The dragend event is fired when a drag operation is being ended (by releasing a mouse button or hitting the escape key).

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("dragend", (event) => {});

ondragend = (event) => {};

A DragEvent. Inherits from Event.

In addition to the properties listed below, properties from the parent interface, Event, are available.

DragEvent.dataTransfer Read only

The data that is transferred during a drag and drop interaction.

In this example, we have a draggable element inside a container. Try grabbing the element, dragging it, and then releasing it.

We make the element half-transparent while it is being dragged, and listen for the dragend event to reset the element's opacity when it is released.

For a more complete example of drag and drop, see the page for the drag event.

HTML

<div id="container">
  <div id="draggable" draggable="true">This div is draggable</div>
</div>
<div class="dropzone"></div>

CSS

body {
  /* Prevent the user selecting text in the example */
  user-select: none;
}

#draggable {
  text-align: center;
  background: white;
}

#container {
  width: 200px;
  height: 20px;
  background: blueviolet;
  padding: 10px;
}

.dragging {
  opacity: 0.5;
}

JavaScript

const source = document.getElementById("draggable");
source.addEventListener("dragstart", (event) => {
  // make it half transparent
  event.target.classList.add("dragging");
});

source.addEventListener("dragend", (event) => {
  // reset the transparency
  event.target.classList.remove("dragging");
});

Result

• Other drag and drop events:
  • drag
  • dragstart
  • dragover
  • dragenter
  • dragleave
  • drop
• This event on other targets:
  • Window: dragend event
  • Document: dragend event
  • SVGElement: dragend event