Birthday Icons

Celebration covers general 'something good happened' imagery — confetti, party poppers, sparkles — usable for any achievement or milestone. This page is specifically birthday-themed: cakes, candles, balloons, party hats. If your feature is a generic success or milestone moment, Celebration is the better fit; if it's specifically about someone's birthday, this page is more precise.

A simple cake or gift icon works well for a smaller reminder notification listing upcoming birthdays, while a more festive combination (cake plus balloons, or an animated version) suits a larger, more celebratory banner shown directly to the person whose birthday it is.

Cake is more specifically and unambiguously tied to birthdays, while gift (from Pathwork's Gift type page) is more general-purpose and could imply a reward, promotion, or referral bonus rather than a birthday specifically. For a feature clearly about birthdays, cake avoids ambiguity that a gift box icon alone might create.

Most birthday cake icons use a generic, small number of candles (or none at all) rather than trying to represent a specific age, since a fixed candle count can look odd for a 21st versus a 50th birthday. If you need to represent a specific age, that's usually handled with a text label rather than trying to match candle count exactly.

Each icon keeps the license from its source library attached to it, and terms can differ depending on which library a specific icon comes from. Check the license shown on the individual icon's page before using it commercially.

A small single-color cake icon works well as a subtle profile badge or calendar marker (e.g. next to a contact's name on their birthday), while a more colorful, illustrative version suits a larger, dedicated birthday notification or banner where more visual warmth is appropriate.