# 
#  Overview 
In #key# HTML: Hypertext Markup Language #key#, the **`step` attribute** is used to specify the legal step size of the `<input>` elements. The default value of stepping is 1. 

For example, the possible legal values should be ...,-2,0,2,4,... if the stepping value is 2. 


This attribute is used with the following data types: number, date, month, time, week, and range.


 



# 
#  Syntax

---
```html
<input step = "value">
```
---

##
## Parameters
This attribute takes `value` as its single argument.



##
## Example



<html>
<body>
<form action="/action_page.php">
  <label for="points">Points:</label>
  <input type="number" id="points" name="points" step="2">
  <input type="submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>


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# 
## Explanation
In the above example, we set the value of `step` as `2`. Due to this, it only shows the values which belong to step size `2`.

What is the step attribute in HTML?

Used in HTML `<input>`, the `step` attribute specifies legal step size for values with data types like number, date, month, etc. Default is 1.