The invention relates to an edge strip (1, 1') for pieces of furniture, comprising a main body (2), which has a lower face (3), which can be laid against a piece of furniture, and an upper face (4), which faces away from the lower face (3), the upper face (4) having at least one transition portion (5) dropping toward a border of the main body (2). The aim of the invention is to enable a better visual impression of the edge strip (1, 1') in the transition portion. This aim is achieved, according to the invention, in that the transition portion (5) drops to the border of the main body (2) in a stepped shape, wherein the transition portion (5) has at least two steps each having an upper surface (6, 6a) and a border-side surface (7), and the upper surfaces (6, 6a) are oriented independently ofone another relative to the lower face (3) in such a way that the smallest angles of the upper surfaces (6, 6a) relative to the lower face (3) are on average -45 degrees to 75 degrees, in particular-45 degrees bis 45 degrees, and the border-side surfaces (7) are inclined independently of one another relative to the lower face (3) in such a way that the smallest angles of the border-side surfaces(7) relative to the lower face (3) are on average 20 degrees to less than 90 degrees, in particular 46 degrees to less than 90 degrees, in particular up to 80 degrees.