Cross-Container Transfer
A copy-paste drag & drop component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
Drag & DropHTMLCSSany framework
Drag a card to another column, or focus it and press Alt plus Arrow Right to move it forward a column.
Backlog
In Progress
Bug fix
Copy into your project
HTML
<!-- Cross-Container Transfer — the ghost slot marks the drop target in
the destination column while the card visually flies over. Keyboard:
focus the card, Alt+ArrowRight/ArrowLeft moves it between columns. -->
<div class="nuda-dd2-cross-transfer">
<p id="dd2-cross-transfer-desc" class="nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__sr">Drag a card to another column, or focus it and press Alt plus Arrow Right to move it forward a column.</p>
<div class="nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__board" role="group" aria-label="Task board" aria-describedby="dd2-cross-transfer-desc">
<div class="nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__col">
<span class="nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__colname">Backlog</span>
<div class="nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__slot"></div>
</div>
<div class="nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__col">
<span class="nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__colname">In Progress</span>
<div class="nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__slot nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__slot--ghost" aria-hidden="true"></div>
</div>
<div class="nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__card" role="option" aria-selected="true" tabindex="0">Bug fix</div>
</div>
</div>CSS
.nuda-dd2-cross-transfer {
width: 220px;
}
.nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__sr {
position: absolute;
width: 1px;
height: 1px;
margin: -1px;
padding: 0;
overflow: hidden;
clip: rect(0,0,0,0);
white-space: nowrap;
border: 0;
}
.nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__board {
position: relative;
display: flex;
gap: 8px;
}
.nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__col {
flex: 1;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 6px;
padding: 8px;
background: rgba(255,255,255,.02);
border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.07);
border-radius: 9px;
min-height: 70px;
}
.nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__colname {
font: 700 9px ui-sans-serif,system-ui;
color: #777;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: .06em;
}
.nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__slot {
height: 30px;
border-radius: 6px;
}
.nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__slot--ghost {
border: 1.5px dashed rgba(228,255,84,.35);
background: rgba(228,255,84,.05);
animation: nuda-dd2-cross-transfer-ghost 3.2s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__card {
position: absolute;
top: 26px;
left: 8px;
width: 88px;
padding: 7px 10px;
background: #161616;
border: 1.5px solid #e4ff54;
border-radius: 8px;
font: 600 11px ui-sans-serif,system-ui;
color: #fafafa;
box-shadow: 0 10px 24px -8px rgba(228,255,84,.35);
animation: nuda-dd2-cross-transfer-fly 3.2s cubic-bezier(.4,0,.2,1) infinite;
}
.nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__card:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid #e4ff54;
outline-offset: 2px;
}
@keyframes nuda-dd2-cross-transfer-fly {
0%,12%,100% {
transform: translate(0,0) rotate(0deg);
}
50% {
transform: translate(108px,-10px) rotate(-3deg);
}
80%,92% {
transform: translate(108px,0) rotate(0deg);
}
}
@keyframes nuda-dd2-cross-transfer-ghost {
0%,45%,100% {
opacity: .3;
}
70%,92% {
opacity: .9;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) {
.nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__card,.nuda-dd2-cross-transfer__slot--ghost {
animation: none;
}
}
How to use Cross-Container Transfer
Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.
Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.