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Overview

The DragOverlay component renders a custom overlay element while a drag operation is in progress. This allows you to display a completely different element than the one being dragged, which is useful for rendering a styled clone, a preview, or a simplified representation of the dragged element.

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Usage

Import and place the DragOverlay component inside a DragDropProvider. Its children will only be rendered when a drag operation is active. 
import {useDraggable, DragOverlay} from '@dnd-kit/react';

function Draggable() {
  const {ref} = useDraggable({id: 'draggable'});

  return (
    <>
      <button ref={ref}>Draggable</button>
      <DragOverlay>
        <div>I will be rendered while dragging...</div>
      </DragOverlay>
    </>
  );
}
You should only render the DragOverlay component once per DragDropProvider component.

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Rendering based on the drag source

To get around the fact that the DragOverlay component should only be rendered once, you can pass a function as a child, which will receive the source as an argument. This is useful for rendering different content depending on which element is being dragged. 
import {DragDropProvider, DragOverlay} from '@dnd-kit/react';

function App() {
  return (
    <DragDropProvider>
      <Draggable id="foo" />
      <Draggable id="bar" />
      <DragOverlay>
        {source => (
          <div>Dragging {source.id}</div>
        )}
      </DragOverlay>
    </DragDropProvider>
  );
}

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Customizing the drop animation

By default, when a drag operation ends, the overlay animates back to the position of the source element. You can customize or disable this animation using the dropAnimation prop. 
{/* Disable the drop animation */}
<DragOverlay dropAnimation={null}>
  <div>No animation on drop</div>
</DragOverlay>

{/* Customize the animation timing */}
<DragOverlay dropAnimation={{ duration: 150, easing: 'ease-out' }}>
  <div>Fast drop animation</div>
</DragOverlay>

{/* Provide a custom animation function */}
<DragOverlay dropAnimation={async ({ element, feedbackElement, translate }) => {
  // Custom animation logic using Web Animations API, GSAP, etc.
}}>
  <div>Custom animation</div>
</DragOverlay>

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Props

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children
ReactNode | ((source: Draggable) => ReactNode)
The content to render as the drag overlay. Only rendered when a drag operation is in progress. Can be a React node or a function that receives the drag source as an argument.
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tag
string
default:"'div'"
The HTML tag to render as the overlay wrapper element.
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disabled
boolean | ((source: Draggable | null) => boolean)
Whether the drag overlay is disabled. Can be a boolean or a function that receives the current drag source.
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dropAnimation
DropAnimation | null
Customize or disable the drop animation that plays when a drag operation ends.
  • undefined – use the default animation (250ms ease)
  • null – disable the drop animation entirely
  • {duration, easing} – customize the animation timing
  • (context) => Promise<void> | void – provide a fully custom animation function
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className
string
CSS class name for the overlay wrapper element.
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style
React.CSSProperties
Inline styles for the overlay wrapper element.