/* ============================================================
   PAGE SECTIONS — BLOG.HTML
   ============================================================ */

/* ============================================================
   B1 · BLOG — PAGE HERO
   ============================================================ */

/* ── Section shell ───────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 72vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 100px 0 0;
}

/* ── Inner layout ────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-hero__inner {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 32px;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  width: 100%;
  padding-bottom: 80px;
}

/* ── Hero content block ──────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-hero__content {
  max-width: 760px;
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0;
}

.blog-hero__content .tag-pill {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

/* ── H1 heading ──────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-hero__heading {
  font-size: clamp(34px, 4.8vw, 66px);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--color-white);
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

/* ── Subheading ──────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-hero__subheading {
  font-size: clamp(15px, 1.4vw, 17px);
  color: var(--color-muted);
  line-height: 1.75;
  max-width: 58ch;
  margin: 0 auto 28px;
}

/* ── Search wrap ─────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-hero__search-wrap {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 560px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

/* Search bar shell */
.blog-hero__search {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0;
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  border: 2px solid transparent;
  border-radius: var(--radius-full);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  transition: border-color var(--transition-fast),
              box-shadow var(--transition-fast);
}

.blog-hero__search:focus-within {
  border-color: var(--color-teal);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2),
              0 0 0 4px rgba(0, 201, 167, 0.15);
}

/* Search icon */
.blog-hero__search-icon {
  padding: 0 16px 0 20px;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Search input */
.blog-hero__search-input {
  flex: 1;
  height: 52px;
  min-height: 52px;
  border: none;
  outline: none;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--color-dark-text);
  background: transparent;
  padding: 0;
}

.blog-hero__search-input::placeholder {
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
}

/* Search clear button */
.blog-hero__search-clear {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  min-height: auto;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: none;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
  cursor: pointer;
  margin-right: 4px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  font-size: 14px;
  transition: background-color var(--transition-fast),
              color var(--transition-fast);
}

.blog-hero__search-clear:hover {
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
  color: var(--color-dark-text);
}

/* Search hint / result count */
.blog-hero__search-hint {
  font-family: var(--font-label);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-teal);
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 10px;
  min-height: 18px;
  max-width: none;
}

/* ── Topic filter pills ──────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-hero__topics {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
}

.blog-hero__topics-label {
  font-family: var(--font-label);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  white-space: nowrap;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.blog-hero__topic-pills {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
  justify-content: center;
}

/* Individual topic pill button */
.blog-topic-pill {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  font-family: var(--font-label);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border-dark);
  border-radius: var(--radius-full);
  padding: 7px 16px;
  cursor: pointer;
  white-space: nowrap;
  min-height: 36px;
  transition: color var(--transition-fast),
              background-color var(--transition-fast),
              border-color var(--transition-fast),
              transform var(--transition-fast);
}

.blog-topic-pill i {
  font-size: 10px;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  transition: color var(--transition-fast);
}

.blog-topic-pill:hover {
  color: var(--color-teal);
  background-color: rgba(0, 201, 167, 0.1);
  border-color: var(--color-border);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.blog-topic-pill:hover i {
  color: var(--color-teal);
}

/* Active topic pill */
.blog-topic-pill--active {
  background-color: var(--color-teal);
  color: var(--color-navy);
  border-color: var(--color-teal);
}

.blog-topic-pill--active i {
  color: var(--color-navy);
}

.blog-topic-pill--active:hover {
  background-color: #00b393;
  border-color: #00b393;
  color: var(--color-navy);
}

/* ── Stats strip ─────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-hero__stats {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0;
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border-dark);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  padding: 16px 32px;
  max-width: 600px;
  width: 100%;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.blog-hero__stat {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
  gap: 3px;
  padding: 4px 16px;
  min-width: 80px;
}

.blog-hero__stat-value {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(18px, 2vw, 26px);
  color: var(--color-teal);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.blog-hero__stat-label {
  font-family: var(--font-label);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  line-height: 1.4;
  max-width: 12ch;
  text-align: center;
}

.blog-hero__stat-sep {
  width: 1px;
  height: 32px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    180deg,
    transparent,
    var(--color-border-dark),
    transparent
  );
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* ── Bottom waveform ─────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-hero__wave {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  height: 64px;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
}

.blog-hero__wave svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: block;
}

/* ── Decorative data nodes ───────────────────────────────── */

.blog-hero__nodes {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.blog-hero__node {
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: var(--color-teal);
  animation: floatUp 8s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.blog-hero__node--1 {
  width: 9px; height: 9px;
  top: 20%; left: 7%;
  opacity: 0.18;
  animation-duration: 9s;
  animation-delay: 0s;
}
.blog-hero__node--2 {
  width: 6px; height: 6px;
  top: 68%; left: 5%;
  opacity: 0.12;
  animation-duration: 11s;
  animation-delay: 1.5s;
  background-color: var(--color-blue);
}
.blog-hero__node--3 {
  width: 10px; height: 10px;
  top: 22%; right: 6%;
  opacity: 0.15;
  animation-duration: 10s;
  animation-delay: 0.8s;
}
.blog-hero__node--4 {
  width: 6px; height: 6px;
  top: 70%; right: 8%;
  opacity: 0.1;
  animation-duration: 12s;
  animation-delay: 2.2s;
  background-color: var(--color-blue);
}
.blog-hero__node--5 {
  width: 7px; height: 7px;
  top: 45%; left: 50%;
  opacity: 0.07;
  animation-duration: 14s;
  animation-delay: 3.5s;
}

/* ── Stagger delays ──────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-hero__inner > .breadcrumb.fade-in-up    { transition-delay: 0.05s; }
.blog-hero__content .fade-in-up:nth-child(1)  { transition-delay: 0.10s; }
.blog-hero__content .fade-in-up:nth-child(2)  { transition-delay: 0.18s; }
.blog-hero__content .fade-in-up:nth-child(3)  { transition-delay: 0.26s; }
.blog-hero__content .fade-in-up:nth-child(4)  { transition-delay: 0.34s; }
.blog-hero__content .fade-in-up:nth-child(5)  { transition-delay: 0.42s; }
.blog-hero__stats.fade-in-up                  { transition-delay: 0.50s; }

/* ── Responsive ──────────────────────────────────────────── */

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .blog-hero {
    min-height: auto;
    padding: 80px 0 0;
  }

  .blog-hero__heading br {
    display: none;
  }

  .blog-hero__subheading {
    font-size: 15px;
    max-width: none;
  }

  .blog-hero__search-wrap {
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .blog-hero__search-input {
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  .blog-hero__topics {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
  }

  .blog-hero__topic-pills {
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 6px;
  }

  .blog-topic-pill {
    font-size: 10px;
    padding: 6px 12px;
  }

  .blog-hero__stats {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 12px 0;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .blog-hero__stat-sep {
    display: none;
  }

  .blog-hero__stat {
    padding: 4px 8px;
    min-width: auto;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .blog-hero {
    padding: 70px 0 0;
  }

  .blog-hero__search-input {
    font-size: 13px;
  }

  .blog-hero__search-input::placeholder {
    font-size: 12px;
  }
}

/* ============================================================
   B2 · BLOG — FEATURED POST
   ============================================================ */

/* ── Section label ───────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-featured__label {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-label);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-teal);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.blog-featured__label i {
  font-size: 13px;
}

/* ── Featured card ───────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-featured__card {
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 24px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.08);
  transition: box-shadow var(--transition-base),
              transform var(--transition-base);
}

.blog-featured__card:hover {
  box-shadow: 0 12px 48px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.14);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* Hidden state for filter */
.blog-featured__card.is-hidden {
  display: none;
}

/* ── Inner 2-column layout ───────────────────────────────── */

.blog-featured__inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  min-height: 400px;
}

/* ── Left — image placeholder ────────────────────────────── */

.blog-featured__image-wrap {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.blog-featured__image {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 360px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    135deg,
    var(--color-navy) 0%,
    var(--color-slate) 100%
  );
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  position: relative;
}

/* CSS illustration container */
.blog-featured__illustration {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 32px;
}

.blog-featured__svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  max-width: 320px;
  max-height: 240px;
}

/* Image category badge */
.blog-featured__image-badge {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 16px;
  left: 16px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  font-family: var(--font-label);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-navy);
  background-color: var(--color-teal);
  border-radius: var(--radius-full);
  padding: 5px 12px;
}

.blog-featured__image-badge i {
  font-size: 9px;
}

/* ── Right — content ─────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-featured__content {
  padding: 40px 40px 36px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
}

.blog-featured__pill {
  align-self: flex-start;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

/* ── Heading ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-featured__heading {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(18px, 1.8vw, 24px);
  color: var(--color-dark-text);
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  transition: color var(--transition-fast);
}

.blog-featured__card:hover .blog-featured__heading {
  color: var(--color-navy);
}

/* ── Excerpt ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-featured__excerpt {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
  line-height: 1.8;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  max-width: none;
}

/* ── Meta row ────────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-featured__meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.blog-featured__meta-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
  padding: 0 14px 0 0;
}

.blog-featured__meta-item:first-child {
  padding-left: 0;
}

.blog-featured__meta-item i {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--color-teal);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* Author avatar */
.blog-featured__author-avatar {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: var(--color-teal);
  color: var(--color-navy);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 10px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* Author name */
.blog-featured__author-name {
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--color-dark-text);
}

/* Meta separator */
.blog-featured__meta-sep {
  width: 3px;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: var(--color-muted-light);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  margin-right: 14px;
}

/* ── Key takeaways block ─────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-featured__takeaways {
  background-color: var(--color-cloud);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--color-teal);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  padding: 14px 16px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.blog-featured__takeaways-label {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-label);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.blog-featured__takeaways-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
}

.blog-featured__takeaways-list li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--color-dark-text);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.blog-featured__takeaways-list li i {
  color: var(--color-teal);
  font-size: 11px;
  margin-top: 2px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* ── CTA row ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-featured__cta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: auto;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

/* Share button */
.blog-featured__share {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  padding: 12px 18px;
  cursor: pointer;
  min-height: 48px;
  transition: color var(--transition-fast),
              border-color var(--transition-fast),
              background-color var(--transition-fast);
}

.blog-featured__share:hover {
  color: var(--color-teal);
  border-color: rgba(0, 201, 167, 0.3);
  background-color: var(--color-mint);
}

.blog-featured__share i {
  font-size: 13px;
}

/* Share tooltip */
.blog-featured__share.share-copied {
  color: var(--color-teal);
  border-color: rgba(0, 201, 167, 0.3);
  background-color: var(--color-mint);
}

/* ── Stagger delays ──────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-featured__label.fade-in-up  { transition-delay: 0.05s; }
.blog-featured__card.fade-in-up   { transition-delay: 0.12s; }

/* ── Responsive ──────────────────────────────────────────── */

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .blog-featured__content {
    padding: 32px 32px 28px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .blog-featured__inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .blog-featured__image {
    min-height: 220px;
  }

  .blog-featured__illustration {
    padding: 20px;
  }

  .blog-featured__content {
    padding: 24px 20px 20px;
  }

  .blog-featured__heading {
    font-size: clamp(17px, 4vw, 22px);
  }

  .blog-featured__meta {
    gap: 4px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }

  .blog-featured__cta {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
  }

  .blog-featured__cta .btn-primary,
  .blog-featured__share {
    justify-content: center;
    width: 100%;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .blog-featured__takeaways {
    padding: 12px 14px;
  }

  .blog-featured__takeaways-list li {
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .blog-featured__meta-item {
    font-size: 12px;
  }
}
/* ============================================================
   B3 · BLOG — ARTICLE GRID + SIDEBAR
   ============================================================ */

/* ── Section header ──────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-grid-section__header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-bottom: var(--space-lg);
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.blog-grid-section__title {
  color: var(--color-dark-text);
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Active filter badge */
.blog-grid-section__filter-badge {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 201, 167, 0.2);
  border-radius: var(--radius-full);
  padding: 6px 14px;
}

.blog-grid-section__filter-clear {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 5px;
  font-family: var(--font-label);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-teal);
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 0;
  min-height: auto;
  transition: opacity var(--transition-fast);
}

.blog-grid-section__filter-clear:hover {
  opacity: 0.75;
}

.blog-grid-section__filter-clear i {
  font-size: 10px;
}

/* ── Outer 2-column layout ───────────────────────────────── */

.blog-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 300px;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: start;
}

/* ── Article grid — inside main ──────────────────────────── */

.blog-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 24px;
  margin-bottom: var(--space-lg);
}

/* ── Individual blog card ────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-card {
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  overflow: hidden;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.05);
  transition: transform var(--transition-base),
              box-shadow var(--transition-base),
              border-color var(--transition-base),
              opacity 0.25s ease;
}

.blog-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 36px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.1);
  border-color: var(--color-teal);
}

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

/* ── Card image ──────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-card__image {
  position: relative;
  height: 160px;
  overflow: hidden;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.blog-card__image-inner {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 16px;
}

/* Image background colour variants */
.blog-card__image-inner--analytics {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0A1628 0%, #1E2D45 100%);
}

.blog-card__image-inner--ml {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a0f00 0%, #2d1800 100%);
}

.blog-card__image-inner--careers {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #010d1f 0%, #0a1f3a 100%);
}

.blog-card__image-inner--engineering {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #001a0f 0%, #002d1a 100%);
}

.blog-card__image-inner--internships {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f001a 0%, #1a002d 100%);
}

.blog-card__image-inner svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  max-width: 280px;
  max-height: 160px;
}

/* Topic badge on image */
.blog-card__image-topic {
  position: absolute;
  top: 10px;
  left: 10px;
  font-family: var(--font-label);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-navy);
  background-color: var(--color-teal);
  border-radius: var(--radius-full);
  padding: 3px 9px;
}

/* ── Card body ───────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-card__body {
  padding: 20px 18px 16px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex: 1;
  gap: 0;
}

/* ── Topic pill inside card ──────────────────────────────── */

.blog-card__topic-pill {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-label);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background-color: var(--color-mint);
  color: var(--color-teal);
  border-radius: var(--radius-full);
  padding: 3px 10px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  align-self: flex-start;
}

.blog-card__topic-pill--ml {
  background-color: rgba(217, 119, 6, 0.1);
  color: #D97706;
}

.blog-card__topic-pill--careers {
  background-color: rgba(21, 101, 200, 0.1);
  color: var(--color-blue);
}

.blog-card__topic-pill--engineering {
  background-color: rgba(5, 150, 105, 0.1);
  color: #059669;
}

.blog-card__topic-pill--internships {
  background-color: rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.1);
  color: #7C3AED;
}

/* ── Card title ──────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-card__title {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(14px, 1.2vw, 16px);
  color: var(--color-dark-text);
  line-height: 1.4;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  transition: color var(--transition-fast);
  cursor: pointer;
}

.blog-card:hover .blog-card__title {
  color: var(--color-navy);
}

/* ── Excerpt ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-card__excerpt {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
  line-height: 1.7;
  flex: 1;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  max-width: none;

  /* Clamp to 3 lines */
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* ── Meta row ────────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-card__meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.blog-card__author {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--color-dark-text);
  font-weight: 500;
}

/* Author avatar variants */
.blog-card__author-avatar {
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: var(--color-teal);
  color: var(--color-navy);
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 9px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.blog-card__author-avatar--blue   { background-color: var(--color-blue); color: white; }
.blog-card__author-avatar--purple { background-color: #7C3AED; color: white; }
.blog-card__author-avatar--green  { background-color: #059669; color: white; }

.blog-card__meta-sep {
  width: 3px;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: var(--color-muted-light);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.blog-card__date,
.blog-card__read-time {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 4px;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
}

.blog-card__date i,
.blog-card__read-time i {
  font-size: 10px;
  color: var(--color-teal);
}

/* ── Divider ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-card__divider {
  height: 1px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* ── Read more link ──────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-card__link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 5px;
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--color-teal);
  text-decoration: none;
  align-self: flex-start;
  margin-top: auto;
  transition: gap var(--transition-fast);
}

.blog-card__link i {
  font-size: 10px;
  transition: transform var(--transition-fast);
}

.blog-card__link:hover {
  gap: 8px;
}

.blog-card__link:hover i {
  transform: translateX(3px);
}

/* ── Empty state ─────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-empty {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: var(--space-xl);
  text-align: center;
}

.blog-empty i {
  font-size: 40px;
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
  opacity: 0.5;
}

.blog-empty p {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
}

/* ── Sidebar ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-sidebar {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 24px;
  position: sticky;
  top: calc(var(--navbar-h) + 20px);
}

/* ── Sidebar widget ──────────────────────────────────────── */

.sidebar-widget {
  background-color: var(--color-white);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07);
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  padding: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.04);
}

.sidebar-widget__title {
  font-family: var(--font-label);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-dark-text);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
}

.sidebar-widget__title i {
  color: var(--color-teal);
  font-size: 12px;
}

/* ── Sidebar search ──────────────────────────────────────── */

.sidebar-search {
  display: flex;
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color var(--transition-fast);
}

.sidebar-search:focus-within {
  border-color: var(--color-teal);
}

.sidebar-search__input {
  flex: 1;
  height: 42px;
  min-height: 42px;
  border: none;
  outline: none;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--color-dark-text);
  background: transparent;
  padding: 0 12px;
}

.sidebar-search__input::placeholder {
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
}

.sidebar-search__btn {
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  min-height: auto;
  background-color: var(--color-teal);
  color: var(--color-navy);
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 13px;
  transition: background-color var(--transition-fast);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.sidebar-search__btn:hover {
  background-color: #00b393;
}

/* ── Sidebar categories ──────────────────────────────────── */

.sidebar-categories {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 2px;
}

.sidebar-cat-btn {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 9px 10px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color var(--transition-fast);
  min-height: 40px;
}

.sidebar-cat-btn:hover {
  background-color: var(--color-cloud);
}

.sidebar-cat-btn.is-active {
  background-color: var(--color-mint);
}

.sidebar-cat-btn__label {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--color-dark-text);
}

.sidebar-cat-btn__label i {
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--color-teal);
  width: 14px;
}

.sidebar-cat-btn.is-active .sidebar-cat-btn__label {
  color: var(--color-teal);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.sidebar-cat-btn__count {
  font-family: var(--font-label);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
  background-color: var(--color-cloud);
  border-radius: var(--radius-full);
  padding: 2px 8px;
  min-width: 24px;
  text-align: center;
}

.sidebar-cat-btn.is-active .sidebar-cat-btn__count {
  background-color: rgba(0, 201, 167, 0.15);
  color: var(--color-teal);
}

/* ── Sidebar recent posts ────────────────────────────────── */

.sidebar-recent {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
}

.sidebar-recent__item {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
}

.sidebar-recent__item:last-child {
  border-bottom: none;
}

.sidebar-recent__link {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 3px;
  padding: 10px 0;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: opacity var(--transition-fast);
}

.sidebar-recent__link:hover {
  opacity: 0.75;
}

.sidebar-recent__title {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--color-dark-text);
  line-height: 1.4;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.sidebar-recent__date {
  font-family: var(--font-label);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
}

/* ── Sidebar newsletter ──────────────────────────────────── */

.sidebar-widget--newsletter {
  border-top: 3px solid var(--color-teal);
}

.sidebar-newsletter__desc {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  max-width: none;
}

.sidebar-newsletter__form {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 8px;
}

.sidebar-newsletter__input {
  width: 100%;
  height: 42px;
  min-height: 42px;
  background-color: var(--color-cloud);
  border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  color: var(--color-dark-text);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 13px;
  padding: 0 12px;
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color var(--transition-fast);
}

.sidebar-newsletter__input::placeholder {
  color: var(--color-muted-light);
}

.sidebar-newsletter__input:focus {
  border-color: var(--color-teal);
}

.sidebar-newsletter__btn {
  width: 100%;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 42px;
  font-size: 13px;
  padding: 10px 16px;
}

.sidebar-newsletter__msg {
  font-size: 12px;
  min-height: 18px;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
}

.sidebar-newsletter__msg.success {
  color: var(--color-teal);
}

.sidebar-newsletter__msg.error {
  color: var(--color-error);
}

/* ── Sidebar CTA widget ──────────────────────────────────── */

.sidebar-widget--cta {
  background: linear-gradient(
    135deg,
    var(--color-navy) 0%,
    var(--color-slate) 100%
  );
  border-color: var(--color-border);
  text-align: center;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
}

.sidebar-cta__icon {
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: rgba(0, 201, 167, 0.12);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.sidebar-cta__icon i {
  font-size: 20px;
  color: var(--color-teal);
}

.sidebar-cta__heading {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--color-white);
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.sidebar-cta__desc {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  line-height: 1.5;
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
}

.sidebar-cta__btn {
  width: 100%;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-top: 4px;
}

/* ── Stagger delays ──────────────────────────────────────── */

.blog-grid .blog-card:nth-child(1) { transition-delay: 0.05s; }
.blog-grid .blog-card:nth-child(2) { transition-delay: 0.10s; }
.blog-grid .blog-card:nth-child(3) { transition-delay: 0.15s; }
.blog-grid .blog-card:nth-child(4) { transition-delay: 0.20s; }
.blog-grid .blog-card:nth-child(5) { transition-delay: 0.25s; }
.blog-grid .blog-card:nth-child(6) { transition-delay: 0.30s; }

/* ── Responsive ──────────────────────────────────────────── */

@media (max-width: 1200px) {
  .blog-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 260px;
    gap: 28px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .blog-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .blog-sidebar {
    position: static;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .sidebar-widget--cta {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .blog-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 16px;
  }

  .blog-sidebar {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .blog-grid-section__header {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 12px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .blog-card__image {
    height: 130px;
  }

  .blog-card__body {
    padding: 16px 14px 14px;
  }

  /* ============================================================
     END — BLOG.HTML PAGE STYLES
     ============================================================ */
}