What to text a girl after no response?

Before you write anything, look at the thread. If your message was the last one and she left it hanging, she has the easy option of not answering, and she's taken it. That is a clear signal, though it's a weak one. People leave messages unanswered for dull reasons all the time, such as a long shift, a family thing, or a notification that got buried. The silence tells you she isn't prioritising the conversation right now. It doesn't tell you she's lost interest for good.

If she sent the last message and you went quiet, the situation is reversed and the fix is simpler. Your reply should arrive soon and should pick up the thread she opened. A long silence on your end reads as low interest, so the gap itself is what you're repairing. Acknowledge the gap lightly if it's been long, then answer what she said. Don't make the apology the centre of the message.

Good follow-ups tend to fall into two kinds. The first is the callback: a short message that brings back a specific detail from earlier in the chat, like the place you were going to take her or a joke you both made. It works because it gives her something concrete to reply to without having to reconstruct where things stood. The draft should be short, mention one detail, and end without a question that demands a long answer.

The second kind is the light opening: a new, low-stakes thing, such as something you noticed that made you think of her, or a question with an easy yes or no. This kind works when the earlier thread has run its course. It should not reference the silence at all. A good draft of this kind contains one clear thing and nothing that asks her to account for the delay. Both kinds leave out guilt, sarcasm, and any hint that you're keeping score.

Send your follow-up in the late morning or early afternoon, when people are more likely to be checking messages between tasks. Late-night follow-ups read as lonely or impulsive, even when they're neither. Give the first follow-up at least a day, and more often two or three, before you send anything else. If there's still no answer, the second attempt should be shorter and easier to reply to, something like a single question with a yes or no answer.

After that, stop. One follow-up that gets no reply, followed by a second that also gets none, is a clear answer. A third message at that point is a sign you can't read the situation, and it usually costs you more than it gains. Let it go, and if she comes back later, reply warmly and pick up where things are instead of bringing up the silence.