What is an online farewell card?

An online farewell card (also known in the UK as a leaving card or virtual leaving card) is a shared digital card that a group signs from one link when someone is leaving a job. It replaces the physical card passed around the office and lets colleagues add messages, photos and GIFs from anywhere in the world. If the person is leaving to retire, a retirement card may suit the moment better.

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Why send a virtual leaving card?

A virtual leaving card makes it easy for teams to create a shared group card online, even when working remotely or across different locations.

Everyone gets to sign

Remote colleagues, people on leave, the team in another office. One link, and no one is left out of the send-off.

It looks the part

Professionally designed, AI-enhanced artwork. Add a photo of the person, even a fun AI face-swap, to the cover.

No account needed to sign

Contributors just open the link and write their message. No app to download, and no login, so nobody drops out halfway.

Schedule the send

Line it up for their last day so the card lands at exactly the right moment, even if the day gets away from you.

Collect a leaving gift too

Add a gift collection pot and colleagues chip in what they like as they sign, no cash tin, no chasing. The recipient gets a smart eGift card with the card.

A keepsake forever

A digital card they can revisit and download any time, with no recycling bin three days later.

Award-winning, too: ExpressWithACard was named Digital Greetings Card Platform of the Year 2026/27 by the Prestige Awards.

Trusted by teams at leading organisations

GOV.UK
Boots
English Heritage
Cancer Research UK
NHS
Sky
Coca-Cola

Create a heartfelt group card in 3 simple steps

Create or choose a card

Select a design that feels encouraging, uplifting, or light‑hearted.

Invite everyone to sign

Share a simple link so friends, family, or the whole team can leave messages, photos, videos, GIFs, and memories. No account needed for sign‑ups

Send it when the moment is right

Send instantly or schedule delivery. The recipient gets an email with the card, available to view and download as a PDF.

What to write in a leaving card

Example messages for whoever's leaving, whether you worked side by side for years or barely crossed paths. Borrow one and make it yours.

For a close colleague

  • Working alongside you has been one of the best parts of this job. Wishing you everything brilliant in what comes next.
  • You made the hard days easier and the good days better. We're going to miss you more than you know.
  • Thank you for your patience, your kindness, and every bit of wisdom you shared. Go and be wonderful.

When you barely know them

  • It was good having you around, even if our paths didn't cross often. Best of luck in the new role!
  • Wishing you all the best in what's next, you'll do brilliantly. You'll be missed around here.
  • Sorry to see you go! Good luck with the next chapter, and do keep in touch.

Funny

  • Who am I supposed to blame for everything now that you're leaving? Outrageous. Good luck though.
  • We'd say the place won't be the same without you, but honestly we're just worried about who'll fix the printer.
  • Leaving us for a better offer? Bold. Respect. Don't forget us when you're famous.

From their manager

  • It's been a genuine pleasure having you on the team. Your contribution hasn't gone unnoticed, and you leave with our thanks and our very best wishes.
  • Thank you for everything you've brought to this team. We're sorry to see you go and excited for what's ahead of you.

For your boss

  • Thank you for the guidance and the room you gave me to grow, it's shaped how I work. Wishing you every success ahead.
  • It's been a real privilege to learn from you. All the very best for whatever comes next.

Short and sweet

  • Onwards and upwards, you've earned it!
  • Not goodbye, just see you later.
  • Go get 'em. We're rooting for you.

The trick to a good leaving message

You're sharing a card with the whole team, so a line or two is plenty. Four things that make yours land.

Keep your bit short

It's a shared card, so a line or two is plenty. Save the essay for the people who worked with them every day.

Name one specific thing

A project, a habit, a kindness they showed you. One specific detail beats a generic "good luck" every time.

Barely know them? Use the safe formula

A warm hello, a wish for the new role, and a "you'll be missed". Short, sincere and always appropriate.

Going for funny? Land a sincere closer

A joke followed by one warm line stops it feeling glib, and lets the affection land after the laugh.

Make it extra special

Add a gift card

Pair your card with a smart eGift card the recipient can redeem at one of 200+ popular UK retailers. Here are some of the favourites.

Frequently asked

Everything you need to know

An online leaving card is a digital card a whole group signs from one shared link, instead of passing a paper card round the office. Everyone adds a message, photo or GIF from anywhere, and it's delivered to the person leaving on the date you choose.

Keep it short and specific. Name one thing you'll remember them for, wish them well in the new role, and keep the tone warm. If you barely worked together, a simple "it was good having you around, best of luck in the next chapter, you'll be missed" is perfect. See the message ideas above for every kind of colleague.

Stick to something warm and general: a friendly hello, a wish for their next role, and a line like "you'll be missed". You don't need an inside story or a big emotional send-off, sincere and simple always reads well, and never feels forced.

Create your card, then share the single link by email or in your team chat. Anyone with the link can open it and add their own message, with no app to download. You set a delivery date, and the finished card is sent to the recipient.

Yes. A leaving card (UK term) and farewell card (global term) refer to the same thing: one card colleagues sign together when someone leaves a job. Virtual leaving card, electronic leaving card and group leaving card all mean the same thing: you create it online, share a link so everyone can sign, and send it instantly or schedule it for their last day.

Yes. Switch on a Gift Collection Pot and colleagues can contribute towards a leaving gift while they sign, with no cash collecting or bank transfers. The recipient redeems a smart eGift card spendable across 200+ UK retailers, all in the same link as the card. It costs the organiser nothing extra to set one up.

Yes. Send it instantly or schedule it to land on their last day, so it arrives at exactly the right moment.

No. Anyone with the link can add their message without creating an account or logging in. Digital leaving cards are perfect for hybrid and remote teams, since people can sign from anywhere in the world.

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