* {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;
        }
        :root {
            --navy-dark-blue: #010a26;
            --brand-blue: #0b1a4a;
            --brand-red: #c91818;
            --text-dark: #1e293b;
            --white: #ffffff;
            --border-capsule: #cbd5e1;
            --pill-active-bg: #fee2e2;
        }

        body {
            background-color: #f8fafc;
        }

/* ===== BLOG HERO ===== */
.blog-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 45vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(8, 21, 51, 0.94) 0%, rgba(13, 31, 69, 0.9) 40%, rgba(15, 34, 74, 0.75) 70%, rgba(10, 25, 59, 0.6) 100%),
    url('paxad.png');
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center center;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 80px 24px;
}

.blog-hero-content {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: 1100px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
}

.hero-badge {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  color: #ffffff;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.6px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  border-radius: 40px;
  padding: 6px 18px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
}

.blog-hero-content h1 {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', 'Segoe UI', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 46px;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: #ffffff;
  letter-spacing: -0.2px;
  margin-top: 6px;
  display: inline-block;
  width: 100vw;
  max-width: 1050px !important;
}

.hero-breadcrumbs {
  font-size: 14px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  margin-top: 12px;
}

.hero-breadcrumbs .crumb-white {
  color: #ffffff;
}

/* BOLD HOME & BLOG FIX */
.hero-breadcrumbs .bold-home,
.hero-breadcrumbs .bold-blog {
  font-weight: 700;
}

.hero-breadcrumbs .crumb-arrow {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
  font-size: 11px;
}

.hero-breadcrumbs .crumb-faded {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  font-weight: 400;
}
/* BLOG ARTICLE LAYOUT & CARDS  */
.blog-article {
  padding: 50px 48px;
}
.blog-article-layout {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.85fr 1fr;
  gap: 45px;
  align-items: start;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .blog-article-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 32px;
  }
  .blog-article {
    padding: 32px 20px;
  }
}
/* Main Article Left Card */
.featured-post-card {
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 24px; 
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); 
}
.featured-post {
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 24px;
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  overflow: hidden; 
}

.featured-img {
  margin: -24px -24px 0 -24px; 
  width: calc(100% + 48px) !important; 
  max-width: none !important; 
  aspect-ratio: 16/9;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.featured-img img {
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: none !important; 
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

/* ADMIN / APRIL / COMMENTS SPACING FIX */
.post-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 22px;
  color: #777777;
  font-size: 14px;
  margin-top: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.post-meta i {
  font-size: 14px;
}

.post-meta span {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
}

.post-title {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', 'Segoe UI', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 32px;
  color: var(--text-dark);
  margin-top: 18px;
}

.blog-article-heading {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', 'Segoe UI', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 24px;
  color: #1a202c;
  margin: 32px 0 16px;
}

.blog-article-text {
  color: #585d68;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.8;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.blog-article-text strong {
  color: #1a202c;
}

/* Article Share Section */
.article-share-bar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  margin-top: 36px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
}

.share-title {
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #2d3748;
}

.share-box {
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  border: 1px solid #cbd5e1;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  color: #475569;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 14px;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.share-box:hover {
  background-color: var(--red);
  color: #ffffff;
  border-color: var(--red);
}

/* Sidebar Wrapper & Common Widget Cards */
.blog-sidebar {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 28px;
}

.sidebar-widget {
  background: #ffffff;
  border-radius: 16px;
  padding: 28px 24px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.035);
}

/* Search Widget */
.widget-search .search-label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: #4a5568;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.search-input-wrapper {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  border: 1px solid #edf2f7;
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 10px 14px;
  background: #ffffff;
}

.search-input-wrapper input {
  border: none;
  outline: none;
  width: 100%;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  color: #2d3748;
}

.search-input-wrapper input::placeholder {
  color: #a0aec0;
}

.search-input-wrapper button {
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  color: #a0aec0;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 14px;
  padding-left: 8px;
}

/* Recent Blogs Widget */
.widget-title {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #1a202c;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.widget-title-underline {
  width: 34px;
  height: 3px;
  background: #d81f2a;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}

.recent-posts-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.recent-post-item {
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  align-items: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 16px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #edf2f7;
}

.recent-post-item:last-child {
  border-bottom: none;
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.recent-post-item:first-child {
  padding-top: 0;
}

.recent-post-thumb {
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  border-radius: 4px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.recent-post-thumb img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.recent-post-info h4 {
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #4a5568;
  line-height: 1.4;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  transition: color 0.15s ease;
}

.recent-post-item:hover .recent-post-info h4 {
  color: #d81f2a;
}

.recent-post-date {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #d81f2a;
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* Bullet List Styling for Archives & Categories Widgets */
.widget-list {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 14px;
}

.widget-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 18px;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #4a5568;
  font-weight: 600;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color 0.15s ease;
}

.widget-list li::before {
  content: "•";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  color: #1a202c;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1;
  top: 1px;
}

.widget-list li:hover {
  color: #d81f2a;
}

/* Popular Tags Widget Styling */
.widget-tags {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
}

.tag-pill {
  background-color: #f1f5f9;
  color: #475569;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 10px 18px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

.tag-pill:hover {
  background-color: var(--red);
  color: #ffffff;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .blog-hero-content h1 {
    font-size: 32px;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100% !important;
  }
  .post-title {
    font-size: 26px;
  }
  .share-box {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .blog-hero {
    padding: 60px 16px;
    min-height: 38vh;
  }

  .blog-hero-content h1 {
    font-size: 26px;
  }

  .blog-article {
    padding: 24px 16px;
  }

  .post-title {
    font-size: 22px;
  }

  .blog-article-heading {
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  .blog-article-text {
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  .sidebar-widget {
    padding: 20px 16px;
  }

  .tag-pill {
    padding: 8px 14px;
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .recent-post-thumb {
    width: 52px;
    height: 52px;
  }

  .recent-post-info h4 {
    font-size: 12.5px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 400px) {
  .blog-hero {
    padding: 48px 12px;
    min-height: 32vh;
  }

  .blog-hero-content h1 {
    font-size: 22px;
    letter-spacing: -0.1px;
  }

  .hero-badge {
    font-size: 10px;
    padding: 5px 14px;
  }

  .hero-breadcrumbs {
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .blog-article {
    padding: 20px 12px;
  }

  .blog-article-layout {
    gap: 24px;
  }

  .post-title {
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  .blog-article-heading {
    font-size: 18px;
    margin: 24px 0 12px;
  }

  .blog-article-text {
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }

  .post-meta {
    gap: 14px;
    font-size: 12px;
    margin-top: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
  }

  .article-share-bar {
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 28px;
    padding-top: 18px;
  }

  .share-title {
    font-size: 13px;
  }

  .share-box {
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .sidebar-widget {
    padding: 18px 14px;
  }

  .widget-title {
    font-size: 18px;
  }

  .widget-tags {
    gap: 8px;
  }

  .tag-pill {
    padding: 7px 12px;
    font-size: 11px;
  }

  .recent-post-item {
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 12px 0;
  }

  .recent-post-thumb {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
  }

  .recent-post-info h4 {
    font-size: 12px;
  }
}