<ul class="sortable-list" id="sortableList">
  <li class="item" draggable="true">
    <div class="details">
      <span class="drag-handle">&#9776;</span>
      <span>Dashboard Design</span>
    </div>
  </li>
  <li class="item" draggable="true">
    <div class="details">
      <span class="drag-handle">&#9776;</span>
      <span>Develop API</span>
    </div>
  </li>
  <li class="item" draggable="true">
    <div class="details">
      <span class="drag-handle">&#9776;</span>
      <span>Fix Bugs</span>
    </div>
  </li>
  <li class="item" draggable="true">
    <div class="details">
      <span class="drag-handle">&#9776;</span>
      <span>Deployment</span>
    </div>
  </li>
  <li class="item" draggable="true">
    <div class="details">
      <span class="drag-handle">&#9776;</span>
      <span>Client Meeting</span>
    </div>
  </li>
</ul>

.sortable-list {
  font-family: system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 400px;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
  padding: 20px;
}
.item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  padding: 12px 15px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fff;
  cursor: grab;
  transition: box-shadow 0.2s;
}
.item:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.item .details {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  color: #1f2937;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.drag-handle {
  color: #9ca3af;
  cursor: grab;
}
/* Dragging Styles */
.item.dragging {
  opacity: 0.5;
  background: #f3f4f6;
  border: 1px dashed #3b82f6;
}

const sortableList = document.getElementById("sortableList");
const items = sortableList.querySelectorAll(".item");

items.forEach(item => {
  item.addEventListener("dragstart", () => {
    setTimeout(() => item.classList.add("dragging"), 0);
  });
  
  item.addEventListener("dragend", () => {
    item.classList.remove("dragging");
  });
});

const initSortableList = (e) => {
  e.preventDefault();
  const draggingItem = document.querySelector(".dragging");
  let siblings = [...sortableList.querySelectorAll(".item:not(.dragging)")];
  let nextSibling = siblings.find(sibling => {
    return e.clientY <= sibling.offsetTop + sibling.offsetHeight / 2;
  });
  sortableList.insertBefore(draggingItem, nextSibling);
}

sortableList.addEventListener("dragover", initSortableList);
sortableList.addEventListener("dragenter", e => e.preventDefault());

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Draggable Sortable List JS

Reorder items easily with this drag-and-drop list. It uses the native HTML5 drag API to let users sort tasks or items, which makes it lightweight and fast without needing heavy external libraries.

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