European style courtyard lights often use some European artistic elements from European countries, with abstract forms of expression. For example: Crown Courtyard Lamp. Modern courtyard lights often use modern artistic elements and employ minimalist techniques, such as spring sprout courtyard lights. Classical courtyard lamps often adopt Chinese classical elements and are used and modified, such as palace lamps. These three types of courtyard lights represent different styles and are derived by most manufacturers to cater to the design style of urban buildings.

Since the development of courtyard lamps, different types have been derived based on their usage environment and design style, which can be divided into three categories: European style courtyard lamps, modern courtyard lamps, and classical courtyard lamps.