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<!DOCTYPE html>

<html lang="en">

<head>

  <meta charset="utf-8">

  <title>Toolbar closest pattern</title>

  <style>

    body { font-family: sans-serif; padding: 16px; max-width: 32rem; }

    #toolbar { display: flex; gap: 8px; }

    .tool { padding: 8px 12px; border: 1px solid #cbd5e1; border-radius: 6px; background: #fff; cursor: pointer; }

    .icon { margin-right: 4px; }

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

  </style>

</head>

<body>

  <div id="toolbar">

    <button type="button" class="tool" data-action="bold"><span class="icon">B</span> Bold</button>

    <button type="button" class="tool" data-action="save"><span class="icon">&#128190;</span> Save</button>

    <button type="button" class="tool" data-action="undo"><span class="icon">&#8630;</span> Undo</button>

  </div>

  <div id="status">Click a tool or its icon.</div>

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

  <script>

    $("#toolbar").on("click", ".tool", function (event) {

      var tool = $(event.target).closest(".tool");

      $("#status").text("Activated: " + tool.data("action"));

    });

  </script>

</body>

</html>

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