sympathy cards

Loss acknowledgment notes

Sympathy cards are greeting cards sent to express condolences after someone's loss, typically a death.

They offer comfort and acknowledge grief when the sender can't be present or struggles to find words: We received dozens of sympathy cards after my father passed.

The genre tends toward soft colors, flowers, and gentle sentiments.

Opposites
occasion type

sympathy cardscongratulations cards

Written celebration acknowledgments

birthday cards · wedding cards · baby shower cards · graduation cards · anniversary cards

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G