diff --git a/source/_components/counter.markdown b/source/_components/counter.markdown
index 7df1c2e6cf5..96ea3d9cb8e 100644
--- a/source/_components/counter.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/counter.markdown
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ counter:
 
 Configuration variables:
 
-- **[alias]** (*Required*): Alias for the slider input. Multiple entries are allowed.
-  - **name** (*Optional*): Friendly name of the slider input.
+- **[alias]** (*Required*): Alias for the counter. Multiple entries are allowed.
+  - **name** (*Optional*): Friendly name of the counter.
   - **initial** (*Optional*): Initial value when Home Assistant starts. Defaults to 0.
-  - **step** (*Optional*): Step value for the slider. Defaults to 1.
+  - **step** (*Optional*): Incremental/step value for the counter. Defaults to 1 (increments by 1).
   - **icon** (*Optional*): Icon for entry.
 
 Pick an icon that you can find on [materialdesignicons.com](https://materialdesignicons.com/) to use for your input and prefix the name with `mdi:`. For example `mdi:car`, `mdi:ambulance`, or  `mdi:motorbike`.