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SyntheticEvent

Event handlers are passed instances of SyntheticEvent, a cross-browser wrapper around the browser's native event. It has the same interface as the browser's native event, including stopPropagation() and preventDefault(), except the events work identically across all browsers.

To register an event handler for the capture phase, append Capture to the event name; for example, instead of using onClick, you would use onClickCapture to handle the click event in the capture phase.

You can use the currentTarget and relatedTarget to differentiate if the focusing or blurring events originated from outside of the parent element. Here is a demo you can copy and paste that shows how to detect focusing a child, focusing the element itself, and focus entering or leaving the whole subtree.
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function Example() {
  return (
    <div
      tabIndex={1}
      onFocus={(e) => {
        if (e.currentTarget === e.target) {
          console.log('focused self');
        } else {
          console.log('focused child', e.target);
        }
        if (!e.currentTarget.contains(e.relatedTarget)) {          // Not triggered when swapping focus between children
          console.log('focus entered self');
        }
      }}
      onBlur={(e) => {
        if (e.currentTarget === e.target) {
          console.log('unfocused self');
        } else {
          console.log('unfocused child', e.target);
        }
        if (!e.currentTarget.contains(e.relatedTarget)) {          // Not triggered when swapping focus between children
          console.log('focus left self');
        }
      }}
    >
      <input id="1" />
      <input id="2" />
    </div>
  );}