/* ----------------------------------


Template Name: Esham - Personal Portfolio Template
Author: validtheme
Version: 1.1

-------------------------------------

*/


/*
** Custom overrides
*/

.bg-gray-hard {
  background: #d5d8da none repeat scroll 0 0;
}

/* Subtle grid lines on white / light backgrounds */
body {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.045) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.045) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 48px 48px;
  background-attachment: scroll;
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
  body {
    background-attachment: fixed;
  }
}

.bg-gray {
  background-color: #f7f7f7;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.05) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.05) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 48px 48px;
  background-attachment: scroll;
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
  .bg-gray {
    background-attachment: fixed;
  }
}

/* Keep dark / photo sections solid (no grid over banners) */
.welcome-banner,
.fun-factor-area,
.certifications-band,
.contact-form-area,
.se-pre-con {
  background-image: none;
}

/* ============================================================
   Fun facts — professional stats band
   ============================================================ */
.fun-factor-modern {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  background-color: #041637 !important;
  background-image: none !important;
}

.fun-factor-modern .fun-factor-bg {
  display: none;
}

.fun-factor-modern .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.fun-factor-modern .fun-fact {
  padding: 12px 10px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}

.fun-factor-modern .fun-fact i {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.18);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  color: #7eb0ff !important;
  font-size: 22px !important;
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  transition:
    background 0.35s ease,
    border-color 0.35s ease,
    transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
    box-shadow 0.35s ease;
}

.fun-factor-modern .fun-fact .timer {
  margin-top: 22px !important;
  font-size: 42px !important;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  text-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}

.fun-factor-modern .fun-fact span.medium {
  margin-top: 8px !important;
  font-size: 14px !important;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82) !important;
}

.fun-factor-modern .fun-fact:hover i {
  background: #2667ff;
  border-color: transparent;
  color: #fff !important;
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.4);
}

/* ============================================================
   Clients / testimonials — professional background
   ============================================================ */
.testimonials-modern {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  background-color: #041637 !important;
  background-image: none !important;
}

.testimonials-modern .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* ============================================================
   Certifications band (replaces clients section)
   ============================================================ */
.certifications-band {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  background-color: #041637 !important;
  background-image: none !important;
}

.certifications-band .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.certifications-band .title h2 {
  color: #fff;
}

.certifications-band .certifications-subtitle {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
}

.certifications-swiper {
  margin-top: 44px;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.certifications-swiper .swiper-wrapper {
  align-items: stretch;
}

.certifications-swiper .swiper-slide {
  height: auto;
  display: flex;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 16px;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
}

.certifications-band .cert-card,
.certifications-band .cert-card-light {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 250px;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 28px 26px 24px;
  background: rgba(10, 28, 55, 0.72);
  border: 1px solid rgba(126, 176, 255, 0.18);
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  color: #fff;
  transform: none !important;
  will-change: auto;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.certifications-band .cert-card::before {
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #7eb0ff, #2667ff, transparent);
  transform: scaleX(1);
  opacity: 0.9;
  border-radius: 16px 16px 0 0;
}

.certifications-band .cert-card:hover {
  transform: none !important;
  z-index: 2;
  background: rgba(16, 40, 78, 0.88);
  border-color: rgba(126, 176, 255, 0.42);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
  color: #fff;
}

.certifications-band .cert-index {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
}

.certifications-band .cert-card:hover .cert-index {
  color: #7eb0ff;
}

.certifications-band .cert-icon {
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  border-radius: 11px;
  background: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.22);
  border: 1px solid rgba(126, 176, 255, 0.28);
  color: #9ec2ff;
  box-shadow: none;
}

.certifications-band .cert-card:hover .cert-icon {
  background: #2667ff;
  border-color: transparent;
  color: #fff;
  transform: none;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.35);
}

.certifications-band .cert-card h4 {
  color: #fff !important;
  font-size: 17px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.certifications-band .cert-card:hover h4 {
  color: #fff !important;
}

.certifications-band .cert-card p {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.68) !important;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.certifications-band .cert-meta {
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 14px;
  color: #9ec2ff;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(126, 176, 255, 0.16);
}

/* ============================================================
   Contact — professional background
   ============================================================ */
.contact-modern {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  background-color: #041637 !important;
  background-image: none !important;
}

.contact-modern .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* ============================================================
   Fixed / sticky parallax backgrounds (desktop + mobile)
   Sticky-inside-clipped-frame keeps the photo still while
   section content scrolls — works on iOS too.
   ============================================================ */
.parallax-frame {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.parallax-sticky {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100vh;
  height: 100dvh;
  background-color: #041637;
  background-position: center top;
  background-size: cover;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-attachment: fixed;
}

.parallax-sticky::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.parallax-stats {
  background-image: url("assets/img/banner/stats-bg.jpg");
}

.parallax-stats::after {
  background: linear-gradient(
    120deg,
    rgba(4, 22, 55, 0.88) 0%,
    rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.72) 45%,
    rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.35) 100%
  );
}

.parallax-certs {
  background-image: url("assets/img/banner/certs-bg.jpg");
}

.parallax-certs::after {
  background: linear-gradient(
    165deg,
    rgba(4, 22, 55, 0.82) 0%,
    rgba(10, 24, 40, 0.72) 55%,
    rgba(8, 20, 36, 0.78) 100%
  );
}

.parallax-contact {
  background-image: url("assets/img/banner/contact-bg.jpg");
}

.parallax-contact::after {
  background: linear-gradient(
    160deg,
    rgba(4, 22, 55, 0.92) 0%,
    rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.84) 50%,
    rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.38) 100%
  );
}

.contact-modern .title h2 {
  color: #fff;
}

.contact-subtitle {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 14px auto 0;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.contact-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.3fr;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-top: 48px;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.contact-aside {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 14px;
}

.contact-aside-card {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 20px 18px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  transition: background 0.35s ease, border-color 0.35s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease;
}

.contact-aside-card:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  border-color: rgba(126, 176, 255, 0.4);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
}

.contact-aside-icon {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 11px;
  background: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.22);
  border: 1px solid rgba(126, 176, 255, 0.28);
  color: #9ec2ff;
  font-size: 16px;
}

.contact-aside-card h4 {
  margin: 0 0 6px !important;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
}

.contact-aside-card p {
  margin: 0 !important;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  word-break: break-word;
}

.contact-aside-card a {
  color: #fff !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.contact-aside-card a:hover {
  color: #9ec2ff !important;
}

.contact-panel {
  padding: 32px 30px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow:
    0 16px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.22),
    inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(18px);
}

.contact-form-modern {
  text-align: left !important;
}

.contact-form-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 18px 16px;
}

.contact-form-full {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.contact-form-modern .form-group {
  margin: 0;
}

.contact-form-modern label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
}

.contact-form-modern .form-control {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 52px !important;
  padding: 14px 16px !important;
  background: rgba(4, 22, 55, 0.35) !important;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16) !important;
  border-radius: 10px !important;
  color: #fff !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
  transition: border-color 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease !important;
}

.contact-form-modern textarea.form-control {
  min-height: 140px !important;
  height: 140px !important;
  resize: vertical;
}

.contact-form-modern .form-control:focus {
  background: rgba(4, 22, 55, 0.5) !important;
  border-color: rgba(126, 176, 255, 0.55) !important;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.2) !important;
  outline: none;
  transform: none !important;
}

.contact-form-modern .form-control::placeholder {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4) !important;
}

.contact-form-actions {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  margin-top: 4px;
}

.contact-form-modern .zk-btn-submit {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
  min-width: 180px;
}

.contact-form-modern .zk-btn-submit.is-loading {
  opacity: 0.85;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.form-result {
  display: none;
  margin-top: 4px;
  padding: 12px 14px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.form-result.is-pending {
  display: block;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
}

.form-result.is-success {
  display: block;
  background: rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.16);
  border: 1px solid rgba(34, 197, 94, 0.35);
  color: #bbf7d0;
}

.form-result.is-error {
  display: block;
  background: rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.16);
  border: 1px solid rgba(239, 68, 68, 0.35);
  color: #fecaca;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .contact-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .contact-form-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .contact-panel {
    padding: 24px 18px;
  }

  .contact-form-actions {
    justify-content: stretch;
  }

  .contact-form-modern .zk-btn-submit {
    width: 100%;
  }
}

.cert-swiper-pagination {
  position: relative !important;
  bottom: auto !important;
  left: auto !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 32px;
  padding-top: 4px;
}

.cert-swiper-pagination .swiper-pagination-bullet {
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  margin: 0 !important;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
  opacity: 1;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease, width 0.3s ease;
}

.cert-swiper-pagination .swiper-pagination-bullet-active {
  width: 22px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #7eb0ff;
  transform: none;
}

/* ============================================================
   Recent Work — professional case grid (no images)
   ============================================================ */

/* ============================================================
   Services — professional capability grid
   ============================================================ */
.services-modern {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.services-modern::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 40% at 10% 0%, rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.07), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 40% 35% at 90% 100%, rgba(4, 22, 55, 0.05), transparent 55%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.services-modern .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.services-modern .services-subtitle {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 14px auto 0;
  color: var(--color-paragraph, #666);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.services-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 22px;
  margin-top: 44px;
  perspective: 1200px;
}

.service-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 280px;
  padding: 28px 26px 26px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.08);
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.04);
  overflow: hidden;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  will-change: transform;
  transition:
    transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
    box-shadow 0.45s ease,
    border-color 0.35s ease;
}

.service-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2667ff, #1a4fd6);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}

.service-glow {
  position: absolute;
  width: 220px;
  height: 220px;
  left: var(--glow-x, 50%);
  top: var(--glow-y, 50%);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: radial-gradient(
    circle,
    rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.28) 0%,
    rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.12) 35%,
    transparent 70%
  );
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.25s ease;
  will-change: left, top, opacity;
}

.service-card:hover .service-glow,
.service-card.is-glowing .service-glow {
  opacity: 1;
}

.service-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-10px);
  border-color: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.28);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 48px rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.1);
}

.service-card:hover::before {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.service-card-top {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.service-card h4,
.service-card p,
.service-tags {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.service-index {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: rgba(4, 22, 55, 0.35);
  transition: color 0.35s ease;
}

.service-card:hover .service-index {
  color: #2667ff;
}

.service-icon {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 52px;
  height: 52px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.08);
  color: #2667ff;
  transition:
    background 0.4s ease,
    color 0.4s ease,
    transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
    box-shadow 0.4s ease;
}

.service-icon i {
  font-size: 20px !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  color: inherit !important;
  line-height: 1;
}

.service-card:hover .service-icon {
  background: #2667ff;
  color: #fff;
  transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(-4deg);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.3);
}

.service-card h4 {
  margin: 0 0 12px !important;
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--color-heading, #04000b);
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.service-card:hover h4 {
  color: #2667ff;
}

.service-card p {
  margin: 0 0 20px !important;
  flex: 1;
  color: var(--color-paragraph, #666);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.service-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0;
}

.service-tags li {
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 5px 10px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  background: rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.04);
  border: 1px solid rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.06);
  color: #041637;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  transition:
    background 0.3s ease,
    border-color 0.3s ease,
    color 0.3s ease,
    transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}

.service-card:hover .service-tags li {
  background: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.08);
  border-color: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.16);
  color: #1a4fd6;
}

.service-card:hover .service-tags li:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.02s; transform: translateY(-2px); }
.service-card:hover .service-tags li:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.06s; transform: translateY(-2px); }
.service-card:hover .service-tags li:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.1s; transform: translateY(-2px); }

@media (max-width: 1199px) {
  .services-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .services-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .service-card {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 24px 22px;
  }
}

.work-area .work-subtitle {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 14px auto 0;
  color: var(--color-paragraph, #666);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

/* ============================================================
   Experience — professional timeline
   ============================================================ */
.experience-modern {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.experience-modern::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 45% 35% at 85% 10%, rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.06), transparent 60%),
    radial-gradient(ellipse 40% 30% at 5% 90%, rgba(4, 22, 55, 0.04), transparent 55%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.experience-modern .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.experience-subtitle {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 14px auto 0;
  color: var(--color-paragraph, #666);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.experience-timeline {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 980px;
  margin: 52px auto 0;
  padding-left: 0;
}

.experience-timeline::before {
  content: none;
  display: none;
}

.experience-item {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 28% 44px 1fr;
  gap: 0 8px;
  align-items: start;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.experience-item:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.experience-meta {
  text-align: right;
  padding: 22px 18px 22px 0;
}

.experience-date {
  display: block;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(4, 22, 55, 0.45);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.experience-badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.1);
  color: #1a4fd6;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.experience-badge-edu {
  background: rgba(4, 22, 55, 0.08);
  color: #041637;
}

.experience-company {
  margin: 0 0 6px !important;
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #041637;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

.experience-role-label {
  margin: 0 !important;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--color-paragraph, #666);
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.experience-marker {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  padding-top: 26px;
  z-index: 2;
}

.experience-marker span {
  display: block;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fff;
  border: 3px solid #2667ff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.35);
  transition:
    transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
    background 0.35s ease,
    box-shadow 0.35s ease;
}

.experience-item.is-visible .experience-marker span,
.experience-item:hover .experience-marker span {
  background: #2667ff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.12);
}

.experience-item:hover .experience-marker span {
  transform: scale(1.15);
  animation: zk-marker-pulse 1.6s ease-out infinite;
}

@keyframes zk-marker-pulse {
  0% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.35); }
  70% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 12px rgba(38, 103, 255, 0); }
  100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(38, 103, 255, 0); }
}

.experience-body {
  position: relative;
  padding: 24px 26px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.08);
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.04);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition:
    transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
    box-shadow 0.45s ease,
    border-color 0.35s ease;
}

.experience-body::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #2667ff, #1a4fd6);
  transform: scaleY(0);
  transform-origin: top center;
  transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}

.experience-item:hover .experience-body {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  border-color: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.22);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.1);
}

.experience-item:hover .experience-body::before {
  transform: scaleY(1);
}

.experience-body h4 {
  margin: 0 0 14px !important;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #041637;
}

.experience-body > ul:not(.experience-tags) {
  margin: 0 0 18px !important;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.experience-body > ul:not(.experience-tags) li {
  position: relative;
  display: block !important;
  padding: 0 0 10px 16px;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--color-paragraph, #666);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.experience-body > ul:not(.experience-tags) li:last-child {
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.experience-body > ul:not(.experience-tags) li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 9px;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #2667ff;
  opacity: 0.7;
}

.experience-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0;
}

.experience-tags li {
  display: inline-flex !important;
  padding: 5px 10px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  background: rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.04);
  border: 1px solid rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.06);
  color: #041637;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  transition:
    background 0.3s ease,
    border-color 0.3s ease,
    color 0.3s ease,
    transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}

.experience-item:hover .experience-tags li {
  background: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.08);
  border-color: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.16);
  color: #1a4fd6;
}

.experience-item:hover .experience-tags li:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.02s; transform: translateY(-2px); }
.experience-item:hover .experience-tags li:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.05s; transform: translateY(-2px); }
.experience-item:hover .experience-tags li:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.08s; transform: translateY(-2px); }
.experience-item:hover .experience-tags li:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.11s; transform: translateY(-2px); }

.experience-item-edu .experience-marker span {
  border-color: #041637;
}

.experience-item-edu:hover .experience-marker span,
.experience-item-edu.is-visible .experience-marker span {
  background: #041637;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(4, 22, 55, 0.1);
}

.experience-item-edu .experience-body::before {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #041637, #2667ff);
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .experience-item {
    grid-template-columns: 36px 1fr;
    gap: 0 14px;
  }

  .experience-meta {
    grid-column: 2;
    text-align: left;
    padding: 0 0 12px;
  }

  .experience-marker {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 1 / span 2;
    padding-top: 6px;
  }

  .experience-body {
    grid-column: 2;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .experience-body {
    padding: 20px 18px;
  }

  .experience-company {
    font-size: 18px;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   Certifications — Microsoft Azure credentials
   ============================================================ */
.certifications-modern {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.certifications-modern::before {
  display: none;
}

.certifications-subtitle {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 14px auto 0;
  color: var(--color-paragraph, #666);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.certifications-grid {
  display: none;
}

.cert-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 200px;
  padding: 26px 24px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.08);
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.04);
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  overflow: hidden;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  will-change: transform;
  transition:
    transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
    box-shadow 0.45s ease,
    border-color 0.35s ease;
}

.cert-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2667ff, #1a4fd6);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  z-index: 2;
}

.cert-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-10px);
  border-color: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.28);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 48px rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.1);
  color: inherit;
}

.cert-card:hover::before {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.cert-card:hover .service-glow,
.cert-card.is-glowing .service-glow {
  opacity: 1;
}

.cert-card-top,
.cert-card h4,
.cert-card p,
.cert-meta {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.cert-card-top {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.cert-index {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: rgba(4, 22, 55, 0.35);
  transition: color 0.35s ease;
}

.cert-card:hover .cert-index {
  color: #2667ff;
}

.cert-icon {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.08);
  color: #2667ff;
  transition:
    background 0.4s ease,
    color 0.4s ease,
    transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
    box-shadow 0.4s ease;
}

.cert-icon i {
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.cert-card:hover .cert-icon {
  background: #2667ff;
  color: #fff;
  transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(-4deg);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.3);
}

.cert-card h4 {
  margin: 0 0 10px !important;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #041637;
  line-height: 1.35;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.cert-card:hover h4 {
  color: #2667ff;
}

.cert-card p {
  margin: 0 0 16px !important;
  flex: 1;
  color: var(--color-paragraph, #666);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.cert-meta {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #2667ff;
}

.cert-meta i {
  font-size: 11px;
  transition: transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}

.cert-card:hover .cert-meta i {
  transform: translateX(3px) translateY(-2px);
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .certifications-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .cert-card {
    min-height: 0;
  }
}

.work-filters {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 40px 0 36px;
}

.work-filter {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  border: 1px solid rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.16);
  background: #fff;
  color: #041637;
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition:
    color 0.35s ease,
    border-color 0.35s ease,
    background 0.35s ease,
    box-shadow 0.35s ease,
    transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}

.work-filter::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2667ff 0%, #1a4fd6 100%);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  z-index: -1;
}

.work-filter:hover {
  border-color: #2667ff;
  color: #2667ff;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.12);
}

.work-filter.current {
  border-color: transparent;
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.28);
}

.work-filter.current::before {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.work-filter.current:hover {
  color: #fff;
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.work-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 22px;
  perspective: 1200px;
}

.work-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 240px;
  padding: 28px 26px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.08);
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.04);
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  overflow: hidden;
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
  will-change: transform;
  transition:
    transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
    box-shadow 0.45s ease,
    border-color 0.35s ease;
}

.work-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #2667ff, #1a4fd6);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left center;
  transition: transform 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  z-index: 2;
}

.work-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-10px);
  border-color: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.28);
  box-shadow: 0 22px 48px rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.1);
  color: inherit;
}

.work-card:hover::before {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.work-card:hover .service-glow,
.work-card.is-glowing .service-glow {
  opacity: 1;
}

.work-card.is-hidden {
  display: none;
}

.work-card-top,
.work-card h3,
.work-card p,
.work-link {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.work-card-top {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.work-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 5px 12px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  background: rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.04);
  border: 1px solid rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.06);
  color: #041637;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition:
    background 0.3s ease,
    border-color 0.3s ease,
    color 0.3s ease,
    transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}

.work-card:hover .work-tag {
  background: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.08);
  border-color: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.16);
  color: #1a4fd6;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.work-index {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: rgba(4, 22, 55, 0.35);
  transition: color 0.35s ease;
}

.work-card:hover .work-index {
  color: #2667ff;
}

.work-card h3 {
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  color: var(--color-heading, #04000b);
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

.work-card:hover h3 {
  color: #2667ff;
}

.work-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--color-paragraph, #666);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  flex: 1;
}

.work-link {
  margin-top: 22px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--color-primary, #2667ff);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.work-link i {
  transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}

.work-card:hover .work-link i {
  transform: translateX(5px);
}

@media (max-width: 1199px) {
  .work-list {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .work-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .work-card {
    min-height: auto;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   Home hero — sharp portrait (no full-bleed stretch blur)
   ============================================================ */
.hero-shell {
  position: relative;
  height: 100vh;
  height: 100dvh;
  background: transparent;
}

.hero-shell .hero-media {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100vh;
  height: 100dvh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  pointer-events: none;
  background: #070707;
  transition: opacity 0.25s ease;
}

.hero-shell .hero-media::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    #070707 0%,
    #070707 36%,
    rgba(7, 7, 7, 0.82) 48%,
    rgba(7, 7, 7, 0.38) 62%,
    rgba(7, 7, 7, 0.1) 76%,
    rgba(7, 7, 7, 0) 90%
  );
  pointer-events: none;
}

.hero-shell .hero-media img {
  width: min(62vw, 1120px);
  height: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  margin-left: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 54% 12%;
  display: block;
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    transparent 0%,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) 10%,
    #000 24%,
    #000 100%
  );
  mask-image: linear-gradient(
    90deg,
    transparent 0%,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35) 10%,
    #000 24%,
    #000 100%
  );
}

.welcome-banner.welcome-portrait {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  overflow: visible;
  height: 100%;
  background: transparent !important;
  background-image: none !important;
}

.welcome-banner.welcome-portrait.shadow::after {
  display: none;
}

.welcome-banner.welcome-portrait .hero-layer {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  height: 100%;
}

.welcome-banner.welcome-portrait .hero-layer .row,
.welcome-banner.welcome-portrait .hero-layer .item-table,
.welcome-banner.welcome-portrait .hero-layer .container {
  height: 100%;
}

/* Content scrolls over the fixed hero photo (all screen sizes) */
.welcome-banner.welcome-portrait,
.welcome-banner.welcome-portrait .hero-layer {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

#about,
#services,
#experience,
#portfolio,
#certifications,
#contact,
.fun-factor-area,
.site-footer,
footer {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

#about,
.experience-modern {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.045) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(14, 30, 42, 0.045) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 48px 48px;
}

.welcome-content-portrait {
  text-align: left !important;
  padding: 40px 0;
  max-width: 620px;
}

.welcome-content-portrait h1 {
  font-size: 68px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.1;
  text-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
}

.welcome-content-portrait h2 {
  font-size: 28px;
  font-weight: 500;
  text-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
}

.about-area .thumb img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: cover;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  object-position: center top;
  background: #111;
}

.about-area ul.socials li a[aria-label="WhatsApp"] .fa-whatsapp {
  font-size: 1.25em;
}

.about-area ul.socials li a[aria-label="WhatsApp"]:hover {
  color: #25d366;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .hero-shell .hero-media {
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .hero-shell .hero-media img {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: none;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center top;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      #000 0%,
      #000 45%,
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55) 70%,
      transparent 100%
    );
    mask-image: linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      #000 0%,
      #000 45%,
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55) 70%,
      transparent 100%
    );
  }

  .hero-shell .hero-media::before {
    background: linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      rgba(7, 7, 7, 0.45) 0%,
      rgba(7, 7, 7, 0.15) 40%,
      rgba(7, 7, 7, 0.88) 100%
    );
  }

  .welcome-content-portrait {
    text-align: center !important;
    padding-top: 100px;
    max-width: none;
  }

  .welcome-content-portrait h1 {
    font-size: 46px;
  }

  .welcome-content-portrait h2 {
    font-size: 20px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .welcome-content-portrait h1 {
    font-size: 36px;
  }
}

/* Custom Zohaib logo — transparent PNGs, correct swap */
.navbar-brand {
  display: flex !important;
  align-items: center;
  padding-top: 10px !important;
  padding-bottom: 10px !important;
}

.navbar-brand .logo {
  height: 42px !important;
  width: auto !important;
  max-height: 42px !important;
  max-width: 180px !important;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.collapse-header img {
  height: 36px !important;
  width: auto !important;
  max-height: 36px !important;
}

/* Ensure correct logo on transparent hero navbar */
nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed.no-background .logo-display,
nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed.navbar-transparent .logo-display {
  display: block !important;
}

nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed.no-background .logo-scrolled,
nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed.navbar-transparent .logo-scrolled {
  display: none !important;
}

/* After scroll (solid navbar) */
nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed:not(.no-background):not(.navbar-transparent) .logo-display,
nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed.navbar-shrink .logo-display {
  display: none !important;
}

nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed:not(.no-background):not(.navbar-transparent) .logo-scrolled,
nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed.navbar-shrink .logo-scrolled {
  display: block !important;
}

/* Solid / white bar: never keep the white logo (invisible on white) */
nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed.navbar-shrink .logo-display,
nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed:not(.no-background) .logo-display {
  display: none !important;
}

nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed.navbar-shrink .logo-scrolled,
nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed:not(.no-background) .logo-scrolled {
  display: block !important;
}


/* Typed.js cursor — keeps blinking forever */
.typed-cursor {
  opacity: 1;
  animation: zk-typed-blink 0.7s infinite;
  font-weight: 300;
  margin-left: 2px;
}

@keyframes zk-typed-blink {
  0%, 100% { opacity: 1; }
  50% { opacity: 0; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Professional buttons
   ============================================================ */

.zk-btn-group {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 28px !important;
}

.zk-btn {
  --zk-btn-bg: #2667ff;
  --zk-btn-bg-hover: #1a54e0;
  --zk-btn-ink: #ffffff;
  --zk-btn-border: transparent;
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: 12px 26px !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--zk-btn-border) !important;
  border-radius: 6px !important;
  background: var(--zk-btn-bg) !important;
  color: var(--zk-btn-ink) !important;
  font-size: 13px !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em !important;
  text-transform: uppercase !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  line-height: 1.2 !important;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12) inset, 0 8px 22px rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.22);
  transition:
    color 0.35s ease,
    background 0.35s ease,
    border-color 0.35s ease,
    box-shadow 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
    transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) !important;
}

.zk-btn::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(
    105deg,
    transparent 35%,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22) 50%,
    transparent 65%
  );
  transform: translateX(-130%);
  transition: transform 0.65s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
  z-index: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.zk-btn .zk-btn-label,
.zk-btn i {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

.zk-btn i {
  font-size: 12px;
  transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
}

.zk-btn:hover,
.zk-btn:focus-visible {
  background: var(--zk-btn-bg-hover) !important;
  color: var(--zk-btn-ink) !important;
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16) inset, 0 16px 34px rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.34);
  outline: none;
}

.zk-btn:hover::before,
.zk-btn:focus-visible::before {
  transform: translateX(130%);
}

.zk-btn:hover i,
.zk-btn:focus-visible i {
  transform: translateX(3px);
}

.zk-btn:active {
  transform: translateY(-1px) scale(0.985);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.22);
}

/* Primary already uses blue defaults */

.zk-btn-outline {
  --zk-btn-bg: transparent;
  --zk-btn-bg-hover: #041637;
  --zk-btn-ink: #041637;
  --zk-btn-border: rgba(4, 22, 55, 0.28);
  box-shadow: none;
}

.zk-btn-outline:hover,
.zk-btn-outline:focus-visible {
  --zk-btn-ink: #ffffff;
  border-color: #041637 !important;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 30px rgba(4, 22, 55, 0.18);
}

.zk-btn-outline:hover i {
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

.zk-btn-submit {
  min-width: 200px;
  margin-top: 8px !important;
}

.zk-btn-submit:hover i {
  transform: translateX(2px) translateY(-2px) rotate(-8deg);
}

.about-area .button.zk-btn-group a {
  background: inherit;
  border-radius: inherit;
  padding: inherit;
  margin: inherit;
  border: inherit;
}

.contact-form button.zk-btn {
  margin-top: 12px !important;
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .zk-btn-group {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
  }

  .zk-btn {
    width: 100%;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   Footer — professional social icons
   ============================================================ */
.site-footer {
  background: #041637 !important;
  padding: 48px 0 36px !important;
}

.site-footer .footer-social-list {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 0 28px !important;
  padding: 0;
}

.site-footer .footer-social-list li {
  display: inline-flex !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
}

.site-footer .footer-social-list li a {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex !important;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 48px !important;
  height: 48px !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  border-radius: 12px !important;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) !important;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12) !important;
  color: #fff !important;
  font-size: 16px !important;
  line-height: 1 !important;
  text-indent: 0 !important;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition:
    transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
    background 0.3s ease,
    border-color 0.3s ease,
    box-shadow 0.35s ease,
    color 0.3s ease !important;
}

.site-footer .footer-social-list li a::before {
  display: none !important;
  content: none !important;
}

.site-footer .footer-social-list li a i {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

.site-footer .footer-social-list li a:hover {
  background: #2667ff !important;
  border-color: transparent !important;
  color: #fff !important;
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.35);
}

.site-footer .copyright-text {
  margin: 0 !important;
}

.site-footer .copyright-text p {
  margin: 0 !important;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55) !important;
  font-size: 14px !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.site-footer .copyright-text p a {
  color: #7eb0ff !important;
}

/* ============================================================
   Responsive system
   Tuned so ~16" / ≥1400px stays as designed; smaller screens scale down.
   ============================================================ */

html {
  overflow-x: hidden;
  overflow-x: clip;
}

body {
  overflow-x: hidden;
  overflow-x: clip;
}

/* Mid / laptop desktops (13–15"): keep density, soften hero type */
@media (max-width: 1399px) and (min-width: 1200px) {
  .welcome-content-portrait h1 {
    font-size: 58px;
  }

  .welcome-content-portrait h2 {
    font-size: 24px;
  }

  .welcome-content-portrait {
    max-width: 540px;
  }

  .services-grid,
  .work-list {
    gap: 18px;
  }

  .service-card,
  .work-card {
    padding: 24px 22px;
  }
}

/* Large tablet / small laptop */
@media (max-width: 1199px) {
  .default-padding {
    padding-top: 90px;
    padding-bottom: 90px;
  }

  .welcome-content-portrait h1 {
    font-size: 52px;
  }

  .welcome-content-portrait h2 {
    font-size: 22px;
  }

  .experience-timeline {
    max-width: 860px;
  }

  .contact-layout {
    gap: 20px;
  }

  .fun-factor-modern .fun-fact .timer {
    font-size: 36px !important;
  }
}

/* Tablet and below */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
  body,
  .bg-gray {
    background-attachment: scroll !important;
  }

  .hero-shell {
    min-height: 100svh;
    height: auto;
  }

  .hero-shell .hero-media {
    position: fixed !important;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100vh;
    height: 100dvh;
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .welcome-banner.welcome-portrait {
    min-height: 100svh;
    height: auto;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
  }

  .welcome-banner.welcome-portrait .hero-layer {
    min-height: 100svh;
    height: auto;
  }

  .welcome-banner.welcome-portrait .hero-layer .row,
  .welcome-banner.welcome-portrait .hero-layer .item-table {
    min-height: 100svh;
    height: auto;
  }

  .welcome-content-portrait {
    padding: 120px 0 100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .welcome-content-portrait h1 {
    font-size: 44px;
  }

  .welcome-content-portrait h2 {
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  .welcome-banner .arrow-down {
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }

  .about-area .thumb {
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }

  .about-area .about-text {
    padding-left: 0 !important;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .about-area .about-text h2 {
    font-size: 32px;
  }

  .about-area .about-text h4 {
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .zk-btn-group {
    margin-top: 22px !important;
  }

  .services-modern .services-subtitle,
  .work-area .work-subtitle,
  .experience-subtitle,
  .certifications-subtitle,
  .contact-subtitle {
    font-size: 15px;
    padding: 0 8px;
  }

  .services-grid,
  .work-list {
    margin-top: 36px;
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .work-filters {
    margin: 28px 0 24px;
    gap: 8px;
  }

  .work-filter {
    padding: 9px 14px;
    font-size: 11px;
  }

  .experience-timeline {
    margin-top: 40px;
  }

  .experience-item {
    margin-bottom: 22px;
  }

  .experience-company {
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  .certifications-swiper {
    margin-top: 32px;
    padding: 4px 2px 8px;
  }

  .cert-swiper-pagination {
    margin-top: 18px;
  }

  .fun-factor-modern.default-padding {
    padding-top: 70px;
    padding-bottom: 70px;
  }

  .fun-factor-modern .item {
    margin-bottom: 28px;
  }

  .fun-factor-modern .row > .item:nth-last-child(-n + 2) {
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }

  .contact-layout {
    margin-top: 36px;
  }

  .contact-aside-card {
    padding: 18px 16px;
  }

  .contact-panel {
    padding: 26px 22px;
  }

  .navbar-brand .logo {
    height: 42px !important;
    max-height: 42px !important;
    max-width: 180px !important;
  }

  nav.navbar.validnavs .navbar-collapse {
    max-width: min(320px, 86vw);
  }

  nav.navbar.validnavs .navbar-nav > li > a {
    padding-top: 12px !important;
    padding-bottom: 12px !important;
  }

  .site-footer {
    padding: 40px 0 28px !important;
  }
}

/* Phones */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .default-padding {
    padding-top: 64px;
    padding-bottom: 64px;
  }

  .container {
    padding-left: 18px;
    padding-right: 18px;
  }

  .welcome-content-portrait {
    padding: 110px 4px 90px;
    max-width: none;
  }

  .welcome-content-portrait h1 {
    font-size: 38px;
    line-height: 1.15;
  }

  .welcome-content-portrait h2 {
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.45;
  }

  .welcome-banner .arrow-down a {
    bottom: 28px;
  }

  .about-area .about-text h2 {
    font-size: 28px;
  }

  .about-area .about-text p {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.7;
  }

  .about-area .thumb img {
    aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  }

  .title h2 {
    font-size: 28px !important;
  }

  .services-grid,
  .work-list {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .service-card,
  .work-card,
  .cert-card {
    min-height: 0;
    padding: 22px 20px;
  }

  .experience-meta {
    padding-bottom: 8px;
  }

  .experience-date {
    font-size: 11px;
  }

  .experience-body {
    padding: 18px 16px;
  }

  .experience-body h4 {
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  .experience-body p,
  .experience-body li {
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  .fun-factor-modern .fun-fact {
    padding: 8px 6px;
  }

  .fun-factor-modern .fun-fact i {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
    font-size: 18px !important;
  }

  .fun-factor-modern .fun-fact .timer {
    margin-top: 16px !important;
    font-size: 32px !important;
  }

  .fun-factor-modern .fun-fact span.medium {
    font-size: 12px !important;
  }

  .fun-factor-modern .item {
    margin-bottom: 36px;
  }

  .fun-factor-modern .row > .item:nth-last-child(-n + 2) {
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }

  .contact-aside-card h4 {
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .contact-aside-card p {
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  .contact-form-modern .form-control {
    min-height: 48px !important;
  }

  .zk-btn {
    min-height: 46px;
    padding: 11px 20px !important;
    font-size: 12px !important;
  }

  .zk-btn-submit {
    min-width: 0;
    width: 100%;
  }

  .site-footer .footer-social-list {
    gap: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 22px !important;
  }

  .site-footer .footer-social-list li a {
    width: 44px !important;
    height: 44px !important;
  }

  .site-footer .copyright-text p {
    font-size: 13px !important;
    padding: 0 12px;
  }
}

/* Small phones */
@media (max-width: 575px) {
  .welcome-content-portrait {
    padding-top: 100px;
    padding-bottom: 80px;
  }

  .welcome-content-portrait h1 {
    font-size: 32px;
  }

  .welcome-content-portrait h2 {
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  .hero-shell .hero-media img {
    object-position: center 12%;
  }

  .about-area .socials {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
  }

  .work-filters {
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .contact-form-actions {
    width: 100%;
  }
}

/* Very small phones */
@media (max-width: 380px) {
  .container {
    padding-left: 14px;
    padding-right: 14px;
  }

  .welcome-content-portrait h1 {
    font-size: 28px;
  }

  .zk-btn-group {
    gap: 10px;
  }
}

/* Touch: no hover tilt / glow overflow */
@media (hover: none), (pointer: coarse) {
  .service-card,
  .work-card,
  .cert-card {
    transform: none !important;
  }

  .service-card:hover,
  .work-card:hover,
  .cert-card:hover {
    transform: none !important;
  }

  .service-glow {
    display: none;
  }
}

/* Prefer reduced motion */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .service-card,
  .work-card,
  .cert-card,
  .zk-btn,
  .work-filter,
  .fun-factor-modern .fun-fact {
    transition: none !important;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   Mobile nav drawer — fix invisible white-on-white links / CTA
   ============================================================ */
@media (max-width: 1023px) {
  /* Theme forces white nav bg — keep hero bar truly transparent at top */
  nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed.no-background {
    background: transparent !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    border-bottom-color: transparent !important;
  }

  nav.navbar.validnavs.mobile-sidenav .navbar-collapse.collapse-mobile {
    background: #ffffff !important;
  }

  nav.navbar.validnavs.no-background.white .navbar-collapse .nav > li > a,
  nav.navbar.validnavs.no-background.white .navbar-collapse .navbar-nav > li > a.smooth-menu {
    color: #041637 !important;
  }

  nav.navbar.validnavs.no-background.white .navbar-collapse .navbar-nav > li > a.smooth-menu:hover,
  nav.navbar.validnavs.no-background.white .navbar-collapse .navbar-nav > li > a.smooth-menu.active {
    color: #2667ff !important;
  }

  nav.navbar.validnavs.no-background.white .navbar-collapse .navbar-nav > li.nav-cta > a.nav-cta-btn.zk-btn {
    display: inline-flex !important;
    visibility: visible !important;
    opacity: 1 !important;
    width: 100%;
    background: #2667ff !important;
    border-color: transparent !important;
    color: #ffffff !important;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.28) !important;
    backdrop-filter: none !important;
  }

  nav.navbar.validnavs.no-background.white .navbar-collapse .navbar-nav > li.nav-cta > a.nav-cta-btn.zk-btn .zk-btn-label,
  nav.navbar.validnavs.no-background.white .navbar-collapse .navbar-nav > li.nav-cta > a.nav-cta-btn.zk-btn i {
    color: #ffffff !important;
  }

  /* Keep bar height like desktop (avoid theme’s tall 30px toggle padding) */
  nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed {
    padding-top: 8px !important;
    padding-bottom: 8px !important;
  }

  nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed.navbar-shrink,
  nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed:not(.no-background) {
    padding-top: 2px !important;
    padding-bottom: 2px !important;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96) !important;
  }

  nav.navbar.validnavs .navbar-header > .navbar-toggle {
    display: inline-block !important;
    z-index: 1002;
    padding: 12px 0 !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    font-size: 22px;
    min-width: 0;
    min-height: 0;
    opacity: 1 !important;
    visibility: visible !important;
  }

  .navbar-brand {
    padding-top: 8px !important;
    padding-bottom: 8px !important;
  }

  .navbar-brand .logo {
    height: 42px !important;
    max-height: 42px !important;
    max-width: 180px !important;
  }

  /* White logo only when bar is actually transparent over dark hero */
  nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed.no-background:not(.navbar-shrink) .logo-display {
    display: block !important;
  }

  nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed.no-background:not(.navbar-shrink) .logo-scrolled {
    display: none !important;
  }

  nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed.no-background.white .navbar-header > .navbar-toggle,
  nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-fixed.no-background.white .navbar-header > .navbar-toggle i {
    color: #ffffff !important;
  }

  nav.navbar.validnavs:not(.no-background) .navbar-header > .navbar-toggle,
  nav.navbar.validnavs:not(.no-background) .navbar-header > .navbar-toggle i,
  nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-shrink .navbar-header > .navbar-toggle,
  nav.navbar.validnavs.navbar-shrink .navbar-header > .navbar-toggle i {
    color: #041637 !important;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   Scroll to top — progress ring button
   ============================================================ */
.scroll-top-btn {
  position: fixed;
  right: 28px;
  bottom: 28px;
  z-index: 999;
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #ffffff;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(4, 22, 55, 0.14);
  cursor: pointer;
  overflow: hidden;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transform: translateY(18px) scale(0.92);
  --fill-progress: 0%;
  transition:
    opacity 0.35s ease,
    visibility 0.35s ease,
    transform 0.35s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
    box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.scroll-top-btn.is-visible {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
}

.scroll-top-btn:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.28);
  transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1.06);
}

.scroll-top-btn:active {
  transform: translateY(0) scale(0.98);
}

.scroll-top-liquid {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 3px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.08);
}

.scroll-top-liquid::before,
.scroll-top-liquid::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: -12%;
  width: 124%;
  height: 124%;
  border-radius: 40%;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #7eb0ff 0%, #2667ff 65%, #1a4fd6 100%);
  top: calc(100% - var(--fill-progress));
  transition: top 0.18s linear;
}

.scroll-top-liquid::before {
  animation: scroll-liquid-wave 5.6s linear infinite;
  opacity: 0.92;
}

.scroll-top-liquid::after {
  animation: scroll-liquid-wave 7.5s linear infinite reverse;
  opacity: 0.45;
  margin-top: 8px;
}

.scroll-top-ring {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  transform: rotate(-90deg);
  display: none;
}

.scroll-top-track,
.scroll-top-progress {
  fill: none;
  stroke-width: 3;
}

.scroll-top-track {
  stroke: rgba(38, 103, 255, 0.16);
}

.scroll-top-progress {
  stroke: #2667ff;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  transition: stroke-dashoffset 0.12s linear;
}

.scroll-top-icon {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  /* Icon colors are handled by the two layered <i> elements below */
  color: transparent;
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.scroll-top-btn:hover .scroll-top-icon {
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.scroll-top-icon i {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.scroll-top-icon-base,
.scroll-top-icon-filled {
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.scroll-top-icon-base {
  color: #2667ff;
}

.scroll-top-icon-filled {
  color: #ffffff;
  /* Only show the submerged portion (bottom-up) */
  clip-path: inset(calc(100% - var(--fill-progress, 0%)) 0 0 0);
}

@keyframes scroll-liquid-wave {
  from {
    transform: translateX(0) rotate(0deg);
  }
  to {
    transform: translateX(2%) rotate(360deg);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .scroll-top-btn {
    right: 18px;
    bottom: 18px;
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
  }

  .scroll-top-icon {
    font-size: 22px;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .scroll-top-btn,
  .scroll-top-liquid::before,
  .scroll-top-liquid::after,
  .scroll-top-progress,
  .scroll-top-icon {
    transition: none !important;
  }

  .scroll-top-liquid::before,
  .scroll-top-liquid::after {
    animation: none !important;
  }
}