CS2 Skins Glossary — Float, Patterns, Trade Locks & More
Every term you keep meeting on skin markets, explained in plain language: float value, wear levels, pattern index, StatTrak™, Souvenir, Doppler phases, trade locks and fees. Each entry links to the live tool where you can see the concept in real prices.
Float Value
A number from 0.00 to 1.00 that defines exactly how worn a skin looks — lower is cleaner.
2 minRead guide →02Wear Levels (FN / MW / FT / WW / BS)
The five named conditions of a skin, from Factory New to Battle-Scarred, set at drop by its float.
2 minRead guide →03Pattern Index (Paint Seed)
A number from 0 to 1000 that decides how the finish texture is placed and rotated on the model.
2 minRead guide →04Trade Lock (Trade Hold)
The 7-day period after a purchase or trade during which an item cannot leave the account.
2 minRead guide →05StatTrak™
A kill counter variant of a skin, dropping in ~10% of unboxings and priced at a premium.
2 minRead guide →06Souvenir Skins
Gold-stickered skins that drop only from Major tournament packages — supply is permanently capped and pricing is purely collectible.
2 minRead guide →07Doppler Phases
One market name hides many looks: the pattern index sorts a Doppler knife into Phases 1 to 4, or rare Ruby, Sapphire and Black Pearl.
2 minRead guide →08Blue Gem (Case Hardened)
A Case Hardened seed that covers the weapon's visible faces almost entirely in blue — the most famous pattern rarity in Counter-Strike.
2 minRead guide →09Fade Percentage
A community grade for how much of a Fade skin's full purple-pink-yellow gradient is visible — 100% shows the complete blend.
2 minRead guide →10Sticker Wear & Scraping
Once applied, a CS2 sticker is bound to the weapon forever — you can only scrape it away in steps, and it never returns to inventory.
2 minRead guide →11Trade-Up Contract
A contract that consumes exactly 10 same-rarity skins and returns one random skin of the next rarity grade up.
2 minRead guide →12Steam Market Fees
Steam takes about 13% of every Community Market sale — a 5% Steam fee plus a 10% CS2 game fee — leaving the seller ~87%.
2 minRead guide →13Storage Unit
A purchasable in-game container that holds up to 1000 items, letting you store far beyond the 1000-item base inventory limit.
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