jQuery on vs Click

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Preparation HTML

<a href="#" id="clicker">ClickMe</a>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>

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$.on
$('#clicker').on('click', function(){
console.log('click');
return false;
});
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$.click
$('#clicker').click(function(){
console.log('click');
return false;
});
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