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For decades, Warner Chappell Music said it held the copyright to "Happy Birthday to You". Films and shows paid a fee to use the song. In September 2015 a federal judge ruled that the claim was not valid. The copyright only covered one piano arrangement, not the words or the tune.
In 2016 the company agreed to pay back $14 million in fees. Since then the song has been in the public domain in the United States. In the European Union it became free on January 1, 2017. That was 70 years after the death of Patty Hill, who wrote the song with her sister Mildred. Now anyone in both places can sing it or print the words.
The 1998 Guinness World Records named it the best known song in the English language. Second place went to "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow".
Make the name the star
Switch the layout to Big letters and tick "Name in big letters". The name then fills the card and "Happy birthday" sits on top. For a long name, the width under the preview tells you if it still fits a phone. You can also write any word in big text letters or add a few party text faces.
A late card, or one with the age
Forgot the day? A late card still counts. "Belated" means late, and "Happy belated birthday" is the usual way to say it. Put it in the "Short message" box.
Round birthdays like 30, 40 or 50 matter a lot to many people. You can add the age, for example "Happy 40th". Some people would rather keep their age out of a group chat, so think about who will see the card first.
The endings follow a pattern: 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th, but 11th, 12th and 13th. After that the pattern repeats for every ten: 31st, 32nd, 33rd and so on.
How do I put a name on a birthday cake made of text?
Type the name in the "To" box. In the Picture layout it is centered under the cake. Every design in the grid uses the same name, so you can try a few and copy the one you like.
Is the "Happy Birthday" song free to use?
In the United States and the European Union, yes. In the United States a court ruled in 2015 that the old copyright claim was not valid, and the song has been in the public domain since 2016. In the European Union the copyright ran out on January 1, 2017, 70 years after Patty Hill died. Rules in other countries can differ.
Which birthday design fits on a phone?
Each card in the grid shows how wide it is. Cards up to about 32 characters wide fit most phone screens in a code block. Wider ones may wrap, so send those as an image instead.