Drop Zone
A copy-paste drag & drop component in pure HTML, CSS & vanilla JS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
Drag & DropHTMLCSSJavaScriptany framework
Drop files here
or click to browseCopy into your project
HTML
<!-- Drop Zone — toggle .is-over on dragenter / off on dragleave/drop -->
<div class="nuda-drop">
<svg class="nuda-drop__icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none"
stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="1.6"
stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
<path d="M14 3 L14 8 L19 8" />
<path d="M14 3 L7 3 A 2 2 0 0 0 5 5 L5 19 A 2 2 0 0 0 7 21 L17 21 A 2 2 0 0 0 19 19 L19 8 Z" />
<path d="M9 14 L12 11 L15 14" />
<path d="M12 11 L12 17" />
</svg>
<p class="nuda-drop__text">Drop files here</p>
<span class="nuda-drop__hint">or click to browse</span>
<input type="file" multiple hidden />
</div>CSS
/* Drop Zone
Dashed area with bobbing icon; turns accent on hover or .is-over (drag-enter).
Customize: --drop-accent, --drop-bg */
.nuda-drop {
--drop-accent: #e4ff54;
--drop-bg: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
gap: 8px;
width: 100%;
max-width: 360px;
padding: 24px;
border: 1.5px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
border-radius: 12px;
background: var(--drop-bg);
cursor: pointer;
transition: border-color 0.25s, background 0.25s;
}
.nuda-drop:hover,
.nuda-drop.is-over {
border-color: var(--drop-accent);
background: rgba(228, 255, 84, 0.04);
}
.nuda-drop__icon {
width: 32px;
height: 32px;
color: #a1a1aa;
animation: nuda-drop-bob 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
transition: color 0.25s;
}
.nuda-drop:hover .nuda-drop__icon,
.nuda-drop.is-over .nuda-drop__icon { color: var(--drop-accent); }
.nuda-drop__text {
font: 600 0.875rem ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
color: #fafafa;
margin: 0;
}
.nuda-drop__hint {
font: 500 0.7rem ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
color: #63636e;
}
@keyframes nuda-drop-bob {
0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
50% { transform: translateY(-4px); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-drop__icon { animation: none; }
}JavaScript
/* Drop Zone — wires up native drag events + click-to-browse. */
(function () {
var zone = document.querySelector('.nuda-drop');
if (!zone) return;
var input = zone.querySelector('input[type="file"]');
['dragenter', 'dragover'].forEach(function (ev) {
zone.addEventListener(ev, function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
zone.classList.add('is-over');
});
});
['dragleave', 'drop'].forEach(function (ev) {
zone.addEventListener(ev, function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
zone.classList.remove('is-over');
});
});
zone.addEventListener('drop', function (e) {
handle(e.dataTransfer.files);
});
zone.addEventListener('click', function () { input && input.click(); });
input && input.addEventListener('change', function () { handle(input.files); });
function handle(files) {
// Replace with your upload logic.
console.log('files:', files);
}
})();How to use Drop Zone
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.