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Turning 17 is a milestone that is definitely worth a birthday post. And you will need to find the best 17th birthday captions that your friends and followers will love. You will find what you are looking for here as our list includes funny 17th birthday captions, 17th birthday Instagram captions, clever birthday captions for your 17th, cute birthday captions for turning 17 years old, 17th birthday captions for yourself, birthday captions for friend on 17th birthday, selfie captions for 17th birthday, Happy 17th birthday quotes, 17th birthday puns and messages for a 17th birthday.
Whether you are turning 17 or a friend is, these captions will help you celebrate the day. And we have added some great happy 17th birthday images.
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Happy 17th Birthday Captions
Check out a few of our favorite 17th birthday captions.
- 17 years old. 17 candles. 17 wishes.
- 17 Queen.
- So, today is my 17th birthday, but I’ll be taking gifts whenever.
- Blowing out 17 candles this year.
- Couldn’t turn 17 without sharing my birthday aesthetic.
- Lean, mean, and 17.
- My day, my way. #17.
- I’ve never been 17 before. I thought I would try it out.
- Taking in that seventeen feeling.
- I can think of 17 reasons why we should party.
- I’m high-key obsessed with being 17.
- Agent of chaos for 17 years.
- Keep calm and celebrate 17 years.
- Officially 17, but still mentally about five.
- Birthday behavior! #17
- And so begins Chapter 17.
- Well look who just turned 17…
- POV: You can’t believe I’m 17 now.
- Another year older, but I’ll need some extra time for that ‘wiser’ bit. #17
- Staying 17 until further notice.
- I don’t care how old I’m turning, so long as there’s cake.
- Chapter 17, Page 1.
- Experience level: 17.
- Aged to perfection.
- 17 is so fun I think I’ll repeat it again next year.
- Made it to 17! I know. I’m as surprised as you are.
- Got so distracted by cake, I forgot it was my own birthday. #SoThisIs17
Funny 17th Birthday Captions
These funny 17th birthday captions will make you smile. Check out our list of Funny Birthday Captions for more.
- Old enough to know better, still young enough to get away with it.
- Now entering: birthday mode.
- The best substitute for experience is being seventeen.
- Still growing and glowing at 17.
- Be good to me, 17.
- Here’s to the next chapter.
- Serving cake, serving looks. #17.
- Turning 17 and feeling fine.
- 17 years down, and many more to go.
- Year 17, I’m ready! Toss the confetti.
- Don’t wanna be sappy so… let’s just say 17 is already one for the books.
- Say hello to my new favorite 17 year old.
- 17 has never looked this good. Happy birthday!
- Chapter 17. Time to make some memories.
- I’m 17 now but age gives no guarantee on maturity.
- Hello, 17.
- Wow, the cake’s really lit this year…
- I’m too young to be this old.
- Made it to Level 17.
- I should start getting serious, but I’ll eat confetti cake and wear a crown instead.
- 17? Who cares. I just want cake.
Happy 17th Birthday to Me Captions
These 17th birthday captions for yourself will make your day. Find your favorite happy 17th birthday to me caption now!
- It’s my 17th birthday and that’s the tea.
- This is the year my dreams come true.
- Act my age? Maybe next year.
- I’m shawty and it’s my 17th birthday.
- Life’s too short to not celebrate every chance you get! Happy 17th Birthday to me!
- I’ll enjoy the best of today and laugh like never before because it’s my 17th Birthday.
- I wish myself a happy 17th birthday since I am the definition of awesomeness.
- I want to thank everyone for my special 17th birthday, come and join me as I celebrate it.
- Gonna party like it’s my birthday…’cause it is.
- Cheers to the one day of our lives, when we actually celebrate getting old. Happy 17th Birthday to me.
- I can’t keep calm, it’s my 17th birthday.
- Birthdays are good for me. The more I have, the longer I live. lol.
- Heaven has been really good to me by adding another year to my age.
- The thing is I love birthday celebrations, but only when they’re mine.
- Of course, I don’t know how to act my age. I’ve never been this age before!
- Happy Birthday to the smartest person in this world, Happy Birthday to Me!
- They never tell you that turning 17 comes with a whole lot of nostalgia.
- My only wish on my 17th birthday is for more good times and tan lines.
- 17 years, 17 reasons to celebrate.
17th Birthday Instagram Captions
Choose the best 17th birthday captions for Instagram below.
- It took 17 years to get this awesome.
- Cheers to good friends, good vibes, and another 17 years.
- 17: wild and free.
- Hey, seventeen.
- Partying when you’re 17 looks like this.
- OK, I turned 17. What now?
- Now I start planning for 18!
- I think 17 chances aren’t enough!
- Don’t want to be so sappy, but 17 is already one for the books.
- POV: You just turned 17, and realized you’re so happy with life.
- I just turned 17, and even the cake is in tiers about it.
- Enjoying this year like it’s the last year of my teens… because it is.
- Getting older but my inner child is ageless.
- I didn’t choose this 17th birthday, this birthday chose me.
- Turning 17 is a big deal so I deserve a big celebration!
- Honestly, my birthday should be a holiday.
- Turning the big 1-7 with my fam by my side.
- Got so distracted by cake, I forgot it was my own birthday. #SoThisIs17
- I don’t care how old I’m turning, so long as there’s cake.
- You really gonna scroll without wishing me a happy 17th birthday?
- Growing and glowing. #17
- That birthday glow. #Feeling17
Selfie Birthday Captions for Your 17th
You’ll love these selfie captions for 17th birthday. You can also check out our lists of Cute Selfie Captions and Funny Selfie Captions for more.
- I think 17 looks good on me.
- Here’s to another 365 days of being fabulous.
- A year older, a little bolder.
- It’s my birthday, so I’m celebrating everything.
- It’s all about that birthday magic.
- 17th birthday selfies hit a little different.
- Born to shine, especially today.
- Birthday mode: the youngest I’ll ever be, and the oldest I’ve ever been. #17
- Favorite day of the year. #17
- Staying 17 until further notice.
- Who knew that 17 would look this good?
- Keep calm — it’s my 17th birthday.
- Manifesting the best 17th birthday.
- POV: this is what 17 looks like.
- Couldn’t turn 17 without posting my birthday ‘fit.
- Hey Siri, count the candles.
- Wow, never been 17 before.
- Another year, another candle on the cake. #17
- 17? Who cares. I just want cake.
- Made it to 17! I know. I’m as surprised as you are.
Short Birthday Captions for Turning 17
Here are some of our favorite 17th birthday captions. You can head to our list of Short Captions for more.
- Dressed to the 17s.
- 17 – time for wine.
- Feeling fine at 17.
- Cue the confetti!
- Queen of 17.
- So this is 17.
- Level up. #17
- My day, my way. #17
- 17 is the new 17.
- Cheers to 17!
- Season 17, Episode 1.
- Lap 17 around the sun…
- Yes, I become 17.
- It’s no time to be 17.
- Hey Siri, count the candles.
- 17? Bring it on.
- Make a wish. #17
- My day, my way. #17
- Aging and raging. #17
Clever Captions for 17th Birthday
Take a look at these clever birthday captions for your 17th. If you like these, head to our full list of Clever Captions for more.
- It took me 17 years to get this cute.
- 17 is looking pretty good to me.
- 17 never felt better.
- Another year, another candle on the cake. #17
- Act my age? Maybe next year.
- I don’t get older; I level up.
- Schoolin’ life for 17 years
- They say 17 is just a filler birthday, so let’s fill it with an awesome party!
- Wishing on candles and chasing my dreams.
- Enjoy life, eat confetti cake.
- Vibin’ and thrivin’.
- Here for cake, and cake only.
- POV: ready to blow out 17 candles.
- Staying 17 until further notice.
- 17: I think I’m going to like it here.
- Me and 17? Yeah, we’re going to be just fine.
- 17 17 17 17 I feel like 17.
- Woke up a little older… but not wiser.
- On a scale of 1-10, feeling a solid 17.
Friend Birthday Captions on 17th Birthday
Choose the best birthday captions for friend on 17th birthday from the list below. You might also like our lists of Funny Friendship Quotes, Best Friend Quotes and True Friendship Quotes.
- Say hello to my new favorite 17 year old.
- 17 and you’ve never looked better. Here’s to you!
- Thanks for letting me bother you for the past 17 years.
- Helping this one ring in 17. Cheers to another lap around the sun!
- 17 years of being your favorite pain in the butt. Here’s to 17 more.
- Can’t believe you’re 17. Here’s to another year of amazing memories.
- How good is 17? It’s only the best age of all time. Enjoy your birthday, friend!
- Ringing in 17 with the best crew.
- Age 17 but forever the baby of the group.
- Thankful to be ringing in 17 with the best people I know.
- Cheers to good friends, good vibes, and another 17 years.
- Another lap around the sun with the best people I could have ever asked for. Here’s to 17!
- Age is just a number, but friends like these are forever. Thank you all for helping me ring in 17.
Cute 17th Happy Birthday Captions
Enjoy these cute birthday captions for turning 17. You might also like our list of Cute Captions.
- Achievement unlocked: 17.
- Today is a great day cause it’s my birthday!
- It’s my birthday, so I’m celebrating everything.
- The only things getting LIT today are the candles on my cake!
- I’m grateful for life and for growth. I wish myself a happy birthday.
- Is this what growing up feels like?
- I don’t know how to act my age. I’ve never been this age!
- It took 17 years to get this awesome.
- Say hello to the world’s latest 17 year old.
- Wow, never been 17 before.
- Favorite day of the year. #17
- 17: When life truly begins.
- May this 17th birthday mark a fresh beginning in my life.
- 17 and glowing.
- Cheers to another lap around the sun. Hello, 17.
- At 17 everything is possible and tomorrow looks friendly.
- Here for cake, and cake only.
- I’m just here for the birthday cake.
- I’m not getting older. I’m getting better.
Happy 17th Birthday Quotes
Here are some of the best birthday quotes for turning 17. Find your favorite quotes about turning 17 here.
- “It’s like I’m seventeen, nobody understands, no one understands.” — Taylor Swift, “I Think He Knows”
- “Seventeen, don’t change one thing. Just burn to the end, that’s seventeen girl.” — Jet, “17”
- “It was you and me, and we were seventeen.” — Avril Lavigne, “17”
- “The kind of radiance you only have at seventeen.” — Taylor Swift, “Nothing New”
- “When I was seventeen, it was a very good year.” — Frank Sinatra, “It Was a Very Good Year”
- “Turn my birthday into a lifestyle.” — Drake, “Pop Style”
- “And she won’t give up ‘cause she’s seventeen.” — The Cars, “Let’s Go”
- “We are too busy dancing to get knocked off our feet. Baby, we’re the new romantics, the best people in life are free” — Taylor Swift, “New Romantics”
- “This girl is on fire.” — Alicia Keys, “Girl On Fire”
- “I am seventeen. The good things about seventeen is that you’re not sixteen. Sixteen goes with the word sweet, and I am so far from sweet.” ― Francine Pascal
- “Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” – C.S. Lewis
- “Today is the oldest you have been, and the youngest you will ever be. Make the most of it!” – Nicky Gumbel
- “Count your age by friends, not years, your life by smiles, not tears.” – John Lennon
- “Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years.” — Ausonius
- “Birthdays are just personalized New Years.” ― Josh Henderson
Funny Seventeen Years Old Quotes
If you like these funny seventeen years old quotes, you should also check out our list of Funny Birthday Quotes.
- “We were seventeen and crazy, running wild, wild.” — Taylor Swift, “Starlight”
- “I’m only seventeen, I don’t know anything but I know I miss you.” — Taylor Swift, “Betty”
- “I went forth with an age old desire to please, on the edge of seventeen.” — Stevie Nicks, “Edge of Seventeen”
- “Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen.” — Alessia Cara, “Seventeen”
- “Dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen.” — ABBA, “Dancing Queen”
- “You won’t be seventeen forever.” — Metro Station, “Seventeen Forever”
- “Today you are You; that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” – Dr. Seuss
- “‘Cause we were barely seventeen.” — Meat Loaf, “Paradise by the Dashboard Light”
- “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
- “When I was seventeen I knew just how I wanted life to be.” — RAC, “Seventeen”
- “I intend to live forever. So far, so good.” — Steven Wright
- “There’s glitter on the floor after the party.” — Taylor Swift
- “Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.” – Plautus
- “You’ve won.” — Stevie Budd, Schitt’s Creek
- “I know I’ll be A-O, A-O-K.” — Tai Verdes, “A-O-K”
- “Your age isn’t you. Use today to feel your best, celebrate and be your very happiest.” – M. Rivers
- “A birth-date is a reminder to celebrate the life as well as to update the life.” – Amit Kalantri
- “My life is better with every year of living it.” — Rachel Maddow
- “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
Happy 17th Birthday Wishes
You’ll love these meaningful 17th birthday wishes. Then head to our list of Funny Birthday Wishes for more.
- Seventeen candles make a lovely light but not as bright as your eyes tonight.
- You’re 17, and I’m issuing you a license to have an awesome birthday! Enjoy!
- I can’t believe you are seventeen. It’s just like you were nine yesterday! Happy Birthday!
- Happy seventeenth birthday to you! The countdown has started, and next year you’ll be a proper adult, so make the most of it and enjoy your final year of being a minor! I’m sending my very best wishes to you today.
- Your 17th birthday will be the one that will serve as the bar for all other parties. Enough wishing, let’s make it a reality.
- May your 17th birthday cake be moist, and may no one use that word to describe it.
- 17 is a big number, and that makes it fit you, big head.
- Seventeen is a normal number, so why do we celebrate it? Let’s postpone this party to your 20th birthday.
- Your journey to adulthood is so rapid; it feels as if you’re pushing us hard to the old age. Congrats on turning 17.
- Happy 17th birthday to you! This is your year to shine, so go out into the world and spread your wonderfulness for all to see!
- Here’s to another year of questionable life decisions! Happy birthday queen.
- Pst, don’t grow up! It’s a trap. Happy 17th birthday!
- I spent 3 hours searching the internet for the perfect birthday message for you and then I gave up. Happy 17th Birthday.
- I know that you don’t like cheesy and sappy birthday messages, so I’m going to make it as non-cheesy and non-sappy as possible. Happy 17th birthday, you old person!
- 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 17th Birthday!
Birthday Cake Quotes for 17th Birthdays
Find your favorite birthday cake quotes for 17th birthdays below, then go to our list of Birthday Cake Quotes and Captions for more.
- “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
- “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 nature’s way of telling us to eat more cake.” — Edward Morykwas
- “If life is a birthday cake let my face be smeared with its icing of cognac and kindness.” – Aberjhani
- “Celebration is life’s frosting: isn’t frosting the very best part of the cake?” – Bethenny Frankel
- “Why is a birthday cake the only food you can blow on and spit on and everybody rushes to get a piece?” – Bobby Kelton
- “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
- “Cake, cake, cake, cake.” — Rihanna, “Birthday Cake”
- “Cakes are special. Every birthday, every celebration ends with something sweet, a cake, and people remember. It’s all about the memories.” — Buddy Valastro
Well, there you have it! Hopefully we were able to help you find the perfect 17th birthday Instagram caption and quote for seventeenth birthday you were looking for.
You might also want to check out our list of Happy Captions.
Now get out there and celebrate!
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Laynni Locke
Laynni has been sharing her travel adventures and day-to-day life on Routinely Nomadic social media for over 15 years and appreciates the importance of finding the perfect quote or caption to showcase those experiences. Putting her extensive writing and education background to good use, Laynni has become passionate about researching and curating comprehensive lists of all the best quotes and captions for every occasion.
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