20 Clever and Funny Email Subject Lines To Add A Touch Of Humor And Wit

Humor

Because it is the first thing your targeted recipient sees, the email subject line is the most important part of your email. If your subject line is not brilliant, it is the ONLY thing about your email they will see. If the subject line doesn’t do its job, your email will remain unopened, ignored, weak, and ineffective. Boost the quality of your subject line, and you improve the efficacy of your email campaign. 

Humor can capture the attention of an email recipient and make them smile. That may be enough to open your email! Make sure the email content is connected to your curiosity inducing subject line! Don’t disappoint!

This list provides examples of subject lines that invoke humor. You may also want to look at lists that stimulate curiosity, or that stand out using sincerity in a welcome or thank you email.

Reviewing lists that model best practices (and worst practices), can stimulate your creativity. It can help you get to ‘brilliant’ faster.

The ebook, From Boring to Brilliant Transform Your Email Open Rates with These Subject Line Tips, provides useful information and instructional guidance about creating subject lines. It includes 5 essential principles related to email subject line creation. It also provides 13 suggestions for developing better email subject lines. Suggestions are ranked in order of importance. You can choose two or three suggestions that will give you the most impact and get started improving your email marketing results right away.

20 Clever and Funny Email Subject Lines To Add A Touch Of Humor And Wit

1. "Warning Opening This Email May Cause Smiles"
2. "This Email Is Like a Hug in Your Inbox"
3. "Oops, We Did It Again—Another Great Offer!"
4. "Brace Yourself—Puns Are Coming"
5. "Is It Just Us, or Did It Get Awesome in Here?"
6. "Life Is Short—Buy the Shoes (Or Just Read This)"
7. "Why Did the Email Cross the Road? To Get to You!"
8. "Oops… We Might Have Something You Want"
9. "Stop Scrolling—This Is the One!"
10. "Ready to LOL? We Thought So!"
11. "We’ve Got Something to Taco ‘Bout 🌮"
12. "Good News—You Don’t Have to Adult Alone"
13. "Can We Tempt You with a Click?"
14. "This Email Is Practically Begging for Attention"
15. "We Like Big Sales and We Cannot Lie"
16. "Spilling the Tea on Our Latest Offer ☕"
17. "This Email Has 0 Calories but Is Full of Flavor"
18. "We Put the ‘Pro’ in Procrastination—Here’s How"
19. "We’re Not Saying You’re Awesome, but… You Totally Are"
20. "No Joke, This Offer Is the Real Deal"