There are over 70 million dads in the world, over 50 ways to say “dad,” and a billion Instagram users. So, it’s safe to say that finding the perfect Father’s Day Instagram caption is something a lot of people think about.

Image source Every business has a different audience for Father’s Day, and on a personal level, the day can bring up different emotions for everyone. That’s why we’ve put together more than 40 Father’s Day Instagram captions—from funny and lighthearted to serious and factual. We’ve even included ready-to-use posts you can share with just a few clicks!

What’s in this article:

• Ready-to-post Father’s Day images for Instagram
• Father’s Day captions that are inclusive
• Heartfelt Father’s Day Instagram captions
• Funny Father’s Day Instagram captions
• Father’s Day captions with interesting facts
• Quotes about fathers for Instagram

Father’s Day Instagram posts

Throughout this article, you’ll find ready-made Father’s Day visuals that are the ideal size for Instagram (1080 x 1080). You can save them directly from this page, or personalize them in Canva with this link.

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Father’s Day captions that are inclusive

These captions will allow you to celebrate Father’s Day while remaining respectful of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• To all the fathers, grandfathers, great-grandfathers, godfathers, stepfathers, father figures, and soon-to-be dads: we celebrate you today and are grateful for your mentorship, love, and guidance.
• Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, whether you’re a dad by blood or play a fatherly role in someone’s life. Your love is the greatest and most precious gift in the world
• We wish all dads a happy Father’s Day, but we also want to acknowledge those who have lost fathers or father figures, and fathers grieving the loss of a child.
• Happy Father’s Day to all the incredible fathers and father figures! To those finding it difficult to smile today, we see you and support you.
• To all the dads, pops, papas, old men, fathers, and every other name for this special role—we wish you a fantastic day!
• Not all dads wear suits, love football, or are obsessed with grilling or tools (though there’s nothing wrong with any of that!). Let’s keep an open mind today—tell us about your dad in the comments!
• Happy Father’s Day not only to all the fathers here with us but also to those watching over us from above. Sending love and thinking of you today.
• This Father’s Day, we’re thinking of all the dads, granddads, stepdads, foster dads, fathers who are no longer with us, future dads, grieving dads, and father figures.

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Heartfelt Father’s Day Instagram captions

Use these captions in your social media posts to celebrate the dads in your life and your audience as part of your June content.

• Happy Father’s Day to all the wonderful dads! We appreciate all the sacrifices you make for your families and the joy you bring to our lives.
• Dad, I’ve learned so much from you over the years. Thank you for being an amazing role model and shaping me into the person I am today. Happy Father’s Day.
• We don’t say it enough, so we’ll say it loud and clear today: Thank you for everything, dads.
• Dad, your guidance and support will stay with me always.
• A dad is someone who wants to catch you when you fall. But instead, he helps you up, brushes you off, and encourages you to try again.
• Life doesn’t come with instructions…it comes with a father.
• Wishing you a day that feels like [something they love to do or experience].
• Because of your love and support, I am who I am today. Thank you, Dad.
• We all of our customers who are dads!

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Funny Father’s Day Instagram captions

• Happy Father’s Day, Dad. You might not know everything, but you had me convinced for a good chunk of my life.
• I smile because you are my father…and I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it.
• Forever grateful you still love me even after [mention a funny or embarrassing memory, preferably from teenage years] in high school.
• I love this guy more than he loves his [mention his favorite thing]. And that’s saying something.
• Hoping this Father’s Day is as great as your life was before kids.
• In honor of Father’s Day, let’s revisit the most important lesson my dad taught me: [share a funny or witty lesson]. What about you?
• Dads are the only ones who can____ // Happy Father’s Day to the only person who can _____.
• Happy Father’s Day to the first person I call when ____.
• D.A.D: Delay And Doze
• “They should write a children’s song: ‘If you’re happy and you know it, keep it to yourself and let your dad sleep.’” – Jim Gaffigan
• Cold beer? Check. New sneakers? Box fresh. Grill? Fired up Happy Father’s Day!
• Beer + white socks and sneakers + jorts + a good nap = the perfect Father’s Day

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Father’s Day captions with interesting facts

Share these Father’s Day facts, courtesy of Mental Floss and NPR, to create something unique for your captions, whether inspiring, nerdy, or eye-opening.

• The first state to celebrate Father’s Day was Washington in 1910. Sonora Smart Dodd wanted to honor her father, who raised six children by himself after his wife passed away during childbirth. To all the amazing single fathers out there, we salute you.
• Roses used to be a Father’s Day tradition—red roses for dads who were still alive and white for those who had passed away.
• Father’s Day wasn’t officially recognized as a national holiday until 1972.
• While the number of stay-at-home moms has held steady, the number of stay-at-home dads is slowly increasing, up from 4% in 1989 to 7% in 2016.
• In the United States, 60% of men over 15 are biological, step, or adoptive fathers.
• Father’s Day is the fifth most popular occasion for sending cards in America!
• Interestingly, only half of all Father’s Day cards are actually bought for dads! People buy them for friends, grandfathers, brothers, uncles, and more.

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Quotes about fathers for Instagram

• “A father is neither an anchor to hold us back nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way.” – Unknown
• “In the darkest days, when I feel inadequate, unloved and unworthy, I remember whose daughter I am, and I straighten my crown.” – Unknown
• “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: He believed in me.” – Jim Valvano
• “The best fathers have the softest, sweetest hearts. In other words, great dads are real marshmallows.” – Richelle E. Goodrich
• “Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a Dad.” – Anne Geddes
• “My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.” – Clarence Budington Kelland
• “I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.” – Umberto Eco
• “There will always be a few people who have the courage to love what is untamed inside us. One of those men is my father.” – Alison Lohman
• “A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.” – Unknown
• “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 Minelli
• “No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a child.” – Abraham Lincoln
• “When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.” – William Shakespeare

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Words to use in your Father’s Day Instagram captions

For a truly personal touch, craft your own Father’s Day Instagram caption using these descriptive words:

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Need even more captions?

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For a treasure trove of additional ideas, head over to LocaliQ’s Happy Father’s Day social media ideas and templates.