Edge strip and method for its manufacture

An edge strip for pieces of furniture, comprising a main body with an underside that can be attached to a piece of furniture and an upper side facing away from the underside, wherein the upper side has at least one transition section sloping down towards an edge of the main body, characterised in that the transition section slopes down in a stepped manner towards the edge of the main body, wherein the transition section has at least two steps, each with an upper side surface and an edge side surface per step, wherein the upper side surfaces are aligned independently of one another in relation to the underside such that the smallest angles of the upper side surfaces in relation to the underside are each on average from −45° to 75°, and wherein the edge side surfaces are inclined independently of one another in relation to the underside such that the smallest angles of the edge side surfaces in relation to the underside are each on average from 20° to less than 90°.