Looking for a way to spice up your group chats or catch your friends completely off-guard? Text pranks are the ultimate way to have a laugh without needing anything more than your phone and a little creativity. Whether you’re aiming for playful confusion, laugh-out-loud reactions, or just pure chaos, we’ve got you covered.
From funny autocorrect fails to fake emergency texts, these hilarious text pranks are guaranteed to leave your friends scratching their heads and bursting out laughing. Ready to become the prank master of your squad? Let’s dive in!
45 Hilarious Text Pranks to Pull on Your Friends
Autocorrect Chaos
- Replace yes with no in your phone’s autocorrect and see how confused they get.
- Change okay to I love tacos and watch the randomness unfold.
- Make hello autocorrect to I’m Batman for dramatic flair.
- Replace thanks with I owe you $50 and see who freaks out.
- Change sorry to I’m not sorry for instant drama.
Emoji Overload
- Reply to every text with a random string of emojis that don’t make sense.
- Only respond with a single emoji, like eyes or frog, no matter what they say.
- Text them 50 thumbs-up emojis and nothing else.
- Send an emoji story and make them try to decode it.
- Only use fruit emojis for an entire conversation.
Fake Autoresponder
- Text, I’m sorry, I’m unable to respond right now. Please text help for assistance. Then keep pretending to be a bot.
- Thank you for texting me. Your message will be reviewed in 3–5 business days.
- Send Auto-reply: I’m currently on vacation in Antarctica.
- Pretend your autoresponder needs them to complete a quiz before you reply.
- This is an automated response: Texting hours are 9–5. Try again tomorrow.
Predictive Text Madness
- Let your phone’s predictive text complete an entire reply and send it as-is.
- Ask them to type I can’t believe you and hit predictive text until it forms a sentence.
- Pretend you’re texting in a foreign language but let predictive text do the work.
- Start every reply with Dear [Friend’s Name], like you’re writing a letter.
- Use predictive text to confess something absurd, like I accidentally adopted a penguin.
Misdirected Texts
- Send, Hey, I think I left my pants at your place, and act confused when they respond.
- Text, So, when are we breaking into the zoo, and insist it was meant for someone else.
- Pretend you’re texting a secret admirer, then act embarrassed.
- Send, The package has been delivered. Destroy it immediately, and refuse to explain.
- Text, Can I borrow your shovel? No questions, please.
Random Outbursts
- Text, OMG, it’s happening, and don’t clarify what.
- Send Do you smell that and leave them wondering.
- Text them lyrics to a song one line at a time as if it’s a serious conversation.
- Randomly text Wrong number in the middle of a conversation.
- Pretend to be overly excited about something mundane, like finding a paperclip.
Image-Based Pranks
- Send them a close-up picture of something weird and ask them to guess what it is.
- Send a blurry photo and insist it’s proof of Bigfoot.
- Text Look at this with a random meme that has no relevance.
- Send a zoomed-in photo of your hand and say it’s a UFO sighting.
- Create a fake screenshot of a conversation with them and share it.
Confusing Conversations
- Respond to every text with What do you mean even if their message is clear.
- Repeat everything they say back to them word for word.
- Pretend you’re stuck in 2010 and don’t understand modern slang.
- Keep saying Who is this even though you know it’s them.
- Start a debate about a completely random topic, like Is cereal soup.
Fake Urgency
- Text, Can you come over right now? It’s an emergency… I ran out of snacks.
- Send, Do you have bail money? Asking for a friend.
- Text, I just saw a UFO—should I wave or run.
- Pretend you’re locked in your bathroom and need urgent advice to escape.
- Text, We need to talk… about why pineapples don’t belong on pizza.
These playful pranks are sure to confuse, amuse, and entertain your friends. Just make sure to pick ones that fit their sense of humor!
