Skip to content

Drag Preview

A copy-paste drag & drop component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.

Drag & DropHTMLCSSany framework
⋮⋮Moving item3

Copy into your project

HTML
<!-- Drag Preview — floating ghost shown while dragging multiple items -->
<div class="nuda-dragprev">
  <div class="nuda-dragprev__placeholder"></div>
  <div class="nuda-dragprev__ghost">
    <span class="nuda-dragprev__handle">⋮⋮</span>
    <span>Moving item</span>
    <span class="nuda-dragprev__count">3</span>
  </div>
</div>
CSS
/* Drag Preview
   Source spot shows a dashed placeholder; floating ghost tilts and floats.
   Use as the visual feedback when starting a drag.
   Customize: --dp-accent, --dp-bg */

.nuda-dragprev {
  --dp-accent: #e4ff54;
  --dp-bg: rgba(20, 20, 24, 0.95);
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 280px;
  height: 100px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.nuda-dragprev__placeholder {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 100%;
  height: 36px;
  background: rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.08);
  border: 1.5px dashed rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.3);
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.nuda-dragprev__ghost {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 8px 12px 8px 10px;
  background: var(--dp-bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--dp-accent);
  border-radius: 8px;
  font: 500 0.875rem ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  color: #fafafa;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  box-shadow:
    0 12px 32px -8px rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.3),
    0 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  transform: rotate(-2deg) scale(1.04);
  animation: nuda-dp-float 2s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.nuda-dragprev__handle {
  color: #63636e;
  font: 700 0.75rem ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  letter-spacing: -1px;
}

.nuda-dragprev__count {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  padding: 0 5px;
  background: var(--dp-accent);
  color: #09090b;
  font: 800 0.6rem ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  border-radius: 5px;
  animation: nuda-dp-bump 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
}

@keyframes nuda-dp-float {
  0%, 100% { transform: rotate(-2deg) scale(1.04) translateY(0); }
  50%      { transform: rotate(-2deg) scale(1.04) translateY(-4px); }
}

@keyframes nuda-dp-bump {
  0%   { transform: scale(0.4); }
  100% { transform: scale(1); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .nuda-dragprev__ghost { animation: none; }
}

How to use Drag Preview

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.

More drag & drop components

← Browse all NudaUI components