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You've got until 12pm to make your jokes (Picture: Getty)

April Fools' Day falls on a Friday in 2022, which means some of us won't have the opportunity to make in-person jokes.

But if the person you want to play a prank on doesn't live nearby, fear not – for there are plenty of April Fools' gotcha opportunities to take via text or on social media.

Want to prank someone, but aren't sure what to do? Here's a bit of inspiration to get the ideas whirring.

But keep in mind: pranks should be funny, not cruel – and everyone should be laughing along by the end.

Let's take a look at your options…

The best April Fools' Day jokes for texts and over social media

Send a suspicious text to someone, then tell them to ignore it

Text someone entirely in song lyrics

Send a panicked DM over an accidental post

Bustle recommends this one. Simply text, WhatsApp or DM your friend saying something like 'OMG, did you mean to post that on your Instagram? I really don't think you did.'

And watch them freak out out in the replies.

Buy some fake piercings and send photos to your family

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Change your logo

@emilyzugay#ad You should not laugh out loud or be surprised at how good my logo is @lolsurprise #ad♬ original sound – Emily'sTikTok.edu

Got a small business? An online brand? Or maybe you feel like announcing a fake project?

Take a leaf out of TikTokker Emily Zugay's book and go for a, erm, interesting logo choice.

The 'OMG have you seen this?' text

Arguably, 'rickrolling' is the laziest April Fools' Day joke ever.

Simply your pal you've spotted a click-worthy video or news story, and send the link, hoping they'll click on it and be annoyed at themselves – and you. Or try it on your Facebook page.

If you don't want to link to YouTube (where the Never Gonna Give You Up video has been watched over 1.1 billion times), you can use this bit.ly link for your trick here: https://bit.ly/3qMaF4M

Plus a few classics for those stuck in the office…

Stealthily change their framed photos

It's easy to get away with, amusing – and perhaps one to try and at home in the morning, too.

Make a colleague's computer shut down whenever they click an icon

After pulling this prank, your colleague will have their computer shut down whenever they try to click a commonly used program.

To do it, go to their most-used desktop icon, right-click on it, and select 'edit properties'.

Then go to 'shortcut' and change the target to '%windir%system32shutdown.exe -r -t 00'.

Get a bluetooth mouse

White wireless mouse computer on white background.

Enjoy your reign of terror (Picture: Getty)

Install a bluetooth mouse on a colleague's computer – then leave the mouse itself in a drawer next to you.

Whenever they're at their desk, open the drawer – the mouse will move around, making your colleague's cursor look like it's flying around the screen for no reason.

Repeat until the rage becomes too much.

Install a hidden speaker

Install a bluetooth speaker under your colleague's chair and connect it to your phone.

Load up some sound effects – air horns, sirens, whatever you fancy – and make sure you hit 'play' whenever they sit down…

Record an annoying noise on a dictaphone

The voice recorder is isolated on a white background. Dictaphone close-up on a white background.

Absolutely no one will suspect a rogue dictaphone (Picture: Getty)

Make a long recording of something infuriating on a dictaphone – whistling, clicking, beeping or whirring, for example.

Then hide the dictaphone somewhere, press 'play', and watch the chaos unfold.

'Crack' your colleague's computer screen

Don't actually do this – just download an image of a cracked screen, and set it as a screensaver.

Make sure it becomes active after 30 seconds or so of inactivity, so that when they come back after a break, they believe their computer is busted.

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