# Steppers A stepper is a two-segment control that people use to increase or decrease an incremental value. ## Discussion  A stepper sits next to a field that displays its current value, because the stepper itself doesn’t display a value. ## Best practices **Make the value that a stepper affects obvious.** A stepper itself doesn’t display any values, so make sure people know which value they’re changing when they use a stepper. **Consider pairing a stepper with a text field when large value changes are likely.** Steppers work well by themselves for making small changes that require a few taps or clicks. By contrast, people appreciate the option to use a field to enter specific values, especially when the values they use can vary widely. On a printing screen, for example, it can help to have both a stepper and a text field to set the number of copies. ## Platform considerations *No additional considerations for iOS, iPadOS, or visionOS. Not supported in watchOS or tvOS.* ### macOS **For large value ranges, consider supporting Shift-click to change the value quickly.** If your app benefits from larger changes in a stepper’s value, it can be useful to let people Shift-click the stepper to change the value by more than the default increment (by 10 times the default, for example). ## Resources #### Related [Pickers](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/pickers) [Text fields](/design/Human-Interface-Guidelines/text-fields) #### Developer documentation — UIKit — AppKit --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)