Good morning and good night messages for every kind of friend

Good morning and good night messages for a friend take ten seconds to send, and they say "I thought of you" at the two ends of the day. Here are lines for both, sorted by the kind of friend you're writing to. Find your friend first, then pick the morning or night line that sounds most like the two of you. If you're writing to a partner, there are separate good morning texts and good night texts for that.

An example: at ten to five, Danae had the first tray of loaves out of the oven and one hand on the next ball of dough when her phone buzzed. It was Fenna, her friend since the flat they shared at twenty-two. Fenna draws maps for a living and does her best work after midnight. "Going to bed. The world is yours now. Don't let the rolls win." Danae laughed so hard she left flour on the screen. She typed back with one thumb: "Good night, owl. Good morning, me." For eleven years, one of them has been signing off while the other starts up, and the text in between has become their daily hello.

For a friend you've known for years

Old friends don't need much. One shared memory or a running joke does the work of a whole paragraph.

• "Good morning, my friend. Twenty years on, you're still the one I text first when something happens."
• "Morning! Saw a yellow bike on my way to work and thought of your awful first one."
• "Good morning. Just a reminder that you've put up with me since we were nineteen."
• "Good night, my good friend. Talking to you tonight felt like old times."
• "Night. Thanks for the long call. I really needed that one."
• "Good night, old friend. Same time next Sunday?"

When you live in different time zones

Danae and Fenna's trick works for any friend far away. One person's good night lands as the other's good morning, so a single text can carry both.

• "Good morning to you, good night from me. Have a great Tuesday while I sleep through it."
• "You're waking up as I go to bed. Tell me everything when it's my morning."
• "Good night from tomorrow. It's quiet here, and so far tomorrow looks fine."
• "Morning, friend. I left you three voice notes overnight. They're long, sorry."
• "Sleep well. I'll have a full report on my day ready when you wake up."

Friends who live far apart often need a bit more than texts to stay close. There's more on that in long distance friendship.

On the morning of a big day

A big pitch at work, a move, a first day somewhere new or a race they trained months for. A short good luck at either end of the day shows you remembered.

• "Good morning! Today's the pitch. You know your stuff, so go show them."
• "Morning. Big day. Eat something, wear the green jacket and call me after."
• "Good night, and good luck tomorrow. You've done the work. Now go to sleep."
• "It's the night before the move. Stop packing. The boxes will still be there at seven."
• "You did it! Good night, and enjoy being done."

If the big day is a birthday, you'll want more than one line. See these ideas for a friend's birthday card.

For the friend who lives for a joke

Some friends would rather laugh than hear anything sweet first thing in the morning. Give them that.

• "Good morning to everyone except the pigeon outside my window."
• "Morning. I've been up an hour and already lost my keys twice. How's your day going?"
• "Rise and shine. Well, just rise. Shine is optional before ten."
• "Good night. Don't let the group chat bite."
• "Night night. Dream about the pizza we're having on Friday."
• "Going to bed now, so you'll have to be funny without me until tomorrow."

For a friend who takes a day to answer

Some friends read a message right away and reply three days later. Leave the question out, and they won't feel they owe you anything.

• "Good morning. No need to reply, I just wanted you to start the day with a hello."
• "Morning! Thinking of you. Answer whenever, I know how your weeks go."
• "Good night, friend. This one needs no answer. Sleep well."
• "Just saying good night before your phone goes in the drawer."

Good morning bestie, good night best friend

With a best friend, you can be a little sillier and say the soft thing out loud.

• "Good morning, bestie. I've got the bread, you bring the jam on Saturday."
• "Morning, best friend. I dreamed we finally opened that tiny bookshop. You were terrible at the till."
• "Good morning to my favorite person to send memes to at six a.m."
• "Good night, best friend. I'm lucky I get to have you around."
• "Good night, bestie. Today was long, but your voice note fixed it."
• "Night, my best friend. Thanks for being the one I can be boring with."

If you have more to say than a text can hold, try writing a letter to your best friend. And if you post a picture of you both, there are best friend captions to go with it.

A longer message for the start or end of the day

Now and then a friend deserves more than one line. Here's one long good morning message for a friend and one for the night.

"Good morning! On my way in I was thinking how lucky I am to have a friend like you. You make ordinary days funnier and the hard ones shorter. I hope today is kind to you. Text me later and tell me about it, even the boring parts."

"Good night, my friend. Before I sleep, I wanted to say thank you for today. You listened to my whole story about the landlord without checking your phone once, and then you made me laugh about it. I don't say it enough, but I'm glad we found each other. Sleep well."

If your friend is having a rough week

When a friend's week is going badly, a cheerful "rise and shine" can land wrong. A plain "Good morning. I'm here if you want to talk, and if you don't, I'm here anyway" works better. For more messages like that, at any time of day, see these thinking of you messages.

Daily texters, weekly texters and friends who just show up

Some friends send a message every single morning. Others go quiet for a week and then turn up to help you move a wardrobe. Part of that is personality type. This is how six of the types usually keep in touch:

• Ideator may go silent for days, then send five ideas for your weekend at midnight. Their good morning is often a link with "look at this!"
• Harmonizer loves a soft good night text and is often the one who sends the first.
• Mentor sends long voice notes full of feeling and is happy to get long ones back.
• Strategist rarely texts first and values quiet. A good night with no question in it is just right for them.
• Entrepreneur shows friendship by doing. A short "morning, need anything today?" is classic.
• Encourager remembers your big day and is up early to wish you luck.

Why your friend texts back the way they do

Two friends can care about each other just as much and still keep in touch in very different ways. Typeza shows which relationship type the two of you make and why your ways of keeping in touch differ. Try the friendship compatibility test. It's free, and when you're done there's a link you can send your friend.

Questions people ask

How do you say good morning to a friend in a special way?

Mention something only the two of you know, like a joke or something from yesterday. "Good morning, my friend. Did the cat ever come down from the shed?" beats a plain good morning every time.

What do you text a friend at night?

Something short with no pressure to reply, like "Good night, friend. Talk tomorrow." If they had a big day, ask how it went or tell them you're proud of them.

How do you say good night to your best friend?

Use a word that's yours, like bestie or a nickname, and add one thing from your day together. "Good night, bestie. Still laughing about the goat at the farm" is enough.

Is it weird to text a friend good morning every day?

It isn't weird if you both enjoy it. Some friends love a daily hello, and others find it a lot. If your friend answers warmly, keep going. If they answer once a week, a few times a week is plenty.

Written by Virko Kask, founder of Typeza
Written with the help of AI tools.