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<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>currentTarget vs target</title>
  <style>
    body { font-family: sans-serif; padding: 16px; }
    #save { padding: 10px 16px; background: #2563eb; color: #fff; border: none; border-radius: 8px; cursor: pointer; font-size: 15px; }
    #save span { margin-right: 6px; }
    pre { margin-top: 12px; background: #1e293b; color: #e2e8f0; padding: 12px; border-radius: 6px; font-size: 13px; max-width: 24rem; }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <button type="button" id="save"><span>&#9733;</span> Save</button>
  <pre id="out">Click the star or the Save label.</pre>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    $("#save").on("click", function (event) {
      $("#out").text(
        "target: " + event.target.tagName + "\n" +
        "currentTarget id: " + event.currentTarget.id + "\n" +
        "same? " + (event.target === event.currentTarget)
      );
    });
  </script>
</body>
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