Valentine's Day Shirts: 35 Ideas for Couples, Kids, Teachers and Galentine's

Valentine's Day 2027 is a Sunday, so the shirts get worn at brunch, in daylight, in photos. That rules out most of what is sold as a Valentine's shirt. Here are 35 ideas grouped by who is wearing them, the two formats that hold up after February, and the order date.

Who actually buys Valentine's shirts

Buyer	What works
Couples	Split designs and small matching chest prints, not slogans
Parents of small kids	A cute graphic the child will wear to the school party
Teachers	Something the class will laugh at on party day
Friends (Galentine's)	Matching set for the group photo
The single and unbothered	Jokes

35 Valentine's Day shirt ideas

Couples

1. Two halves of one heart, split across two shirts
2. Each other's initials, swapped, small on the chest
3. A plug and a socket
4. "Taken" and "Taker"
5. Your first-date restaurant redrawn as a vintage logo
6. A cartoon of the two of you sharing one pair of headphones
7. The date you met, in small serif type, on both
8. "Sorry, I'm with him" and "Sorry, I'm with her"
9. Two otters holding hands, one per shirt; see matching hoodies for couples

Kids

10. "Mummy's Valentine" with a cartoon heart the child's age
11. A dinosaur holding a heart: "Rawr means I love you"
12. "Little heartbreaker"
13. "Cutie pie" with a cartoon pie
14. A cartoon of the family dog delivering a valentine
15. "I love my grandma" with grandma's name; see grandma shirts
16. Big sibling and little sibling as two conversation hearts

Teachers

17. "Love my class" with the class year
18. "Teaching is a work of heart"
19. A cartoon pencil hugging an eraser
20. "Valentine's party survivor"

Galentine's

21. Group name in retro script with a heart per friend, names inside
22. "Galentine's 2027" as a fake band tour, friends' names as the line-up
23. "Brunch is my love language"
24. Same heart design, each friend in a different colour

Single

25. "Self-partnered"
26. "In a relationship with my dog"
27. "Cupid is fired"
28. "Love is in the air. So is pollen."
29. "Plus one: pizza"
30. "Currently accepting chocolate"

Actually nice

31. A single line-drawn heart in one continuous line
32. "Amore" in fine serif on cream
33. Tonal red heart on a red shirt
34. A vintage postage stamp with "With love" and your names
35. A bouquet of the flowers you gave on the first date

Colours beyond red

Red shirts with red hearts vanish in photos. Cream, blush, burgundy and black with a red or pink print all work. For couples, the same design on a black and a cream shirt looks like a deliberate pair rather than a uniform.

Order by 17 January

Production and delivery takes two to four weeks. Order by 17 January 2027 for the US, UK and Australia. Late-January orders are a gamble.

Making it

One sentence: "a single heart split down the middle so each half can go on a separate shirt, hand-drawn line style, red on no background". The Wearlie designer makes it; order two tees, or hoodies if February is cold where you are.

Frequently asked questions

How much do matching Valentine's shirts cost?

About $36 per tee and $48 per hoodie, shipping included, no minimum.

Can the two shirts be different sizes?

Yes, at the same price.

When should I order?

By 17 January.