How to Create a Draggable Window using JavaScript and Tailwind CSS | Beginner-Friendly Tutorial

Ayyaz Zafar
2 min readApr 16, 2023

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In this beginner-friendly tutorial, you will learn how to create a customizable draggable window component with minimize, maximize, and close buttons using JavaScript and Tailwind CSS.

A draggable window is a popular UI feature that allows users to move a window around the screen by clicking and dragging on the header.

In addition, this tutorial will cover how to add minimize, maximize, and close buttons to the window and make them functional.

Throughout the video, we will cover the following topics:

Setting up the HTML and CSS for the draggable window with buttons
Adding event listeners to the window header and buttons for drag and drop, minimize, maximize, and close functionality
Using JavaScript to update the window position and state on events
Customizing the draggable window styles and button icons using Tailwind CSS classes
By the end of the tutorial, you will have a solid understanding of how to create a draggable window component with minimize, maximize, and close buttons using JavaScript and Tailwind CSS. This knowledge can be applied to various web development projects and will help you enhance your UI design and functionality skills.

Demo URL:
https://ayyaztech.github.io/tutorial_draggable_window_in_javsacript_tailwindcss/
Github Repo URL:
https://github.com/AyyazTech/tutorial_draggable_window_in_javsacript_tailwindcss
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Ayyaz Zafar
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