Sweet and inspirational good night messages before drifting off.

Saying “good night” shows how much you care. It’s an opportunity to offer encouragement and connection.

Good night messages in texts, on posters for a child’s bedroom, in cards left on a pillow, or in someone’s DMs are reminders that sleep is not a waste, but growth. It’s more than a reset, and never an ending. It’s necessary, too, and can be savored.

You can take the liberty of tweaking good night messages however you like. Turn your favorites into a moment of comfort right before the Sandman arrives.

Romantic good night messages (sweet dreams for sweethearts).

Good night messages for her and for him are the romantic tie the pleasure of today to the promise of tomorrow. They’re the sweet or sultry thoughts that linger after you close your eyes. They’re rich with metaphor, and they’re just asking to be picked and personalized.

Peruse this list and discover the best good night messages for him or for her, then share your favorite one tonight.

• I hope your dreams are as beautiful as the life we’re building together.

• Even the quietest nights feel full when I think of you. Sweet dreams.

• The night is quiet, but my thoughts of you beat on.

If you’re away from your sweetheart, use a good night message to say, “you’re on my mind.”

• Let the weight of the world slip away. You’re safe, you’re cherished, and you are never alone.

• The night separates us today, but nothing — not time, not distance — can eclipse what I feel for you.

• Close your eyes and let the world fade. I’ll be waiting for you in dreamland.

Print this message onto a small, folded card you leave on the bedside table.

• I hope the stars twinkle just a little brighter for you tonight.

• You’re the best part of today, and you’ll be the best part of tomorrow.

• Sleep peacefully, and if the night feels lonely, just remember — I’m only a dream away.

• Close your eyes and I’ll meet you in the space where dreams begin.

• If you wake up feeling extra warm, that’s the heat from all the love I’m telepathically sending you.

Cute good night messages like this one are fun to send in a text right before bed.

• I don’t need perfect words, just this: I love you, I miss you, and I hope you sleep well tonight.

• Tonight, I’ll fall asleep the same way I always do: thinking of you.

• I hope you wake feeling as loved as you are.

Good night messages can focus on how peacefully someone drifts off or on how wonderful someone feels upon waking.

• Let the night be kind: with soft sheets, peaceful dreams, and a heart that knows I’m thinking of you.

• You’re my last thought before I sleep and you follow me through my dreams.

• We don’t have to share the same bed to share the same dreams. I can’t wait to see you again.

• I wish I could trace my fingers across your skin, feel your breath, and let sleep find us together.

What kinds of cards or letters can you use romantic good night messages in? Remember — it’s all easy in Adobe Express, no experience required.

• I’ll be dreaming of the way your arms feel wrapped around me.

• If you wake in the middle of the night, know I’m probably doing the same, missing you.

• Sleep well knowing that no matter what tomorrow brings, we’ll face it together.

• No matter how dark the night gets, I know the sun will rise on another day with you.

• I’d say “sleep well,” but let’s be honest — your dreams will be totally wild if I’m in them.

Have fun with funny good night messages, too, to send a smile before bedtime.

• Let the night wrap around you like my arms would if I were there. Tomorrow is another day I get to spend close to you.

• If I had a wish, I’d make the night shorter so I could see you sooner.

• Imagine my hand in yours, my breath against your neck, and my heart beating in time with yours. I’m thinking of you so much tonight.

• If you get lonely tonight, just imagine me there, stealing the blankets.

• It’s strange how someone can feel so close, even when they’re miles away. I love you.

There’s something special about loving people so much that you miss them.

Cute good night messages for kids to sweeten the sweetest dreams.

Sweet good night messages often use metaphors of velvety skies and shining stars. We float off to dreamland with good night sweet dream messages in a class of their own. Each as magical as a fairy tale, these cute messages are perfect for kids or, if we’re honest, for any of us who could use a smile before we drift off.

These are some of the best good night messages to use in creative projects, too. Put one in the middle of a photo collage. Use another on a banner hung in the corner of a bedroom. The short ones can even be set as an automatic reminder on your phone to turn all screens off.

• The night is just a big cozy blanket wrapping around the world. Tuck yourself in and sleep tight.

• Tonight, you get to be the main character in a brand-new dream adventure.

Use this message in a custom poster with overlapping scenes from possible dream realities.

• Close your eyes and let the moon watch over you until morning. You’re exactly where you belong.

• The stars will shine a little brighter knowing you’re resting peacefully beneath them.

• The whole world is settling down to sleep, including you, my little dreamer.

• If you listen closely, you can hear the stars whispering stories just for you.

• Tonight is the needed rest to prepare for new wonders tomorrow.

If there’s an exciting day ahead, this message helps remind your “little dreamer” that sleep comes first.

• Tonight, let your heart be full of love, your mind be free of worries, and your sleep be peaceful.

• No matter where your dreams take you, love will always bring you home.

• The stars are sending you sweet dreams wrapped in moonlight, carried by the wind. Make sure you’re asleep to receive them.

This message says, “sleep soundly, and sleep quickly.”

• Close your eyes, relax, and let sleep do its magic.

• The moon is high, the world is resting, and it’s your turn to drift into the same gentle sleep.

• A good night’s sleep is like pressing the reset button on a magical day. You’re ready for more fun when the sun comes up.

Why not use this message in a card left on your child’s bedside table? The “reset” visual makes even more sense to digital natives.

• Rest knowing that tomorrow is waiting with more adventures for you.

• While you sleep, your heart grows stronger, your mind gets wiser, and your dreams get bigger.

• You’ve filled today with kindness and joy, and now it’s time to recharge for another day of being amazing.

• The night isn’t dark, that’s just the world’s way of closing its eyes for a while.

• Tonight, the moon is a silver boat, floating in a sea of stars, gliding you gently to dreamland.

Play with this visual metaphor in something you make for one of the kids in your life.

• Somewhere, a dream is waiting for you. Close your eyes and it will find you.

• The best way to get ready for a bright tomorrow is to rest well tonight.

• May your night be as peaceful as a quiet ocean, as silent as the stars above.

• May your heart be light, your sleep be deep, and your dreams be as magical as you are.

• When you sleep, visit a secret world where only dreams can take you.

• The dreams you have at night are the beginning of the amazing things you’ll do when you wake.

This message gives great incentive to get right to sleep and get dreaming.

• May your night be filled with joy, wonder, and a sprinkle of stardust.

• The world is quiet now, but in your dreams, anything can happen.

• Close your eyes and let sleep wrap around you like a warm hug.

Pair this good night message with a warm blanket and its meaning multiplies.

• Let your worries float away like clouds, and let only the softest, sweetest dreams stay with you.

Funny good night messages for the goofier sleepyheads.

The perfect funny good night message can send someone off with a smile. Some are punny and others take pillow talk to the next level. Make people laugh with these simple and cute good night messages, and you’re sure to end their day on all the right notes.

Funny good night messages call for funny projects to deliver them, too. Why not use one in a surprise Instagram post where you tag that person you know is still scrolling?

• Good night. Try not to drool too much on your pillow tonight.

• May your dreams be like a perfectly baked cookie: warm, sweet, and without any weird surprises in the middle.

• Sleeping is basically teleporting to breakfast.

Doesn’t that sound great?

• If your bed starts floating, that just means you’ve entered dream mode.

• If counting sheep doesn’t work, try counting the number of times you’ve said, “I’ll go to bed early,” then didn’t.

• It’s time to recharge like a phone on 1%.

Pair this funny message with a graphic of a phone battery on 1%.

• Sweet dreams. May they be filled with flying puppies, talking sandwiches, and absolutely no math class.

• Take a sleeping lesson from a cat. Get into a position that makes no sense and fall sleep knowing you can do anything and get away with it.

• No matter how scary a dream gets, don’t worry — you can’t actually get stuck in a parallel universe.

• Dream responsibly. No wild adventures unless you invite me.

• If you start sleepwalking, at least try to do something productive.

Share this quote with your partner or one of your kids for a wry smile at bedtime.

• Here’s to waking up feeling well-rested...or at least functional.

• Sleep tight. Don’t overthink that one embarrassing thing you did five years ago.

Poke fun at a close friend whose embarrassing secret you know, and this message is even funnier.

• If you wake up in the middle of the night, just pretend your bed is a giant marshmallow and sink back in.

• I hope you have dreams so good that you wake up excited to tell someone about them, only to forget every single detail.

• Your pillow loves you just as much as you love it. Don’t deprive it of your face tonight.

• You made it through today. Now, your only job is to close your eyes and let the world hit “pause.”

• If you dream about winning the lottery, try to bring those numbers back with you.

• You’re officially clocking out for the day. No work dreams allowed.

Put this funny good night message in a poster for a workplace whose employees have late-night shifts.

• Rest well, because tomorrow’s another day to pretend you know what’s going on.

• The only thing standing between you and morning coffee is six to eight hours of sleep.

• You’ve survived the day. Now, it’s time to be completely useless for six to eight hours.

• May you sleep as soundly as a cat that just knocked something off a shelf.

• Sleep well. But try not to wake up confused about what day it is.

Can you find a great picture of someone with bedhead to meme this message?

• You’re on your way to sleep so good that you’ll wake up feeling like an actor in a toothpaste commercial.

• Get enough sleep that your morning coffee feels optional, not necessary.

This seems like the best test out there to measure sleep quality.

• Dream like a well-written movie. Make it exciting and absolutely free of plot holes.

• If your dreams get weird, just roll with it — it’s free entertainment.

Inspirational good night messages — after bad days or before great ones.

There are cases when our good night messages have to be inspirational. Maybe we’re finally climbing into bed after a tough day or falling asleep before a big one. Inspirational good night messages frame our thinking about sleep and rest, put stressful topics in their place, and buffer us for whatever the next day will bring.

For a daily reminder of what sleep is all about, use some of these in posters, banners, or other bedroom decorations.

• Sleep isn’t time lost, it’s the fuel that turns your dreams into reality.

• If today was hard, let sleep soften it.

• Tonight, let your body recover, your mind reset, and your heart be at peace.

• Let the night be your canvas and dreams be the brush.

This visual lends itself to some wild poster ideas.

• Sleep is part of your success story.

• No day is perfect, but every day has something worth keeping.

Turn this into a nightly exercise: take an inventory of what was worth keeping from the day.

• The most productive thing you can do right now is rest.

• What if tomorrow surprises you?

• Sleep isn’t an inconvenience, it’s the ingredient that makes tomorrow possible.

• Let sleep be your revolution. It’s the moment you choose to value your well-being over endless motion.

• Tomorrow is a field of untouched snow. You get to be the first to leave footprints.

This metaphor gives you another visual that can come to life in a banner, card, or social graphic.

• Your dreams have no limits. They’re also a reminder that neither do you.

• Whatever today held, it brought you one step forward.

Put this message on a poster with a photo of a long, elegant path.

• Even when your body sleeps, the journey doesn’t stop. It just moves differently.

• There is something waiting for you tomorrow that you haven’t even imagined yet.

• The best ideas, the clearest thinking, and the strongest energy come from a well-rested body.

• Rest isn’t an escape from responsibilities, it’s what makes it possible to carry them.

• Some days feel like a win. Others feel like a lesson. Either way, you grew.

• Go to sleep with an open heart and let possibilities fill the blank pages of tomorrow.

This is a beautiful good night message to add to a bullet journal page for tracking sleep hours and sleep quality.

• Every night, the world starts over. You get to do the same.

• A good night’s sleep is like hitting the “refresh” button.

• You don’t have to solve everything before bed. Let tomorrow bring its own clarity.

• Close your eyes with hope.

This message is so short that it can be used in any creative project. Remember — it’s all easy to make in Adobe Express, no experience required.

• Sleep is the bridge between today’s lessons and tomorrow’s possibilities.

• The most exciting thing about tomorrow is that you get to decide how to start it.

• Your dreams are where ideas are born, stories take shape, and imagination runs free.

• Sleep well knowing that taking care of yourself is part of every great success story.

• Nothing in nature grows without rest.

This good night message could be a helpful daily mantra.

Tips to use and combine good night messages.

Good night messages have the power to be more than texts or DMs. They can be part of nightly rituals of love and connection. Whisper one while kissing a child’s forehead or leave a handwritten note under a partner’s pillow. Send a voice memo to a friend or post a late-night Instagram story to help others who are still up.

You can mix and match good night messages with other messages, too, depending on the people you want to reach. For example, good night messages are compatible with:

1. Love messages for partners.
2. “Thinking of you” messages.
3. Positive messages of all kinds.

Exercise: Personalize your good night messages.

Messages, unlike quotes, can easily be personalized with more detail or with a switch of keywords.

For example, pick one of your favorite good night messages from this list. Is it comforting, inspiring, or funny?

Whatever the sentiment, think of a person you want to say “good night” to. Try adding that person’s name to the message, or editing the text to include an inside joke.

Your personalized good night messages feel like a warm hug. Strive for that sense of connection right before the day ends.

Adobe Express can help.

Adobe Express has templates and customization tools to put your favorite good night messages to work. If you want to use good night messages in cards, letters, posters, banners, photo collages, flyers, or other creative projects, Adobe Express makes it as simple as picking a template and personalizing it, or making your own idea with easy-to-use tools. Whatever message you want to transmit, Adobe Express brings it to life, no experience required.

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