HTML ondrag Event Attribute

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

The ondrag event attribute triggers when the element or text selection is being dragged in HTML. This event is very similar to the drag-and-drop event. This will triggered during a drag operation when an HTML element is being dragged.

Syntax

<element ondrag = "script">

Supported Tags

It supports all HTML Elements. 

Attribute Value

This attribute contains a single value script that works when an element is dragged. It is supported by all HTML elements.

Example: This example illustrates the implementation of the HTML ondrag Event Attribute.

HTML 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>ondrag event attribute</title>
    <style>
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }

        #geeks {
            border: 1px solid black;
            padding: 15px;
            width: 60%;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <h1 style="color:green">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <h2>
        ondrag event attribute
    </h2>
    <div id="geeks" 
         draggable="true"
         ondrag="Function()">
        GeeksforGeeks: A computer 
        science portal for geeks
    </div>

    <script>
        function Function() {
            document.getElementById("geeks").
                style.fontSize = "30px";
            document.getElementById("geeks").
                style.color = "green";
        }
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Supported Browsers

The browser supported by ondrag event attribute are listed below: 

  • Google Chrome 3 and above
  • Edge 12 and above
  • Firefox 3.5 and above
  • Opera 12 and above
  • Safari 3.1 and above
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