The paper of torinoko had been mainly used as ryoshi (paper for writing) for eiso (paper on which a tanka or a haikai is written) and hand-copying of sutras, and sometimes used for official documents.
鳥の子紙は、主に詠草（えいそう）料紙（りょうし）や写経料紙（りょうし）に用いられ、時には公文書にも使用された。