Sympathy messages
What to write in a sympathy card
Not sure what to write in a sympathy card? These pages give ready-to-use condolence message examples for the loss of a mother, father, spouse, child, friend, and more — short, faith-based, and personal notes you can adapt and send. Pick the relationship the person is grieving to find words that fit.
- Loss of a motherWhat to write for someone who lost their mother — heartfelt, short, and faith-based condolence message examples you can use in a card or text.
- Loss of a fatherCondolence message examples for someone who lost their father — heartfelt, short, and religious wording you can use in a sympathy card or text.
- Loss of a husbandWhat to write to a widow — condolence message examples for the loss of a husband, from short and heartfelt to faith-based wording.
- Loss of a wifeWhat to write to a widower — condolence message examples for the loss of a wife, from short and heartfelt to faith-based wording.
- Loss of a sonWhat to write to a parent who lost their son — gentle, heartfelt condolence message examples for an unimaginable loss, with wording for a card, text, or note.
- Loss of a daughterWhat to write to a parent who lost their daughter — gentle, heartfelt condolence message examples for an unimaginable loss.
- Loss of a brotherCondolence message examples for someone who lost their brother — heartfelt, short, and faith-based wording for a card or text.
- Loss of a sisterCondolence message examples for someone who lost their sister — heartfelt, short, and faith-based wording for a card or text.
- Loss of a grandmotherWhat to write for the loss of a grandmother — heartfelt, short, and faith-based condolence message examples for a card or text.
- Loss of a grandfatherWhat to write for the loss of a grandfather — heartfelt, short, and faith-based condolence message examples for a card or text.
- Loss of a friendWhat to write when a friend dies, or to console someone who lost a friend — heartfelt and short condolence message examples.
- Loss of a coworkerWhat to write when a coworker dies, or to a colleague who lost a loved one — professional yet warm condolence message examples.
- Loss of a petWhat to write when someone loses a pet — heartfelt condolence message examples that take pet loss seriously, with wording for a card, text, or sympathy note.
Want a personalized message? Try the free sympathy message writer. Need to write a tribute? Try the eulogy writer or read eulogy examples.