/* site-core styles – The Kissing Sailores (Signal-inspired) */
:root{--sc-ink:#020425;--sc-blue:#3559ff;--sc-blue-d:#212d69;--sc-pink:#ffc1f6;--sc-mint:#c8ffd5;--sc-blush:#ffeafc;--sc-meta:#555;--sc-line:#e4e6ee;--sc-mono:'Space Mono',Courier,monospace;--sc-sans:'Roboto',system-ui,-apple-system,'Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;--sc-serif:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;--sc-r:10px}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{color:#2c2f3a;font-family:var(--sc-serif);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6{font-family:var(--sc-sans);color:var(--sc-ink);letter-spacing:-.02em}
a{transition:color .15s}
img{height:auto}

/* ---------- header ---------- */
.sc-header{border-bottom:1px solid var(--sc-line);background:#fff}
.sc-header .elementor-nav-menu--main .elementor-item{font-family:var(--sc-mono);text-transform:uppercase;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.04em;font-weight:400}
.sc-header .elementor-nav-menu--main .elementor-item.elementor-item-active,.sc-header .elementor-nav-menu--main .elementor-item:hover{color:var(--sc-blue)}
.sc-header .elementor-nav-menu--dropdown a{font-family:var(--sc-mono);text-transform:uppercase;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.04em}
.sc-header .elementor-menu-toggle{background:transparent;font-size:24px}
.sc-header .elementor-search-form__toggle i,.sc-header .elementor-search-form__toggle svg{color:var(--sc-ink)}
.sc-topbar{background:var(--sc-ink);color:#fff}
.sc-topbar,.sc-topbar *{font-family:var(--sc-mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase}
.sc-topbar a{color:var(--sc-pink)}

/* ---------- section headings ---------- */
.sc-sh .elementor-heading-title{border-left:5px solid var(--sc-blue);padding-left:12px;line-height:1.1}
.sc-sh-pink .elementor-heading-title{border-left-color:var(--sc-pink)}
.sc-sh-mint .elementor-heading-title{border-left-color:#00d3a2}
.sc-kicker .elementor-heading-title{font-family:var(--sc-mono);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.09em;font-size:11px;font-weight:400}
.sc-divider{border-bottom:1px dashed #8888;padding-bottom:8px}

/* ---------- posts widget: shared ---------- */
.sc-posts .elementor-post{transition:none}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__thumbnail{border-radius:var(--sc-r);overflow:hidden}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__thumbnail img{transition:none!important;filter:none!important}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__title,.sc-posts .elementor-post__title a{font-family:var(--sc-sans);font-weight:700;color:var(--sc-ink);letter-spacing:-.015em;line-height:1.25}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__title a:hover{color:var(--sc-blue)}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__meta-data,.sc-posts .elementor-post__meta-data span{font-family:var(--sc-mono);text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--sc-meta)}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__excerpt p{font-family:var(--sc-serif);font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;color:#555}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__read-more{font-family:var(--sc-sans);font-weight:600;color:var(--sc-blue)}

/* cards skin made flat (Signal style) */
.sc-posts .elementor-post__card{background:transparent!important;box-shadow:none!important;border:0!important;border-radius:0!important;overflow:visible}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__card .elementor-post__text{padding:14px 0 0!important}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__card .elementor-post__meta-data{padding:8px 0 0!important;border-top:0!important}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__card .elementor-post__thumbnail__link{margin-bottom:0}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__badge{font-family:var(--sc-mono);text-transform:uppercase;font-size:10px!important;letter-spacing:.08em;font-weight:400!important;background:var(--sc-pink)!important;color:var(--sc-ink)!important;border-radius:3px!important;padding:5px 9px!important;margin:12px!important;line-height:1}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__avatar{display:none}

/* hero big card */
.sc-hero .elementor-post__title{font-size:30px!important;line-height:1.12!important;letter-spacing:-.03em}
.sc-hero .elementor-post__excerpt p{font-size:16px}

/* list (no image) */
.sc-list .elementor-post{border-bottom:1px solid var(--sc-line);padding-bottom:14px}
.sc-list .elementor-post:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.sc-list .elementor-post__title{font-size:16px!important}
.sc-list .elementor-post__text{counter-increment:sclist}
.sc-list .elementor-posts-container{counter-reset:sclist}
.sc-list.sc-num .elementor-post__text{position:relative;padding-left:42px}
.sc-list.sc-num .elementor-post__text:before{content:counter(sclist,decimal-leading-zero);position:absolute;left:0;top:-2px;font-family:var(--sc-mono);font-size:20px;color:var(--sc-blue);font-weight:700}

/* small side thumbnails */
.sc-side .elementor-post{align-items:center}
.sc-side .elementor-post__thumbnail{border-radius:6px}
.sc-side .elementor-post__title{font-size:15px!important}

/* overlay cards (blue section) */
.sc-overlay .elementor-post__card{position:relative;border-radius:var(--sc-r)!important;overflow:hidden!important}
.sc-overlay .elementor-post__card .elementor-post__thumbnail{border-radius:var(--sc-r)}
.sc-overlay .elementor-post__card .elementor-post__thumbnail:after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(2,4,37,0) 30%,rgba(2,4,37,.92) 100%)}
.sc-overlay .elementor-post__card .elementor-post__text{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:30px;padding:0 18px!important;z-index:2}
.sc-overlay .elementor-post__card .elementor-post__meta-data{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:12px;padding:0 18px!important;z-index:2}
.sc-overlay .elementor-post__title,.sc-overlay .elementor-post__title a{color:#fff!important}
.sc-overlay .elementor-post__meta-data,.sc-overlay .elementor-post__meta-data span{color:#dfe3ff!important}
.sc-overlay .elementor-post__badge{background:var(--sc-mint)!important}

/* blue band */
.sc-band-blue .elementor-heading-title{color:#fff}
.sc-band-blue .sc-sh .elementor-heading-title{border-left-color:var(--sc-pink)}

/* ---------- category tiles ---------- */
.sc-cats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr);gap:16px}
.sc-cat{display:flex;flex-direction:column;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--sc-line);border-radius:var(--sc-r);overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;color:var(--sc-ink)}
.sc-cat:hover{border-color:var(--sc-blue)}
.sc-cat__media{display:block;aspect-ratio:4/3;background:var(--sc-blush);overflow:hidden}
.sc-cat__media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block}
.sc-cat__body{padding:12px 14px 14px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:4px}
.sc-cat__name{font-family:var(--sc-sans);font-size:17px;font-weight:700;margin:0;color:var(--sc-ink);letter-spacing:-.01em}
.sc-cat__count{font-family:var(--sc-mono);font-size:10.5px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--sc-blue)}
@media(max-width:1024px){.sc-cats{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}}
@media(max-width:600px){.sc-cats{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:12px}.sc-cat__name{font-size:15px}}

/* ---------- info cards / FAQ ---------- */
.sc-card{border:1px solid var(--sc-line);border-radius:var(--sc-r);background:#fff}
.sc-card-mint{background:#c8ffd533}
.sc-faq .elementor-toggle-item{border-bottom:1px solid var(--sc-line)}
.sc-faq .elementor-tab-title{font-family:var(--sc-sans)!important}
.sc-faq .elementor-tab-title a,.sc-faq .elementor-toggle-title{font-family:var(--sc-sans);font-weight:700;color:var(--sc-ink)}
.sc-faq .elementor-tab-content{font-family:var(--sc-serif);color:#444}

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.sc-btn .elementor-button{font-family:var(--sc-sans);font-weight:600;border-radius:3px}

/* ---------- single post ---------- */
.sc-single-head .elementor-heading-title{letter-spacing:-.035em}
.sc-content{font-size:18px;line-height:1.7}
.sc-content h2{font-size:28px;margin:1.6em 0 .5em;letter-spacing:-.025em}
.sc-content h3{font-size:22px;margin:1.4em 0 .4em}
.sc-content p{margin:0 0 1.15em}
.sc-content a{color:var(--sc-blue);text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#ff38e1;text-underline-offset:3px}
.sc-content table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-family:var(--sc-sans);font-size:15px;margin:0 0 1.4em}
.sc-content th,.sc-content td{border:1px solid var(--sc-line);padding:10px 12px;text-align:left}
.sc-content th{background:var(--sc-blush)}
.sc-content blockquote{border-left:5px solid var(--sc-blue);margin:1.4em 0;padding:4px 0 4px 18px;font-style:italic}
.sc-content ul,.sc-content ol{margin:0 0 1.2em 1.2em}
.sc-meta-row,.sc-meta-row *{font-family:var(--sc-mono)!important;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11px!important;letter-spacing:.06em}
.sc-badge .elementor-post-info__terms-list-item,.sc-badge a{background:var(--sc-pink);color:var(--sc-ink)!important;padding:5px 10px;border-radius:3px;font-family:var(--sc-mono);font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em}
.sc-sidebar .sc-widget{border:1px solid var(--sc-line);border-radius:var(--sc-r);padding:20px;background:#fff}
.sc-wtitle .elementor-heading-title{font-family:var(--sc-mono)!important;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:13px!important;letter-spacing:.08em;font-weight:700!important;border-left:4px solid var(--sc-blue);padding-left:10px}
.sc-sidebar ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.sc-sidebar .elementor-widget-wp-widget-categories li,.sc-sidebar .widget_categories li{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--sc-line);font-family:var(--sc-sans);font-weight:600}
.sc-sidebar .widget_categories li:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.sc-sidebar .widget_categories a{color:var(--sc-ink)}
.sc-sidebar .widget_categories a:hover{color:var(--sc-blue)}
.sc-sticky{position:sticky;top:20px}
.sc-share .elementor-share-btn{border-radius:3px}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
.sc-footer{background:var(--sc-ink);color:#c9cce0}
.sc-footer .elementor-heading-title{color:#fff}
.sc-footer p,.sc-footer .elementor-text-editor{color:#b7bbd4}
.sc-footer .elementor-nav-menu a,.sc-footer .elementor-icon-list-text{font-family:var(--sc-mono);text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.05em;color:#dfe2f5}
.sc-footer a:hover,.sc-footer .elementor-nav-menu a:hover{color:var(--sc-pink)!important}
.sc-copy,.sc-copy *{font-family:var(--sc-mono);font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#8f94b5}

/* ---------- HTML sitemap ---------- */
.sc-sitemap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 2fr;gap:28px}
.sc-sitemap h2{font-size:22px;border-left:5px solid var(--sc-blue);padding-left:10px}
.sc-sitemap ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.sc-sitemap li{padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--sc-line);font-family:var(--sc-sans)}
.sc-sitemap a{color:var(--sc-ink)}
@media(max-width:767px){.sc-sitemap{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* ---------- archive ---------- */
.sc-arch-head{background:var(--sc-blush)}
.sc-arch-head .elementor-heading-title{letter-spacing:-.035em}

/* ---------- back to top ---------- */
.sc-top{position:fixed;right:18px;bottom:18px;width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--sc-blue);color:#fff;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;opacity:0;visibility:hidden;transform:translateY(10px);transition:opacity .2s,transform .2s,visibility .2s;z-index:999;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(53,89,255,.35)}
.sc-top.is-on{opacity:1;visibility:visible;transform:none}
.sc-top:hover{background:var(--sc-ink);color:#fff}

/* ---------- speed ---------- */
.sc-cv{content-visibility:auto;contain-intrinsic-size:auto 700px}

/* ---------- mobile ---------- */
@media(max-width:767px){
.sc-hero .elementor-post__title{font-size:23px!important}
.sc-content{font-size:17px}
.sc-content h2{font-size:23px}
.sc-overlay .elementor-post__title{font-size:17px!important}
}
/* sidebar category list */
.sc-catlist{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.sc-catlist li{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--sc-line);font-family:var(--sc-sans);font-weight:600;font-size:15.5px}
.sc-catlist li:last-child{border-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0}
.sc-catlist li:first-child{padding-top:0}
.sc-catlist a{color:var(--sc-ink)}
.sc-catlist a:hover,.sc-catlist .is-current a{color:var(--sc-blue)}
.sc-catlist span{font-family:var(--sc-mono);font-size:11px;font-weight:400;background:var(--sc-mint);color:var(--sc-ink);border-radius:20px;min-width:28px;text-align:center;padding:3px 8px}

/* author box + post nav */
.elementor-author-box__name{font-family:var(--sc-sans)!important;font-weight:700!important;font-size:20px;color:var(--sc-ink)}
.elementor-author-box__bio{font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.6}
.elementor-author-box__button{font-family:var(--sc-mono)!important;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11px!important;letter-spacing:.06em;border-radius:3px!important;border-color:var(--sc-ink)!important;color:var(--sc-ink)!important}
.elementor-post-navigation .post-navigation__prev--label,.elementor-post-navigation .post-navigation__next--label{font-family:var(--sc-mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.08em}
.elementor-post-navigation .post-navigation__prev--title,.elementor-post-navigation .post-navigation__next--title{font-family:var(--sc-sans);font-weight:700;font-size:15px;color:var(--sc-ink)}
.elementor-post-navigation{border-top:1px solid var(--sc-line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--sc-line);padding:16px 0}
/* key takeaways */
.sc-takeaways{background:#c8ffd540;border:1px solid #9be8b0;border-left:5px solid #00d3a2;border-radius:var(--sc-r);padding:18px 22px;margin:0 0 1.6em}
.sc-takeaways__title{font-family:var(--sc-mono);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;color:var(--sc-ink);margin:0 0 8px!important}
.sc-takeaways ul{margin:0 0 0 1.1em!important;font-size:16.5px}
.sc-takeaways li{margin:4px 0}
.sc-content .sc-takeaways a{color:var(--sc-blue)}
/* quick facts table (net worth profiles) */
.sc-content table.sc-facts,.sc-content > table:first-of-type{border:1px solid var(--sc-line);border-radius:var(--sc-r);overflow:hidden;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;background:#fff}
.sc-content table caption{caption-side:top;text-align:left;font-family:var(--sc-mono);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;color:#fff;background:var(--sc-blue);padding:10px 14px;border-radius:var(--sc-r) var(--sc-r) 0 0}
.sc-content table.sc-facts th{width:36%;background:var(--sc-blush);font-weight:700;color:var(--sc-ink)}
.sc-content table.sc-facts th,.sc-content table.sc-facts td{border:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--sc-line)}
.sc-content table.sc-facts tr:last-child th,.sc-content table.sc-facts tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0}
.sc-content tbody tr:nth-child(even) td{background:#fafbff}
@media(max-width:767px){.sc-content table{font-size:14px}.sc-content th,.sc-content td{padding:8px 9px}}
/* writer content classes */
.sc-content .key-takeaways{background:#c8ffd540;border:1px solid #9be8b0;border-left:5px solid #00d3a2;border-radius:var(--sc-r);padding:18px 22px 8px;margin:0 0 1.6em}
.sc-content .key-takeaways h2,.sc-content .key-takeaways h3,.sc-content .key-takeaways>p:first-child strong{font-family:var(--sc-mono);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;font-size:13px!important;margin:0 0 8px!important;color:var(--sc-ink)}
.sc-content .key-takeaways ul{margin:0 0 .8em 1.1em!important;font-size:16.5px}
.sc-content .key-takeaways li{margin:5px 0}
.sc-content table.facts-table{border:1px solid var(--sc-line);border-radius:var(--sc-r);overflow:hidden;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;background:#fff}
.sc-content table.facts-table th,.sc-content table.facts-table td{border:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--sc-line);vertical-align:top}
.sc-content table.facts-table tr:last-child th,.sc-content table.facts-table tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0}
.sc-content table.facts-table th,.sc-content table.facts-table td:first-child{width:38%;background:var(--sc-blush);font-weight:700;color:var(--sc-ink)}
.sc-content table.facts-table thead th{background:var(--sc-blue);color:#fff;font-family:var(--sc-mono);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;font-size:12px;font-weight:700}
.sc-content table thead th{background:var(--sc-ink);color:#fff}
.sc-content figure.wp-block-table{margin:0 0 1.4em;overflow-x:auto}
.sc-content h2[id*="faq"]~h3,.sc-content h2+h3{font-size:19px}
.sc-content h3{border-left:3px solid var(--sc-pink);padding-left:10px}
.sc-search .elementor-search-form__toggle{--e-search-form-toggle-icon-size:17px}
.sc-search .elementor-search-form__toggle i,.sc-search .elementor-search-form__toggle svg{width:17px!important;height:17px!important;font-size:17px!important}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__card .elementor-post__text{margin-bottom:0!important}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__card .elementor-post__excerpt{margin-top:8px!important;margin-bottom:0!important}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__card .elementor-post__excerpt p{margin:0}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__card .elementor-post__title{margin-bottom:0!important}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__card .elementor-post__meta-data{padding-top:10px!important;padding-bottom:0!important}
.sc-hero-wrap .e-con{min-width:0}
.elementor-widget-text-editor p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__card .elementor-post__thumbnail__link{margin-bottom:0!important}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__card .elementor-post__text{padding-top:16px!important}
.sc-faq .elementor-toggle-icon svg{fill:var(--sc-blue)}
.sc-faq .elementor-tab-title{padding:18px 4px!important}
.sc-posts .elementor-post__card .elementor-post__text{padding-top:0!important}
.sc-overlay .elementor-post__card .elementor-post__text{padding-top:0!important}
@media(max-width:600px){.sc-cats .sc-cat:last-child:nth-child(odd){grid-column:span 2}.sc-cats .sc-cat:last-child:nth-child(odd) .sc-cat__media{aspect-ratio:16/7}}
/* top-level column sections must not wrap on mobile (Elementor default --flex-wrap-mobile:wrap squeezes posts widgets) */
@media(max-width:767px){.elementor>.e-con>.e-con-inner,.elementor>.e-con.e-con-full{flex-wrap:nowrap!important}.elementor .e-con>.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-posts,.elementor .e-con>.elementor-widget-posts{flex-shrink:0}}
.sc-sidebar>.e-con.sc-sticky,.sc-sidebar .sc-sticky{position:sticky;top:96px;align-self:stretch}
@media(max-width:1024px){.sc-sidebar .sc-sticky{position:static}}
/* CLS: images fill their ratio box from first paint (no JS fit) */
.elementor-posts .elementor-post__thumbnail{position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.elementor-posts .elementor-post__thumbnail img{position:absolute!important;top:0!important;left:0!important;width:100%!important;height:100%!important;max-width:none!important;object-fit:cover;transform:none!important}
/* mobile/tablet dropdown overlays the page under the header bar */
@media(max-width:1024px){
.sc-header{position:relative}
.sc-header>.e-con-inner,.sc-header .sc-nav,.sc-header .sc-nav>.elementor-widget-container{position:static!important}
.sc-header .elementor-nav-menu--dropdown.elementor-nav-menu__container{position:absolute!important;top:100%!important;left:0!important;right:0!important;width:100%!important;margin-top:0!important;z-index:9999;box-shadow:0 14px 24px rgba(2,4,37,.12);border-top:1px solid var(--sc-line)}
.sc-header .elementor-nav-menu--dropdown a{padding-left:20px!important}
}