Tamagaki comes in a variety of forms such as ita tamagaki (board fence) which is made up of thick boards, kuroki no tamagaki (unbarked lumber fence) which uses unpeeled timber, suigaki (see-through fence) which is widely spaced.
形状は、厚板を並べた板玉垣、皮がついたままの木を用いた黒木玉垣、広く間を開ける透垣などがある。