh answered." –Winnie the Pooh
"There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves." –Jane Austen
"Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies." –Richelle Mead
"Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family." –Mario Puzo
"It’s quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see." –John Green
"Friendship isn't about who you've known the longest, it's about who came and never left your side." –Yolanda Hadid
"Friendship is always a sweet responsibility." –Kahlil Gibran
"True friends are always together in spirit." –L.M. Montgomery
"Celebrate the people in your life who are there because they love you for no other reason than because you are you." –Mandy Hale
"'Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.'" –E.B. White
"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them." –Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Maybe our girlfriends are our soulmates, and guys are just people to have fun with." —Sex And The City
"Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends." –Virginia Woolf
Funny Captions
Best friends don’t judge each other. They judge other people together.
We'll be friends until we are old and senile. Then we can be new friends.
Finding friends with the same quirks: priceless!
Strangers think I’m shy, my friends think I’m outgoing, but my best friends know that I’m completely insane.
We go together like drunk and disorderly.
We go together like PB&J.
Not sure what’s tighter—our skinny jeans or our friendship.
We’ll be best friends forever...because you already know too much.
The "she" to my "nanigans."
No one will ever be as entertained by us...as us.
Best friends don't let you do stupid things...alone.
Thelma and Louise got nothing on us.
Best friends are therapists you can drink with.
The uglier the selfie, the closer the friendship.
Best Captions for a Squad
"I can't really see another squad tryna cross us." —Drake, "No Tellin'"
In squad we trust.
You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.
"Okay ladies, now let's get in formation." —Beyoncé, "Formation"
Friends who slay together, stay together.
Squad means family and family means nobody gets left behind.
"On Wednesdays we wear pink." —Mean Girls
My girl gang.
"I bet you wanna know what my crew about, you really wanna know how we get down." —Rihanna, "Phresh Out the Runway"
"They don't know that we know they know we know." –Friends
Your vibe attracts your tribe.
Real queens fix each other's crowns.
When worst comes to worst, squad comes first.
Here's to the friends who turned into family.
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