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<!DOCTYPE html>

<html lang="en">

<head>

  <meta charset="utf-8">

  <title>Card click isolation</title>

  <style>

    body { font-family: sans-serif; padding: 16px; max-width: 28rem; }

    .card { border: 2px solid #cbd5e1; border-radius: 8px; padding: 16px; cursor: pointer; transition: background 0.2s; }

    .card.open { background: #ecfdf5; border-color: #10b981; }

    .delete { float: right; padding: 4px 10px; background: #fee2e2; border: 1px solid #fca5a5; border-radius: 4px; cursor: pointer; }

    #status { margin-top: 12px; padding: 12px; background: #f1f5f9; border-radius: 6px; }

  </style>

</head>

<body>

  <div class="card">

    <button type="button" class="delete">Delete</button>

    <strong>Task item</strong>

    <p>Click the card body to toggle open. Click Delete to remove without toggling.</p>

  </div>

  <div id="status">Click the card or Delete.</div>

  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js"></script>

  <script>

    $(".card").on("click", function () {

      $(this).toggleClass("open");

      $("#status").text("Card toggled");

    });

    $(".card .delete").on("click", function (event) {

      event.stopPropagation();

      $("#status").text("Delete clicked — card not toggled");

    });

  </script>

</body>

</html>

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