25 Best Graduation Cap Designs For Decorating Your Cap

If you’re getting ready to graduate and are looking for a way to stand out at graduation, you’re probably looking for some good graduation cap designs. Here are some of the BEST graduation cap ideas to copy this year.

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One of the most exciting parts of prepping for graduation is looking for graduation cap designs to decorate your cap with.

My favorite part of getting ready for my high school graduation is when a bunch of our class got together to decorate our caps together. It was so much fun and such a special experience! It was also super fun to see the grad cap decor everyone had picked out.

If you’re trying to figure out how to decorate your graduation cap, this post has you covered! After you read this, you will have so many cute grad cap ideas that’ll make you stand out at graduation.

This post is all about the best graduation cap designs.

1. Mean Girls Topper

A Mean Girls graduation cap topper is perfect for graduation this year since the new Mean Girls movie came out! Plus, it’s iconic and timeless.

2. Finding Nemo

If you were a fan of Finding Nemo growing up, this grad cap would be so cute. I love how it’s sparkly, too.

3. Toy Story

This graduation cap idea is so funny. It’s great for Toy Story lovers! I wasn’t the biggest fan of Toy Story as a kid, but this cap idea still makes me laugh.

4. Album Cover

Doing a graduation cap with your favorite album cover is such a good idea. This one is perfect for Kanye fans!

5. Educated Queen

This grad cap design is so cute! I love the pink glitter they used for it.

6. That’s All Folks!

This is a reference that literally everyone will probably understand. It’s so clever as a graduation cap design.

7. Hamilton

If you’re a Hamilton fan, this is the cap idea for you. It would be so good for graduation!

Off topic, but I’ve been watching the new Percy Jackson show, and I love Lin-Manuel Miranda as Hermes.

8. Cheshire Cat

This grad cap design is perfect if you like Alice In Wonderland. This is another reference that most people will understand!

9. I Never Dreamed About Success I Worked For It

A cap design like this is the perfect way to show off your accomplishment and brag about the hard work that went into it.

10. Harry Potter Topper

If I were to graduate again, I would definitely do this design. It is so funny, and perfect for Harry Potter lovers like myself.

11. If You’re Reading This I Graduated

This is another great album cover graduation cap idea! This one is great for Drake fans.

12. Spongebob Grad Cap

If you’re like me and grew up on Spongebob, this would be such a good graduation cap idea to copy for your graduation.

13. Barbie

This is another graduation cap design that is going to be super relevant this year since the Barbie movie came out recently!

14. About Time

A cap idea like this would be funny and show just how ready you are to get out. This would be perfect for people who are graduating later than expected.

15. Tangled Graduation Cap Design

I watched Tangled so much growing up. It was my number one comfort movie that I just kept coming back to. This cap would be so adorable for graduation!

16. “A Job I Must Find” Star Wars Design

This cap idea is so funny. The crying baby yoda meme really gets me. This cap would be so good for college graduates or high school graduates who don’t plan on going to college.

17. Cute Bow Topper

If you’re into the coquette aesthetic, this would be super cute to put on top of your graduation cap! This bow is made specifically for putting on your cap.

18. Game Over

A “game over” cap is the perfect cap idea for gamers.

19. Thank U, Next

This cap is perfect for Ariana fans! Thank u, next has been a popular grad cap idea since the song came out.

20. Friends Themed Cap Topper

If you grew up watching Friends, this is the perfect graduation cap idea.

21. In My Graduation Era

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If you’re on tiktok or social media, you’ve probably heard the saying, “in my __ era.” An “in my graduation era” grad cap would be so cute. I think this also has something to do with Taylor Swift’s eras tour, so this would be good if you’re a fan!

22. 99 Problems

This is a super clever grad cap idea. It would be so cute to recreate!

23. Peter Pan Graduation Cap Design

A peter pan graduation cap is another idea that would be super wholesome and nostalgic. If you hold the movies close to your heart, this would be the perfect graduation cap!

24. Now Hotter By One Degree

I am obsessed with this grad cap idea! “Now hotter by one degree” is one of the most clever graduation cap designs/ graduation sayings I’ve seen.

25. Thing One And Thing Two

This graduation cap idea would be so perfect to do with a friend! I watched Cat in the Hat obsessively growing up, and if I were going to do a graduation cap idea with a friend, this is what I would do!

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