There are several variations of shippo tsunagi, such as "hana shippo," which is a shippo pattern with a flower motif in the center, "toridasuki," which is a shippo pattern with a combination of birds and hanabishi motifs, and "yabure shippo," in which the shippo pattern is interrupted.
七宝つなぎの種類は七宝の中央に花を入れたものを「花七宝（はなしっぽう）」、鳥と花菱を組み合わせて七宝形にしたものを「鳥襷（とりだすき）」、幾つかが繋がった形で部分的に用いたものを「破れ七宝（やぶれしっぽう）」という。