The Float Value Guide

What is float?

Every CS2 skin has a "float value" — a number between 0.000 and 1.000 stored permanently in the item's metadata. The float controls the visible wear: lower numbers mean cleaner, less scratched skins; higher numbers mean more battle-worn texture.

The wear tiers

• Factory New (FN): 0.00 – 0.07. Cleanest. Always commands the highest premium.
• Minimal Wear (MW): 0.07 – 0.15. Subtle wear, often visually indistinguishable from FN at gameplay distance.
• Field-Tested (FT): 0.15 – 0.37. Visible wear in inspection but acceptable. The most liquid tier.
• Well-Worn (WW): 0.37 – 0.45. Heavy wear. Niche buyer base.
• Battle-Scarred (BS): 0.45 – 1.00. Maximum wear. Cheapest tier; popular for "skin doctor" tricks (sticker-crafting at lower cost).

Why low-float matters

Within a tier, lower float commands a premium. A 0.06 Factory New AK-47 | Vulcan can sell for 30–80% more than a 0.069 FN of the same skin, because at 0.069 the wear pattern starts to show. Some skins (particularly the AK-47 | Case Hardened) have wear-dependent pattern visibility, and a 0.001 float can be worth multiples of the 0.06 average.

How to inspect float

Steam doesn't show float in the inventory UI. Use the in-game inspect (right-click → Inspect) or paste the inspect URL into tools like CSGOFloat or our skin detail page (when we add inspection support). Marketplaces like Skinport and BUFF show float upfront; Steam Community Market does not, which is one of its disadvantages.

Float trading as a strategy

A common play: buy low-float skins on Steam Community Market (where float is hidden), withdraw them, and resell on Skinport with the float disclosed. The asymmetric information lets you capture the low-float premium that the original Steam buyer didn't realize they were giving up.