diff --git a/attribute/step.go b/attribute/step.go
index 9109510..5d1ea0f 100644
--- a/attribute/step.go
+++ b/attribute/step.go
@@ -3,18 +3,25 @@ package attribute
 import "strconv"
 import "gitlab.codemonkeysoftware.net/b/hatmill"
 
-type StepValue *float32
+type StepValue float32
 
-func StepAny() StepValue {
+func (v *StepValue) String() string {
+	if v == nil {
+		return "any"
+	}
+	return strconv.FormatFloat(float64(*v), 'G', -1, 32)
+}
+
+func StepAny() *StepValue {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func StepFloat(value float32) StepValue {
-	return &value
+func StepFloat(value float32) *StepValue {
+	return (*StepValue)(&(value))
 }
 
 // Step indicates the minimum allowed change to a number input.
-func Step(value StepValue) hatmill.Attrib {
+func Step(value *StepValue) hatmill.Attrib {
 	var attr = hatmill.Attrib{Key: "step"}
 	if value == nil {
 		attr.Value = String("any")
diff --git a/attribute/step_test.go b/attribute/step_test.go
index f380301..a4c4a19 100644
--- a/attribute/step_test.go
+++ b/attribute/step_test.go
@@ -4,8 +4,23 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.codemonkeysoftware.net/b/hatmill/attribute"
 	"gitlab.codemonkeysoftware.net/b/hatmill/element"
 	"os"
+	"testing"
 )
 
+func TestStepValue(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run(`String returns "any" for StepAny`, func(t *testing.T) {
+		actual := attribute.StepAny().String()
+		expected := "any"
+		expectEqualStrings(t, actual, expected)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("String returns valid float for StepFloat", func(t *testing.T) {
+		actual := attribute.StepFloat(5.5).String()
+		expected := "5.5"
+		expectEqualStrings(t, actual, expected)
+	})
+}
+
 func ExampleStep() {
 	s1 := attribute.Step(attribute.StepAny())
 	s2 := attribute.Step(attribute.StepFloat(0.5))