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dropzone (attribute)

Deprecated
This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The dropzone global attribute is an enumerated attribute indicating what types of content can be dropped on an element, using the HTML Drag and Drop API. It can have the following values:

copy, which indicates that dropping will create a copy of the element that was dragged.
move, which indicates that the element that was dragged will be moved to this new location.
link, which will create a link to the dragged data.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML 5.1 The definition of 'dropzone' in that specification.	Recommendation	Snapshot of HTML Living Standard, initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
`dropzone`	? — 58 Prefixed ? — 58 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	No	No	No	? — 45 Prefixed ? — 45 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	No

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`dropzone`	? — 58 Prefixed ? — 58 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	? — 58 Prefixed ? — 58 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	No	? — 43 Prefixed ? — 43 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	No	? — 7.0 Prefixed ? — 7.0 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-

dropzone (attribute)

Specifications

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

See also