Document: dragstart event
The dragstart event is fired when the user starts dragging an element or text selection.
| Bubbles | Yes |
|---|---|
| Cancelable | Yes |
| Default action | Initiate the drag-and-drop operation. |
| Interface | DragEvent |
| Event handler property | ondragstart |
Examples
See the drag event for example code or this JSFiddle demo.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard (HTML) # event-dnd-dragstart |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
dragstart_event |
4 |
12 |
3.5 |
10 |
12 |
3.1 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
11 |
No |
See also
- Other drag and drop events:
- This event on other targets:
-
Window:dragstartevent -
HTMLElement:dragstartevent -
SVGElement:dragstartevent
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/dragstart_event