---
title: minimumValue
framework: homekit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: homekit/hmcharacteristicmetadata/minimumvalue
---

# minimumValue

The minimum value for the characteristic.

## Declaration

```swift
var minimumValue: NSNumber? { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This value only applies to characteristics with a number type.

## See Also

### Bounding the value

- [validValues](homekit/hmcharacteristicmetadata/validvalues.md)
- [maximumValue](homekit/hmcharacteristicmetadata/maximumvalue.md)
- [stepValue](homekit/hmcharacteristicmetadata/stepvalue.md)
- [maxLength](homekit/hmcharacteristicmetadata/maxlength.md)