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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

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

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/dragstart_event