How TO - Create a Draggable HTML Element
Learn how to create a draggable HTML element with JavaScript and CSS.
Draggable DIV Element
Click here to move
Move
this
DIV
Create a Draggable DIV Element
Step 1) Add HTML:
Example
<!-- Draggable DIV -->
<div id="mydiv">
<!-- Include a header DIV with the same name as the draggable DIV, followed by "header" -->
<div id="mydivheader">Click here to move</div>
<p>Move</p>
<p>this</p>
<p>DIV</p>
</div>
<div id="mydiv">
<!-- Include a header DIV with the same name as the draggable DIV, followed by "header" -->
<div id="mydivheader">Click here to move</div>
<p>Move</p>
<p>this</p>
<p>DIV</p>
</div>
Step 2) Add CSS:
The only important style isposition: absolute, the rest is up to you:
Example
#mydiv {
position: absolute;
z-index: 9;
background-color: #f1f1f1;
border: 1px solid #d3d3d3;
text-align: center;
}
#mydivheader {
padding: 10px;
cursor: move;
z-index: 10;
background-color: #2196F3;
color: #fff;
}
position: absolute;
z-index: 9;
background-color: #f1f1f1;
border: 1px solid #d3d3d3;
text-align: center;
}
#mydivheader {
padding: 10px;
cursor: move;
z-index: 10;
background-color: #2196F3;
color: #fff;
}
