---
order: 0
title: Drag Handle Button
description: A button styled to look like a drag handle
---

import { Code } from '@atlaskit/code';
import SectionMessage from '@atlaskit/section-message';

import DragHandleButtonExample from '../../examples/drag-handle-button';
import DragHandleButtonSmallExample from '../../examples/drag-handle-button-small';
import DragHandleDropdownMenuExample from '../../examples/drag-handle-dropdown-menu';

<SectionMessage appearance="warning">
	This component does not use the <Code>@atlaskit/button</Code> component, because{' '}
	<Code>@atlaskit/button</Code> cancels <Code>mousedown</Code> events and prevents dragging from
	occurring. Instead this component uses a native <Code>&lt;button&gt;</Code> element.
</SectionMessage>

## Default

<Example Component={DragHandleButtonExample} />

## Small variant (deprecated)

<SectionMessage appearance="warning">

The small variant has now been deprecated.

- `DragHandleButtonSmall` uses a tiny icon size that is no longer supported by our icon system (the
  smallest icon size is now `12px` x `12px`)
- Icons smaller than `12px` x `12px` are not good for visibility and accessibility
- The small hitbox of `DragHandleButtonSmall` (`8px` x `16px`) is below our `24px` x `24px` minimum
  hit target size for accessibility.
  [More details](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/target-size-minimum.html)

</SectionMessage>

A small variant is available through the `/drag-handle-button-small` entrypoint.

It is intended for experiences with very limited space to accommodate a drag handle. It is not
recommended for general use due to the small target size.

<Example Component={DragHandleButtonSmallExample} />

## Dropdown menu

This component can be composed with [Dropdown menu](/components/dropdown-menu).

Because the Dropdown menu provides a `triggerRef` you will need to merge it with your own ref in
order to use the trigger as the `dragHandle` in your `draggable()` registration.

<Example Component={DragHandleDropdownMenuExample} />