While usual shide strips are made from white paper, those to be clipped into to gohei can be five-color paper, gold foil or silver foil in addition to white paper.
通常、紙垂は白い紙で作るが、御幣にとりつける紙垂は白だけでなく五色の紙や、金箔・銀箔が用いられることもある。