* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

body {
  background-color: #fdf0d5;
}
html,
body {
  max-width: 100%;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
/* Circle styles */
.circle {
  height: 24px;
  width: 24px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: black;
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 99999999;
  transition: transform 0.1s ease-out;
}
 @media (max-width: 600px) {
  .circle {
    display: none !important;
  }
}

.progress-container {
  width: 100%;
  height: 4px;
  background: #eae0d5;
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 1000;
}

.progress-bar {
  height: 100%;
  width: 0%;
  background: #8b0000;
}
nav {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 0.75rem 5%;
    margin-right: 6px;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg,
        rgb(99, 0, 0),
        rgba(218, 67, 67, 0.665),
        rgb(71, 22, 22),
        rgba(17, 16, 16, 0.3)

    );
    background-size: 400% 400%; /* make the gradient larger to animate */
    animation: gradientMove 5s linear infinite;

    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(179, 177, 177, 0.2);
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    height: 45px;
    width: 100%;
    z-index: 999;
}

/* Animation Keyframes */
@keyframes gradientMove {
    0% {
        background-position: 0% 50%;
    }
    50% {
        background-position: 100% 50%;
    }
    100% {
        background-position: 0% 50%;
    }
}


.header1 {
  min-height: 36vh;
  width: 100%;
  background-color: #fdf0d5;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  position: relative;
  padding: 20px 0;
}

.text-box1 {
  margin-top: 6%;
  color: #780000;
  font-family: "Crimson Text", serif;
  width: 90%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.text-box1 h1 {
  margin-top: 50px;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 3.8rem);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.text-box1 h2 {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  margin-top: 20px;
}
.text-box1 h3 {
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  color: #111717;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 4vw, 1.5rem);
}
.theme-heading {
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.submission-guidelines-wrapper {
  margin-top: 50px;
}

.text-box1 p {
  width: 100%;
  margin: 10px 0 40px;
  font-size: 30px;
  display: inline-block;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  animation: erase 5s steps(85) infinite;
}
@keyframes erase {
  from {
    width: 100%;
  }
  to {
    width: 0;
  }
}

.nav-links {
  margin-right: 10%;
  flex: 1;
  text-align: right;
}

.nav-links ul li {
  list-style: none;
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
}

.nav-links ul li a {
  color: #fdf0d5;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-family: serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 6px;
}
.nav-links ul li a:hover {
  text-decoration: none; /* REMOVE underline */
}

.nav-links ul li::after {
  content: "";
  width: 0%;
  height: 2px;
  background: #fdf0d5;
  display: block;
  margin: auto;
  transition: 0.5s;
}

.nav-links ul li:hover::after {
  width: 100%;
}

nav .fa {
  display: none;
}
.btn{
  background-color: #9e7916;
}
.btn{
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #f3b200, #dcceaea1);
  font-weight: 600;
  transition:  transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease ;

  }
  .btn:hover{
    transform: scale(1.05);
  box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(216, 165, 46, 0.922);
  }
@media (max-width: 856px) {
  .text-box h1 {
    margin-top: 15px;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-style: italic;
    font-size: 40px;
  }
  .nav-links ul li {
    display: block;
  }
  .nav-links {
    position: fixed;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d24848, #7a0000, #cea8bc);
    height: 100vh;
    width: 200px;
    top: 0;
    right: -200px;
    text-align: left;
    z-index: 2;
    box-shadow: -8px 0 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    transition: right 0.4s ease-in-out;
  }

  nav .fa {
    display: block;
    color: #663346;
    margin: 10px;
    font-size: 22px;
    cursor: pointer;
    z-index: 10;
    background: linear-gradient(
      135deg,
      #fdfbfb,
      #ebedee
    ); /* soft gradient backdrop */
    padding: 10px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  }
  .nav-links ul {
    padding: 30px;
  }
   .btn{
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #f3b200, #dcceaea1);
  font-weight: 600;
  transition:  transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease ;

  }
  .btn:hover{
    transform: scale(1.05);
  box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(216, 165, 46, 0.922);
  }
}

/** FOOTER **/

.site-footer {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a0000, #390303, #c12a2a);
  color: #f9f9e6;
  background-size: 600% 600%;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
  padding: 50px 20px 15px;
  background-size: 400% 400%; /* Enables movement */
  animation: gradientShift 6s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes gradientShift {
  0% {
    background-position: 0% 50%;
  }
  50% {
    background-position: 100% 50%;
  }
  100% {
    background-position: 0% 50%;
  }
}

/* Back-to-top button */
.back-to-top {
  position: fixed;
  height: 45px;
  width: 45px;
  bottom: 16px;
  right: 30px;
  font-size: 26px;
  background-color: #780000;
  color: #fdf0d5;
  border-radius: 50%;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: flex;
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #fdf0d5;
  transition: all 0.4s;
}

.back-to-top.active {
  bottom: 30px;
  opacity: 1;
  pointer-events: auto;
}

.back-to-top:focus {
  outline: none;
}

.back-to-top:hover {
  background-color: #fdf0d5;
  color: #780000;
  box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px #780000;
  font-size: 28px;
}

/* Top section */
.footer-top {
  display: grid;
  justify-content: center;
  grid-template-columns: 28% 10% 13% 30%;
  gap: 40px;
  margin-bottom: 100px;
}

.footer-top h3 {
  /* font-weight: 900; */
  font-size: 13px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  color: #ffe7e7;
}

/* Links with underline grow */
.footer-top a {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #f5f5dc;
  line-height: 1.5;
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
}
.footer-top a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 0%;
  height: 1px;
  bottom: -2px;
  left: 0;
  background: #ec6f35;
  transition: width 0.3s ease;
}
.footer-top a:hover::after {
  width: 100%;
}
.footer-top a:hover {
  color: #ffd9b3;
}

.footer-links ul {
  font-size: 12px;
  padding: 0px 2px;
  list-style-type: none;
}

/* Social Icons with bounce */

.social-icons {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.social-icons a {
  font-size: 18px;
  margin-right: 10px;
  color: #f5f5dc;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, color 0.3s ease;
}
.social-icons a:hover {
  color: #ec6f35;
  transform: translateY(-3px) scale(1.15);
}

/* Footer Newsletter Section */
.subscription-box-about h2 {
  font-size: 18px;
  color: #fff8e7;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-family: "Georgia", serif;
}

.subscription-box-about form {
  width: 100%;
}

.subscription-box-about input {
  padding: 15px;
  width: 65%;
  border: 2px solid orangered;
  border-radius: 50px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.subscription-box-about button {
  background: #ee834e;
  color: #7a0000;
  border: none;
  padding: 14px 10px;
  width: 100px;
  border-radius: 60px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 16px;
  text-align: center;
  transition: all 0.3s;

  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); /* subtle default shadow */
}
.subscription-box-about button:hover {
  background: #da715ee1;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(218, 113, 94, 0.5); /* deeper colored glow on hover */
}
button:active {
  scale: 0.95;
}
/* Bottom bar */
.footer-bottom {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 12px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(245, 245, 220, 0.3);
  padding-top: 25px;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

/* Responsive */

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .footer-top {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 40px;
  }
  .intro {
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    padding: 10px;
    white-space: normal; /* allows wrapping */
    word-wrap: break-word;
    overflow-wrap: break-word;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 500px) {
  .footer-top {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .social-icons {
    justify-content: center;
  }
  .footer-newsletter form {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .ripple-btn {
    width: 100%;
  }
  .h1k {
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    padding: 1rem;
    text-align: center;
    word-wrap: break-word;
    overflow-wrap: break-word;
    margin-top: 15px !important;
  }
}

.submit {
  width: 80%;
  margin: auto;
  text-align: center;
  padding-top: 20px;
  padding-bottom: 50px;
}
.h1k {
  text-align: center;
  padding-left: 40px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #780000;
  font-size: 25px;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.intro {
  color: #111717;
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 22px;
  padding: 10px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
}

.social {
  color: #780000;
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 300;
  line-height: 22px;
  padding: 10px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
}
.submission-guidelines-wrapper {
  max-width: 800px;
  margin: auto;
  padding: 0 1rem;
}

.navbar-logo {
  height: 40px;
  margin-right: 16px;
  vertical-align : middle;
}