:root {
    --blue: #1554c0;
    --blue-dark: #0d2f82;
    --blue-soft: #eaf3ff;
    --yellow: #f5c542;
    --ink: #14213d;
    --muted: #3b4555; /* body text: darker for easier reading */
    --line: #e4ebf5;
    --soft: #f7faff;
    --white: #ffffff;
    --sans: "Source Sans 3", Arial, sans-serif;
    --serif: "Source Sans 3", Arial, sans-serif; /* smaller headings: same family as body text, medium weight */
    --display: "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; /* main headlines (h1, h2) */
    --content-width: 1440px;
    

}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

/* scroll-padding-top: in-page links stop below the sticky header instead of behind it */
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; overflow-x: hidden; scroll-padding-top: 77px; } /* exact header height is set by script.js */

body {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--ink);
    background: var(--white);
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 1.06rem;
    line-height: 1.65;
}

a {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: none;
}

/* self-hosted fonts (files in /fonts, nothing is loaded from Google) */
@font-face {
    font-family: "Playfair Display";
    src: url("fonts/PlayfairDisplay-VariableFont_wght.ttf") format("truetype");
    font-weight: 400 900;
    font-style: normal;
    font-display: swap;
}

@font-face {
    font-family: "Source Sans 3";
    src: url("fonts/SourceSans3-Variable.woff2") format("woff2");
    font-weight: 200 900;
    font-style: normal;
    font-display: swap;
}

.site-header {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 20;
    min-height: 76px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 30px;
   /* padding: 10px 5vw;*/
    padding-left: max(6vw, calc((100vw - var(--content-width)) / 2));
    padding-right: max(6vw, calc((100vw - var(--content-width)) / 2));
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.95);
    backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(228,235,245,.85);
}

/*.site-header {}*/

.brand img {
    height: 54px;
    width: auto;
    display: block;
}

nav {
    display: flex;
    gap: 25px;
    align-items: center;
    font-size: .88rem;
    font-weight: 500;
}

nav a {
    color: #344054;
}

/* header links in small spaced capitals (the booking button stays as it is) */
.site-header nav > a:not(.nav-cta) {
    font-size: .78rem;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

nav a:hover {
    color: var(--blue);
}

.nav-cta {
    padding: 10px 18px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    color: white !important;
    background: var(--blue);
}

.language-switch img {
    height: 30px;
    width: 30px;
    display: block;
   /* display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    
    border: 1.5px solid #1f2937;
font-size: 10px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    padding: 10px 18px;
    background: transparent;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    white-space: nowrap; */
}
/*
.language-switchy a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
}

.language-switchy a:hover {
    opacity: 0.6;
}

.language-switchy .active {
    font-weight: 600;
}
*/


.hero {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(0, 1.1fr);
    align-items: start;
    align-content: start;
    column-gap: 40px;
  /*  padding: 72px 6vw 62px;*/
    overflow: hidden;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff 0%, #fafdff 100%);

  padding-top: clamp(24px, 3vw, 40px);
  padding-bottom: 64px;
  padding-left: max(6vw, calc((100vw - var(--content-width)) / 2));
  padding-right: max(6vw, calc((100vw - var(--content-width)) / 2));

}

.hero-copy {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 2;
    max-width: 650px;
    padding-left: 2vw;
}

.eyebrow {
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    color: var(--blue);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .18em;
}

h1, h2, h3 {
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.12;
}

h1 {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4.2vw, 4.7rem);
    letter-spacing: -.045em;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.hero-header-en {
 margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: clamp(3rem, 4vw, 4.7rem);
    letter-spacing: -.045em;
    color: var(--blue-dark);

}

h1 span {
    display: block;
    color: var(--blue);
}

/* size the hero heading from its own column (cqi), so "Weiterentwickeln." never overflows into the image */
.hero-copy {
    container-type: inline-size;
}

.hero-copy h1 {
    font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 10.5cqi, 4.7rem);
}

h2 {
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
    letter-spacing: -.03em;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

h3 {
    margin: 15px 0 8px;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.8rem;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.section-heading > p,
.approach-copy > p,
.about-copy > p,
.future p,
.consultation p,
.contact p {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 1.04rem;
    /*max-width: 650px;*/
}

.hero-text {
    max-width: 560px;
    margin: 24px 0 0;
    color:  #000b25;
    font-size: 1.04rem;

}

.hero-actions {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-top: 30px;
}

/* hero quick start: the free checks as one line of links under the buttons */
.hero-quickstart-line {
    margin: 18px 0 0;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .92rem;
}

.hero-quickstart-line a {
    white-space: nowrap;
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-decoration-color: rgba(21, 84, 192, .3);
    text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

.hero-quickstart-line a:hover {
    text-decoration-color: currentColor;
}

/* hero quiz: three quick questions right in the hero (hero-quiz.js) */
.hero-visual:has(.hero-quiz.is-live) {
    align-items: center;
}

.hero-visual:has(.hero-quiz.is-live):hover {
    transform: none;
}

/* fixed height, so the hero doesn't jump when feedback and the Next button appear */
.hero-quiz.is-live {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    min-height: 680px;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 480px;
    margin-top: 12px;
    overflow: hidden;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 24px;
    background: linear-gradient(160deg, #fff 55%, var(--blue-soft) 100%);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(13, 47, 130, .12);
}

/* track switch at the top of the card: English vs. communication */
.hq-switch {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 4px;
    margin: 14px 16px 0;
    padding: 4px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--blue-soft);
}

.hq-switch-option {
    padding: 9px 12px;
    border: 0;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font: inherit;
    font-size: .88rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.2;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background .2s, color .2s, box-shadow .2s;
}

.hq-switch-option small {
    display: block;
    font-size: .75rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    opacity: .8;
}

.hq-switch-option:not([aria-pressed="true"]):hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .6);
}

.hq-switch-option[aria-pressed="true"] {
    background: var(--blue);
    color: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(21, 84, 192, .25);
}

.hq-head {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 16px 24px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.hq-dots {
    display: flex;
    gap: 6px;
}

.hq-dots span {
    width: 22px;
    height: 6px;
    border-radius: 3px;
    background: var(--line);
    transition: background .3s, width .3s;
}

.hq-dots .is-current {
    width: 34px;
    background: var(--blue);
}

.hq-dots .is-done {
    background: #1e9e5a;
}

.hq-xp {
    padding: 4px 12px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: #fff7dc;
    color: #8a6100;
    font-size: .85rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.hq-xp.is-bump {
    animation: hq-bump .4s ease;
}

@keyframes hq-bump {
    50% { transform: scale(1.18); }
}

.hq-body {
    padding: 22px 24px 8px;
}

.hq-label {
    margin: 0 0 4px;
    color: var(--blue);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hq-count {
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .8rem;
}

.hq-prompt {
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font-size: 1.12rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.35;
}

.hq-say {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    padding: 6px 16px 6px 6px;
    border: 2px solid #cfe0f7;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font: inherit;
    font-size: 1.02rem;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.hq-say:disabled {
    cursor: default;
}

.hq-say-icon {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--blue);
    color: var(--white);
}

.hq-say:not(:disabled):hover {
    border-color: var(--blue);
}

.hq-options {
    display: grid;
    gap: 8px;
}

.hq-option {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 12px 18px;
    border: 1.5px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font: inherit;
    font-size: .98rem;
    text-align: left;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: border-color .15s, background .15s, transform .15s;
}

.hq-option:not(:disabled):hover {
    border-color: var(--blue);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.hq-option:disabled {
    cursor: default;
}

.hq-option.is-right {
    border-color: #1e9e5a;
    background: #e3f5ea;
    color: #145c36;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.hq-option.is-wrong {
    border-color: #e5a3a3;
    background: #fdf0f0;
    color: #8f2f2f;
    animation: hq-shake .35s ease;
}

@keyframes hq-shake {
    25% { transform: translateX(-4px); }
    75% { transform: translateX(4px); }
}

.hq-feedback {
    min-height: 1.4em;
    margin: 12px 0 0;
    font-size: .9rem;
}

.hq-feedback.is-right { color: #145c36; }
.hq-feedback.is-wrong { color: #8f2f2f; }

.hq-actions:not(:empty) {
    margin-top: 12px;
}

.hq-footer {
    display: block;
    margin-top: auto;
    padding: 14px 24px 20px;
    color: var(--blue);
    font-size: .92rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-align: center;
}

.hq-footer:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.hq-done {
    margin: auto 0;
    padding-bottom: 24px;
    text-align: center;
}

.hq-trophy {
    margin: 0 0 4px;
    font-size: 2.4rem;
}

.hq-title {
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
}

.hq-text {
    margin: 0 auto 18px;
    max-width: 360px;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.hq-secondary {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 14px;
    color: var(--blue);
    font-size: .9rem;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.hq-again {
    margin-top: 10px;
    font-size: .85rem;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .hq-xp.is-bump,
    .hq-option.is-wrong { animation: none; }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
    .hero-quiz.is-live {
        min-height: 0;
    }

    .hq-head,
    .hq-body { padding-left: 18px; padding-right: 18px; }
}

/* small personal introduction under the hero buttons */
.hero-person {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-top: 28px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .92rem;
    line-height: 1.4;
}

.hero-person img {
    width: 56px;
    height: 56px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    border-radius: 50%;
    object-fit: cover;
    border: 2px solid var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(11, 46, 131, .18);
}

.hero-person strong {
    display: block;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font-size: 1rem;
}

.hero-person em {
    font-style: normal;
    color: var(--blue);
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.hero-person:hover em {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.button {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 13px 22px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-weight: 600;
    transition: transform .2s, box-shadow .2s, background .2s;
}

.button:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* <button> elements don't inherit the page font and get a browser border */
button.button {
    border: 0;
    font-family: inherit;
    font-size: inherit;
    cursor: pointer;
}

button.button.secondary {
    border: 1px solid #bcd0f3;
}

.primary {
    color: white;
    background: var(--blue);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(21,84,192,.18);
}

.primary:hover {
    background: var(--blue-dark);
}

.secondary {
    color: var(--blue);
    border: 1px solid #bcd0f3;
    background: white;
}

.secondary:hover {
    border-color: var(--blue);
}

.large {
    padding: 15px 28px;
}

.hero-feature svg,
.benefit svg {
    width: 27px;
    height: 27px;
    flex: 0 0 27px;
    fill: none;
    stroke: var(--blue);
    stroke-width: 1.8;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-linejoin: round;
}

.hero-feature strong,
.benefit strong {
    display: block;
    color: var(--ink);
    font-size: .82rem;
    line-height: 1.25;
}

.hero-feature span,
.benefit span {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 3px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .72rem;
    line-height: 1.35;
}

/* audience links sit above both columns, so the image starts level with the h1 */
.hero-visual {
    grid-column: 2;
    grid-row: 2;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: center;
}

.hero-visual img {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 760px;
    height: auto;
    /* trim the empty space above and below the illustration */
    aspect-ratio: 1536 / 800;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: 50% 62%;
    display: block;
   /* margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; */
}

.hero-heading {display: block;}

.section {
    padding: 80px 6vw;
}

.centered {
    text-align: center;
    max-width: 850px;
    margin: 0 auto 42px;
}

.centered > p:last-child {
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.audiences {
    background: var(--soft);
}

.cards {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 22px;
    max-width: 1220px;
    margin: auto;
}

.card {
    background: white;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 32px;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(20,33,61,.045);
}

/* Central statement between hero and offers */
.intro-statement {
    padding: 8px 6vw 72px;
    background: #fafdff; /* matches the bottom of the hero gradient */
}

.intro-statement p {
    max-width: 860px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding-top: 40px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    text-align: center;
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.3vw, 1.9rem);
    line-height: 1.45;
    letter-spacing: -.01em;
    color: var(--ink);
}

.intro-statement strong {
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 700;
}

/* "Wie ich arbeite" – light band in the style of the former icon strip */
.method {
    background: #edf5ff;
    border-top: 1px solid #dce9fa;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #dce9fa;
}

.method-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
    max-width: 1220px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.method-item {
    padding: 6px 28px;
    border-right: 1px solid #cdddf2;
}

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

.method-item:last-child {
    padding-right: 0;
    border-right: 0;
}

.method-item svg {
    display: block;
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    fill: none;
    stroke: var(--blue);
    stroke-width: 1.7;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-linejoin: round;
}

.method-item h3 {
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 1.8vw, 1.6rem);
    hyphens: manual;
    overflow-wrap: break-word;
}

.method-item p {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .95rem;
}

/* tablets: 2x2 grid with dividers between rows and columns */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .method-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    .method-item,
    .method-item:first-child,
    .method-item:last-child {
        padding: 22px 24px;
        border-right: 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #cdddf2;
    }

    .method-item:nth-child(odd) {
        border-right: 1px solid #cdddf2;
    }

    .method-item:nth-last-child(-n+2) {
        border-bottom: 0;
    }
}

/* phones: stacked, lines only between items */
@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .method-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .method-item,
    .method-item:first-child,
    .method-item:last-child,
    .method-item:nth-child(odd) {
        padding: 20px 0;
        border-right: 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #cdddf2;
    }

    .method-item:last-child {
        border-bottom: 0;
    }
}

/* "Für wen?" section: soft background to separate it from the white "Über mich" below */
.audience-groups {
    background: var(--soft);
}

/* centred, so 2 or 3 audience cards both look balanced */
.audience-groups .cards {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 260px), 380px));
    justify-content: center;
}

.audience-card {
    border-top: 3px solid var(--blue);
}

/* long words like "Bildungseinrichtungen" must be able to wrap on phones */
.audience-card {
    min-width: 0;
}

.audience-card h3 {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    /* break only at &shy; marks in the HTML, e.g. Bildungs-einrichtungen */
    hyphens: manual;
    overflow-wrap: break-word;
}

.card-number {
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    font-size: .78rem;
}

.card-lead {
    color: var(--blue-dark) !important;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.card p {
    color: var(--muted);
}

.card ul {
    padding: 0;
    margin: 22px 0;
    list-style: none;
}

/* small label above a card's list, e.g. "Schwerpunkte:" */
.card-subheading {
    margin: 22px 0 0;
    color: var(--ink);
    font-size: .8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.card-subheading + ul {
    margin-top: 10px;
}

.card li {
    padding: 9px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    color: #344054;
    font-size: .92rem;
}

.card li::before {
    content: "→";
    color: var(--blue);
    margin-right: 9px;
}

.text-link {
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: .9rem;
}

.text-link:hover {
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.banner-icon {

    background: #edf5ff;

}

.benefits {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    padding: 32px 6vw;
    max-width: 1220px;
    width:100%;
    margin:auto;
    gap: 0;
    background: #edf5ff;
    border-top: 1px solid #dce9fa;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #dce9fa;
}

.benefit {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 8px 28px;
    border-right: 1px solid #cdddf2;
}

.benefit:first-child {
    padding-left: 0;
}

.benefit:last-child {
    border-right: 0;
}

.approach {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr .8fr;
    gap: 80px;
    align-items: center;
    max-width: 1220px;
    margin: auto;
}

.approach-visual {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    min-height: 320px;
}

.approach-circle {
    width: 280px;
    height: 280px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: radial-gradient(circle at 35% 30%, #f9fcff, #e8f2ff);
    border: 1px solid #cfe0f7;
    box-shadow: 0 25px 55px rgba(21,84,192,.10);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.about {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    max-width: 2000px;
    width:100%;
    margin: auto;
    gap: 35px;
    align-items: center;
    background: white;
    
}

.about-image {
    max-width: 340px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.about-image img {   
     width: 100%;
    height: 450px;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 26px;
    display: block;
}

.portrait-placeholder {
    aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
    width: min(100%, 380px);
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    border-radius: 24px;
    background: linear-gradient(145deg, #eef7ff, #ffffff);
    border: 1px solid #dce8f8;
    color: #91a4c4;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .18em;
    text-align: center;
}

.future {
    background: var(--soft);
    text-align: center;
}

.future > div {
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: auto;
}

.future p {
    margin: auto;
}

.contact {
    background: var(--white);
    text-align: center;
}

.contact .container {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1180px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.section-intro {
    max-width: 720px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.section-intro .eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.section-intro p {
    margin: 0 auto;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 1.04rem;
    max-width: 620px;
}

.contact-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(240px, .75fr) minmax(420px, 1.25fr);
    gap: clamp(45px, 7vw, 90px);
    align-items: start;
    max-width: 1080px;
    margin: 58px auto 0;
    text-align: left;
}

.contact-info {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 30px;
    padding-top: 8px;
}

.contact-item {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 5px;
}

.contact-label {
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--blue);
}

.contact-item a,
.contact-item p {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--ink);
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

.contact-item a {
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: color .2s ease;
}

.contact-item a:hover {
    color: var(--blue);
}

.contact-form {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 18px;
    padding: 34px;
    background: #f7faff;
    border: 1px solid #dfeaf8;
    border-radius: 22px;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(20, 33, 61, .07);
}

.form-group {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 7px;
}

.form-group label {
    font-size: .82rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink);
}

.form-group label span {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-weight: 400;
}

.form-group input,
.form-group textarea {
    width: 100%;
    border: 1px solid #d5e0ef;
    border-radius: 11px;
    padding: 13px 15px;
    background: #fff;
    color: var(--ink);
    font: inherit;
    font-size: .94rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    outline: none;
    transition: border-color .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease, background .2s ease;
}

.form-group input {
    min-height: 49px;
}

.form-group textarea {
    min-height: 145px;
    resize: vertical;
}

.form-group input::placeholder,
.form-group textarea::placeholder {
    color: #667085; /* darker placeholder for readable contrast */
}

.form-group input:hover,
.form-group textarea:hover {
    border-color: #b9cbe4;
}

.form-group input:focus,
.form-group textarea:focus {
    border-color: var(--blue);
    background: #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(21, 84, 192, .10);
}

.contact-form button[type="submit"] {
    align-self: flex-start;
    margin-top: 4px;
    border: 0;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.contact-form button[type="submit"]:focus-visible {
    outline: 3px solid rgba(21, 84, 192, .22);
    outline-offset: 3px;
}

.contact-form::after {
    content: "Ich melde mich schnellstmöglich bei Ihnen zurück.";
    display: block;
    margin-top: -4px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .76rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

footer {
    padding: 22px 6vw;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 30px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .8rem;
}

.footer-brand {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 22px;
}

/* email, location and LinkedIn next to the footer logo */
/* line 1: email + LinkedIn icon, line 2: location */
.footer-contact {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: max-content max-content max-content 1fr;
    justify-items: start;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 4px 12px;
    padding-left: 22px;
    border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.footer-contact .footer-linkedin {
    grid-column: 2;
    grid-row: 1;
}

.footer-contact .footer-instagram {
    grid-column: 3;
    grid-row: 1;
}

.footer-contact .footer-facebook {
    grid-column: 4;
    grid-row: 1;
}

.footer-brand .footer-contact span {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    grid-row: 2;
    font-size: .8rem;
    letter-spacing: normal;
}

.footer-contact a {
    color: var(--ink);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.footer-contact a:hover {
    color: var(--blue);
}

.footer-linkedin {
    display: inline-flex;
    color: #0a66c2 !important;
}

.footer-instagram {
    display: inline-flex;
    color: #e1306c !important;
}

.footer-facebook {
    display: inline-flex;
    color: #1877f2 !important;
}

.footer-brand strong {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    color: var(--blue);
    font-size: 1.4rem;
}

.footer-brand span {
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    font-size: .58rem;
}

.footer-links {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 18px;
}

.footer-links a:hover,
.footer-legal a:hover {
    color: var(--blue);
}

.footer-legal {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 18px;
}

.footer-legal a {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

.footer-logo {
    width: 90px;
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    nav {
        gap: 14px;
    }

    nav > a:not(.nav-cta) {
        display: none;
    }

    /* the burger menu takes over from the language icon */
    .language-switch {
        display: none;
    }

    nav .menu-switch {
        display: block;
    }

    .hero {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
        /*gap: 40px;*/
        align-items:start;
       /* padding-top: 55px;*/
    }

    .hero-copy {
        max-width: 760px;
        padding-left: 0;
    }

    .hero .hero-audiences {
        padding-left: 0;
    }

    .hero-visual {
        max-width: 760px;
        margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .cards {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        max-width: 700px;
    }

    .benefits {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }

    .benefit {
        padding: 16px 20px;
        border-right: 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #cdddf2;
    }

    .benefit:nth-child(odd) {
        border-right: 1px solid #cdddf2;
    }

    .benefit:nth-last-child(-n+2) {
        border-bottom: 0;
    }

    .benefit:first-child {
        padding-left: 20px;
    }

    .approach {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 40px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
    .site-header {
        min-height: 70px;
        padding: 8px 5vw;
    }

    .brand img {
        height: 48px;
    }

    .hero,
    .section {
        padding-left: 6vw;
        padding-right: 6vw;
    }

    .hero {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        min-height: auto;
        padding-top: 55px;
        padding-bottom: 55px;
    }

    .hero-audiences,
    .hero-copy,
    .hero-visual {
        grid-column: 1;
        grid-row: auto;
    }

    .hero-visual {
        padding-top: 35px;
    }

    h1 {
        font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 8.5vw, 3.4rem);
        hyphens: auto;
        overflow-wrap: break-word;
    }

    .hero-audiences {
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: 10px 24px;
    }

    /*.hero-image img {
    width: 100%;
    }*/

    /* benefits keep the 2x2 grid from the 900px breakpoint */
    .benefits {
        padding-left: 6vw;
        padding-right: 6vw;
    }

    .benefit,
    .benefit:first-child {
        padding: 14px 14px;
    }

    .about {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 45px;
    }

    footer {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
    }
    .about-image {
        width: 260px;
        height: 260px;
    }

    .about-image img {
        height: 260px;
    }

}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .contact-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        max-width: 700px;
        gap: 45px;
    }

    .contact-info {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 28px 35px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
    .contact-form {
        padding: 24px;
        border-radius: 18px;
    }

    .contact-info {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 24px;
    }

    .contact-form button[type="submit"] {
        width: 100%;
    }
}

/*@media (max-width:584px){
  .hero {
  }  
  .hero-audience {}
}*/

.hero-audiences {
    grid-column: 1;
    padding-left: 2vw;
    display: flex;
    gap: clamp(16px, 3vw, 40px);
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.hero-audience {
    position: relative;
    color: #14213d;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 16px;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
}

.hero-audience:hover {
    color: #1546b8;
}

.hero-audience.active {
    color: #1546b8;
}

.hero-audience.active::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 3px;
    background: #1546b8;
    border-radius: 2px;
}

/*.safespacing {

    padding: 100px 0px;
}*/

.linkedin-section {
    background: var(--soft);
}

.linkedin-consent {
    max-width: 620px;
    margin: 0 auto 32px;
    text-align: center;
}

.linkedin-consent p {
    color: var(--muted);
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.linkedin-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(min(100%, 340px), 1fr));
    gap: 24px;
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.linkedin-grid:not(:empty) {
    margin-bottom: 36px;
}

/* LinkedIn posts have different lengths; longer ones scroll inside their card */
.linkedin-grid iframe {
    width: 100%;
    height: 480px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 12px;
    background: var(--white);
}

.linkedin {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 12px;
}

.linkedin-btn svg {
    flex: 0 0 16px;
}

/* =========================
   NEWSLETTER
   ========================= */
.newsletter {
  background: var(--soft);
}

.newsletter-inner {
  max-width: 1400px;
  /*min-width: 1200px;*/
  margin: 0 auto;
  /* vertical space comes from .section already */
  padding: 0 4vw;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 70px;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.newsletter-copy h2 {
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.newsletter-copy > p:last-child {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 0;
}

.newsletter-form {
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 44px 40px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 22px;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 40px rgba(20, 33, 61, 0.07);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}

.newsletter-fields {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
}

.newsletter-fields input[type="email"] {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 200px;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  border: 1px solid #d8e0ec;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: #ffffff;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1rem;
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s;
}

.newsletter-fields input[type="email"]::placeholder {
  color: #667085; /* darker placeholder for readable contrast */
}

.newsletter-fields input[type="email"]:focus {
  border-color: var(--blue);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(21, 70, 184, 0.10);
}

.newsletter-fields .button {
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.newsletter-consent {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 18px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .78rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.newsletter-consent input {
  margin-top: 3px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  accent-color: var(--blue);
}

.newsletter-note {
  margin: 14px 0 0;
  color: #667085; /* darker placeholder for readable contrast */
  font-size: .75rem;
}

/* Overrides to beat Brevo's own remote stylesheet specificity */
.newsletter-form #sib-form-container .entry__field .input {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  border: 1px solid #d8e0ec;
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: #ffffff;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1rem;
  outline: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  transition: border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s;
}

.newsletter-form #sib-form-container .entry__field .input:focus {
  border-color: var(--blue);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(21, 70, 184, 0.10);
}

.newsletter-form #sib-form-container .sib-form-block__button.button.primary {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 13px 22px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  color: #fff;
  background: var(--blue);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(21, 84, 192, .18);
  transition: transform .2s, background .2s;
}

.newsletter-form #sib-form-container .sib-form-block__button.button.primary:hover {
  background: var(--blue-dark);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}


/* =========================
   NEWSLETTER RESPONSIVE
   ========================= */

@media (max-width: 900px) {

  .newsletter-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 35px;
  }

}

@media (max-width: 600px) {

  .newsletter-inner {
    padding: 0;
  }

  .newsletter-form {
    padding: 24px;
  }

  .newsletter-fields {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .newsletter-fields .sib-input {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .newsletter-fields .button {
    align-self: center;
  }
}
  /* =========================
   KOSTENLOSES ERSTGESPRÄCH
   ========================= */

.consultation {
  background: #ffffff;
}

.consultation-inner {
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  /* vertical space comes from .section already */
  padding: 0 6vw;
}


/* ---------- Header ---------- */

.consultation-header {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto 65px;
  text-align: center;
}

.consultation-header .eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.consultation-header h2 {
  margin: 0 auto 24px;
  max-width: 950px;
}

.consultation-header > p:last-child {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}


/* ---------- Main grid ---------- */

.consultation-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.15fr;
  gap: 70px;
  align-items: start;
}


/* ---------- Left side ---------- */

.consultation-info {
  padding-top: 10px;
}

.consultation-benefit {
  display: flex;
  gap: 18px;
  margin-bottom: 34px;
}

.benefit-icon {
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  flex: 0 0 48px;

  display: grid;
  place-items: center;

  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #eef5ff;
}

.benefit-icon svg {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  fill: none;
  stroke: var(--blue);
  stroke-width: 1.8;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}

.consultation-benefit h3 {
  margin: 2px 0 7px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.consultation-benefit p {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 330px;

  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}


/* ---------- Contact details ---------- */

.consultation-details {
  margin-top: 45px;
  padding-top: 30px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.consultation-detail {
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.consultation-label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 6px;

  color: var(--blue);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
}

.consultation-detail a,
.consultation-detail p {
  margin: 0;

  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.consultation-detail a:hover {
  color: var(--blue);
}


/* ---------- Form ---------- */

.consultation-form {
  padding: 34px;

  background: #f8fbff;
  border: 1px solid #dce8f8;
  border-radius: 22px;

  box-shadow: 0 14px 40px rgba(20, 33, 61, 0.07);
}

.form-field {
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.form-field label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 8px;

  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.form-field label span {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-weight: 400;
}

.form-field input,
.form-field textarea {
  width: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box;

  padding: 14px 15px;

  border: 1px solid #d8e0ec;
  border-radius: 10px;

  background: #ffffff;
  color: var(--ink);

  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.95rem;

  outline: none;

  transition:
    border-color 0.2s ease,
    box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.form-field input {
  height: 44px;
}

.form-field textarea {
  min-height: 135px;
  resize: vertical;
}

.form-field input::placeholder,
.form-field textarea::placeholder {
  color: #667085; /* darker placeholder for readable contrast */
}

.form-field input:focus,
.form-field textarea:focus {
  border-color: var(--blue);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(21, 70, 184, 0.10);
}


/* ---------- Button ---------- */

.consultation-submit {
  width: 100%;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;

  margin-top: 4px;
}

.consultation-form-note {
  margin: 14px 0 0;

  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 0.76rem;
  text-align: center;
}


/* ---------- Tablet ---------- */

@media (max-width: 900px) {

  .consultation-inner {
    padding: 80px 6vw;
  }

  .consultation-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 45px;
  }

  .consultation-info {
    max-width: 650px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .consultation-benefit p {
    max-width: none;
  }

  .consultation-form {
    max-width: 650px;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }
}


/* ---------- Mobile ---------- */

@media (max-width: 600px) {

  .consultation-inner {
    padding: 65px 6vw;
  }

  .consultation-header {
    margin-bottom: 45px;
  }

  .consultation-header h2 {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
  }

  .consultation-header > p:last-child {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .consultation-form {
    padding: 24px;
    border-radius: 18px;
  }

  .consultation-benefit {
    gap: 14px;
  }

  .benefit-icon {
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    flex-basis: 42px;
  }
}

  .language-switch {
    position: relative;
}

.language-toggle {
    display: flex;
    padding: 6px;
    border: 0;
    background: none;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.language-switch .language-menu {
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(100% + 8px);
    right: 0;
    z-index: 30;
    min-width: 140px;
    padding: 6px;
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 12px;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(20, 33, 61, 0.12);
}

.language-switch .language-menu[hidden] {
    display: none;
}

.language-switch .language-menu a {
    display: block;
    padding: 8px 12px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    color: var(--ink);
}

.language-switch .language-menu a:hover {
    background: var(--blue-soft);
    color: var(--blue);
}

.language-switch .language-menu .active {
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* =========================
   BURGER MENU (small screens)
   ========================= */
.menu-switch {
    display: none;
    position: relative;
}

.menu-toggle {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 5px;
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    padding: 9px;
    border: 0;
    background: none;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.menu-toggle span {
    display: block;
    height: 2.5px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    background: var(--ink);
    transition: transform 0.2s ease, opacity 0.2s ease;
}

/* turn the three lines into an X while open */
.menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(1) {
    transform: translateY(7.5px) rotate(45deg);
}

.menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(2) {
    opacity: 0;
}

.menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] span:nth-child(3) {
    transform: translateY(-7.5px) rotate(-45deg);
}

.menu-switch .mobile-menu {
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(100% + 12px);
    right: 0;
    z-index: 30;
    width: min(280px, calc(100vw - 32px));
    padding: 8px;
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 14px;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(20, 33, 61, 0.12);
}

.menu-switch .mobile-menu[hidden] {
    display: none;
}

.menu-switch .mobile-menu a {
    display: block;
    padding: 11px 14px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    color: var(--ink);
    font-size: .95rem;
}

.menu-switch .mobile-menu a:hover {
    background: var(--blue-soft);
    color: var(--blue);
}

.mobile-menu-languages {
    display: flex;
    gap: 4px;
    margin-top: 6px;
    padding-top: 6px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.menu-switch .mobile-menu-languages a {
    flex: 1;
    text-align: center;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.menu-switch .mobile-menu-languages .active {
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* very small phones: stack the benefits, with lines only between items */
@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .benefits {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .benefit,
    .benefit:first-child,
    .benefit:nth-child(odd) {
        padding: 14px 0;
        border-right: 0;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #cdddf2;
    }

    .benefit:last-child {
        border-bottom: 0;
    }
}

/* =========================
   SERVICE PAGES (e.g. englisch.html)
   ========================= */
.page-hero {
    max-width: 860px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: clamp(32px, 5vw, 64px) 6vw 72px;
    text-align: center;
}

.page-back {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .9rem;
}

.page-back:hover {
    color: var(--blue);
}

.page-hero h1 {
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.page-hero-tagline {
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    color: var(--blue);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
}

.page-hero-text {
    margin: 0 auto 32px;
    max-width: 680px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 1.05rem;
}

/* two intro paragraphs in a row: normal paragraph spacing between them */
.page-hero-text:has(+ .page-hero-text) {
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.page-hero .hero-actions {
    justify-content: center;
}

.price-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 22px;
    max-width: 1220px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.price-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 30px 26px;
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 20px;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(20, 33, 61, .045);
}

.price-card-featured {
    border-color: rgba(21, 84, 192, .45);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(21, 84, 192, .10);
}

.price-card h3 {
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    /* break long words only at &shy; marks, e.g. Programmier-grundlagen */
    hyphens: manual;
    overflow-wrap: break-word;
}

/* no automatic hyphenation in service-page titles ("di-gitale") */
.page-hero h1 {
    hyphens: manual;
}

.price {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 2.4rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1;
}

.price-meta {
    margin: 8px 0 16px;
    color: var(--blue);
    font-size: .88rem;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.price-card > p:not(.price):not(.price-meta) {
    margin: 0 0 24px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .95rem;
}

/* buttons line up at the bottom of every card */
.price-card .button {
    margin-top: auto;
}

.price-note {
    margin: 28px auto 0;
    text-align: center;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .85rem;
}

.cta-band {
    padding: 72px 6vw;
    text-align: center;
    background: #edf5ff;
    border-top: 1px solid #dce9fa;
}

.cta-band h2 {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.cta-band p {
    margin: 0 auto 28px;
    max-width: 560px;
    color: var(--muted);
}

/* "book directly" link under the homepage contact form */
.consultation-book-direct {
    margin: 18px 0 0;
    padding-top: 16px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    text-align: center;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .92rem;
}

.consultation-book-direct a {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-left: 4px;
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.consultation-book-direct a:hover {
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

/* free 15-minute consultation, shown above the paid formats */
.consult-card {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 32px;
    max-width: 1220px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 32px 36px;
    background: var(--blue-soft);
    border: 1px solid #cfe0f7;
    border-radius: 20px;
}

.consult-card h3 {
    margin: 0 0 4px;
}

.consult-tag {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    padding: 5px 12px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--blue);
    font-size: .8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.consult-sub {
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.consult-card p:last-child {
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 640px;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.consult-card .button {
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* second free tile (online course) under the free consultation */
.consult-card-course {
    margin-top: 16px;
    background: var(--white);
}

.consult-card-course .consult-tag {
    background: var(--blue-soft);
}

/* on pages with three formats, match the narrower price grid */
#formate:has(.price-grid-3) .consult-card {
    max-width: 960px;
}

/* separates the free consultation from the paid cards below */
.paid-label {
    max-width: 1220px;
    margin: 40px auto 18px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-align: center;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .consult-card {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        padding: 26px 22px;
    }
}

/* pages with three formats (KI, Programmieren) */
.price-grid-3 {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    max-width: 960px;
}

.page-hero-note {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: -12px 0 30px;
    padding: 6px 14px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--blue-soft);
    color: var(--blue);
    font-size: .88rem;
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* focus areas as small tiles */
/* centred rows, so 5 tiles split as 3 + 2 instead of leaving one alone */
.focus-grid {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 16px;
    max-width: 1000px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.focus-item {
    flex: 0 1 310px;
    padding: 22px 22px 22px 48px;
    position: relative;
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 16px;
    color: var(--ink);
    font-weight: 600;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(20, 33, 61, .04);
}

.focus-item::before {
    content: "→";
    position: absolute;
    left: 22px;
    color: var(--blue);
}

/* "Für Unternehmen" block on service pages */
.corporate-band {
    padding: 0 6vw 80px;
}

.corporate-inner {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 32px;
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 36px 40px;
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-left: 4px solid var(--blue);
    border-radius: 20px;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(20, 33, 61, .045);
}

.corporate-inner .eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.corporate-inner h2 {
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 2rem);
}

.corporate-inner p:last-child {
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 620px;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.corporate-inner .button {
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 1000px) {
    .price-grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .price-grid-3 {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
        max-width: 480px;
    }

    .corporate-inner {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        padding: 28px 24px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .price-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* links to booking terms / withdrawal under the prices */
.price-note a {
    color: var(--blue);
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 2px;
}

/* =========================
   ACCESSIBILITY
   ========================= */

/* clear focus ring for keyboard users (mouse clicks don't show it) */
:where(a, button, summary, [tabindex]):focus-visible {
    outline: 3px solid var(--blue);
    outline-offset: 3px;
    border-radius: 6px;
}

/* "skip to content" link: hidden until someone presses Tab */
.skip-link {
    position: absolute;
    top: 8px;
    left: 8px;
    z-index: 100;
    padding: 10px 16px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: var(--blue);
    color: var(--white);
    font-weight: 600;
    transform: translateY(-150%);
    transition: transform .2s ease;
}

.skip-link:focus {
    transform: translateY(0);
}

/* respect the "reduce motion" system setting */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    html {
        scroll-behavior: auto;
    }

    *,
    *::before,
    *::after {
        animation-duration: .01ms !important;
        transition-duration: .01ms !important;
    }

    .reveal {
        opacity: 1 !important;
        transform: none !important;
    }
}

/* newsletter form (own markup, no Brevo styles) */
.visually-hidden {
    position: absolute;
    width: 1px;
    height: 1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.nl-trap {
    position: absolute;
    left: -9999px;
}

.nl-status {
    margin: 14px 0 0;
    padding: 12px 14px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    background: #e7faf0;
    color: #085229;
    font-size: .9rem;
}

.nl-status--error {
    background: #ffeded;
    color: #661d1d;
}

.newsletter-note a {
    color: inherit;
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* contact card with booking + email buttons (replaces the old form) */
.consultation-actions h3 {
    margin: 0 0 22px;
}

.contact-option {
    padding: 0 0 22px;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.contact-option .button {
    width: 100%;
}

.contact-option p {
    margin: 10px 0 0;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .92rem;
    text-align: center;
}

.consultation-actions .consultation-form-note {
    margin: 0;
}

/* =========================
   PACKAGES (below the individual sessions)
   ========================= */
.price-grid-2 {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    max-width: 700px;
}

.package-block {
    max-width: 960px;
    margin: 48px auto 0;
    padding: 34px 36px 38px;
    text-align: center;
    background: var(--blue-soft);
    border: 1px solid #cfe0f7;
    border-radius: 20px;
}

.package-block .paid-label {
    margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.package-block h3 {
    margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.package-intro {
    max-width: 560px;
    margin: 0 auto 24px;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.package-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 18px;
    text-align: left;
}

.package-card {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 24px 24px 26px;
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 16px;
}

.package-card h4 {
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.3rem;
}

.package-card .price {
    font-size: 2rem;
}

.package-card > p:not(.price):not(.price-meta) {
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .95rem;
}

.package-card .button {
    margin-top: auto;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .price-grid-2,
    .package-grid {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    }

    .package-block {
        padding: 26px 18px 28px;
    }
}

/* link to the online withdrawal function (§ 356a BGB) inside the packages block */
.package-withdraw {
    margin: 20px 0 0;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .9rem;
}

.package-withdraw a {
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* terms + withdrawal note directly below the package buttons */
.package-legal {
    margin: 22px auto 0;
    max-width: 640px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .88rem;
}

.package-legal a {
    color: var(--blue);
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-underline-offset: 2px;
}

.package-legal + .package-withdraw {
    margin-top: 8px;
}

/* same note directly below the individual-session cards */
.session-legal {
    text-align: center;
}

/* =========================
   FOOTER: brand | navigation | legal, copyright row below
   ========================= */
footer {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) minmax(0, .8fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    align-items: start;
    gap: 28px 48px;
    --footer-pad: max(6vw, calc((100vw - var(--content-width)) / 2));
    padding: 44px var(--footer-pad) 22px;
}

footer .footer-brand {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 16px;
}

footer .footer-contact {
    padding-left: 0;
    border-left: 0;
}

footer .footer-links,
footer .footer-legal {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 10px;
}

footer .footer-legal a {
    text-decoration: none;
}

footer .footer-links a:hover,
footer .footer-legal a:hover {
    color: var(--blue);
}

.footer-heading {
    margin: 0 0 4px;
    color: var(--ink);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.footer-copy {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
    margin: 6px 0 0;
    padding-top: 18px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    footer {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
        gap: 28px 24px;
    }

    footer .footer-brand {
        grid-column: 1 / -1;
    }
}

/* the header rule that hides menu links on small screens must not hide footer links */
footer nav > a:not(.nav-cta) {
    display: inline;
}

/* same colour for both footer link columns */
footer .footer-links a,
footer .footer-legal a {
    color: var(--muted);
}

/* show visitors which page they are on: current menu item in blue with a small underline */
nav > a[aria-current="page"],
nav > a.is-current {
    position: relative;
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 600;
}

nav > a[aria-current="page"]::after,
nav > a.is-current::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: -7px;
    height: 2px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    background: var(--blue);
}

/* same in the burger menu on phones (language links keep their own style) */
.menu-switch .mobile-menu > a[aria-current="page"] {
    background: var(--blue-soft);
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.footer-copy a {
    color: inherit;
}

.footer-copy a:hover {
    color: var(--blue);
}

/* short claim under the footer logo */
.footer-claim {
    max-width: 320px;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .85rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

/* phone availability in the contact section */
.consultation-hours {
    margin: 2px 0 0;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .85rem;
}

/* header button "Erstgespräch buchen": always one line */
.nav-cta {
    white-space: nowrap;
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .nav-cta {
        padding: 9px 14px;
        font-size: .82rem;
    }

    .brand img {
        height: 42px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 360px) {
    .site-header {
        gap: 10px;
        padding-left: 4vw;
        padding-right: 4vw;
    }

    nav {
        gap: 6px;
    }

    .nav-cta {
        padding: 8px 11px;
        font-size: .78rem;
    }

    .brand img {
        height: 36px;
    }

    .menu-toggle {
        width: 38px;
        padding: 8px;
    }
}

/* offer section on the homepage: two equally wide, centred cards (Englisch, KI) */
#angebote .cards {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    max-width: 1220px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    #angebote .cards {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
        max-width: 560px;
    }
}

/* =========================
   STICKY BOOKING BUTTON (phones only)
   ========================= */
.sticky-cta {
    display: none;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .sticky-cta {
        display: block;
        position: fixed;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        bottom: 0;
        z-index: 40;
        padding: 10px 16px calc(10px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .96);
        border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
        box-shadow: 0 -6px 20px rgba(20, 33, 61, .08);
        backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    }

    .sticky-cta .button {
        width: 100%;
    }

    /* keep the footer readable above the bar */
    body:has(.sticky-cta) {
        padding-bottom: 76px;
    }
}

/* =========================
   BACK TO TOP BUTTON
   ========================= */
.back-to-top {
    position: fixed;
    right: 24px;
    bottom: 24px;
    z-index: 45;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--blue);
    color: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(21, 84, 192, .28);
    cursor: pointer;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transform: translateY(12px);
    transition: opacity .25s ease, transform .25s ease, visibility .25s, background .2s;
}

.back-to-top.is-visible {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    transform: translateY(0);
}

.back-to-top:hover {
    background: var(--blue-dark);
}

/* phones: sit above the sticky booking bar */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .back-to-top {
        right: 16px;
        bottom: 20px;
        width: 44px;
        height: 44px;
    }

    body:has(.sticky-cta) .back-to-top {
        bottom: calc(84px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
    }
}

@media (max-width: 1000px) and (min-width: 761px) {
    #angebote .cards {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }
}

/* =========================
   BUSINESS ENGLISH ASSESSMENT
   ========================= */
.assessment {
    background: var(--soft);
}

.assessment-card {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 44px);
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 22px;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 34px rgba(20, 33, 61, .06);
}

.assessment-card h1 {
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4.5vw, 2.8rem);
}

.as-lead {
    margin: 0 0 24px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 1.08rem;
}

.as-facts {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px;
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.as-facts li {
    padding: 10px 16px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    background: var(--blue-soft);
    color: var(--ink);
}

.as-facts strong {
    color: var(--blue);
}

.as-areas {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px 18px;
    margin: 0 0 22px;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.as-areas li::before {
    content: "→ ";
    color: var(--blue);
}

.as-note {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .9rem;
}

.as-note a {
    color: var(--blue);
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.as-disclaimer {
    margin: 18px 0 0;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .85rem;
}

.as-actions {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-top: 22px;
}

/* question screen */
.as-progress-head {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    font-size: .9rem;
}

.as-counter {
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink);
}

.as-category {
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.as-progress {
    height: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 26px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--blue-soft);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.as-progress span {
    display: block;
    height: 100%;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--blue);
    transition: width .3s ease;
}

.as-passage {
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    padding: 16px 18px;
    border-left: 4px solid var(--blue);
    border-radius: 10px;
    background: var(--soft);
    color: var(--ink);
    white-space: pre-line;
}

.as-question {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
}

.as-question legend {
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.45;
}

.as-options {
    display: grid;
    gap: 10px;
}

.as-option {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    border: 1.5px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 12px;
    background: var(--white);
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: border-color .15s, background .15s;
}

.as-option:hover {
    border-color: #b9cdee;
}

.as-option input {
    position: absolute;
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.as-option-letter {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    flex: 0 0 30px;
    height: 30px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--blue-soft);
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: .85rem;
}

.as-option-text {
    color: var(--ink);
}

.as-option:has(input:checked) {
    border-color: var(--blue);
    background: var(--blue-soft);
}

.as-option:has(input:checked) .as-option-letter {
    background: var(--blue);
    color: var(--white);
}

.as-option:has(input:focus-visible) {
    outline: 3px solid var(--blue);
    outline-offset: 2px;
}

.as-nav {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-top: 26px;
}

.as-nav .button:disabled,
.button:disabled {
    opacity: .45;
    cursor: not-allowed;
    transform: none;
}

/* result screen */
.as-score {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 18px 32px;
    margin: 10px 0 0;
    padding: 22px 24px;
    border-radius: 16px;
    background: var(--blue-soft);
}

.as-score-number {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 3.4rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1;
}

.as-score-number small {
    margin-left: 6px;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.as-level-label {
    margin: 0 0 4px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .85rem;
}

.as-level {
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--blue);
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.as-bars {
    display: grid;
    gap: 14px;
    margin: 28px 0;
}

.as-bar-head {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    color: var(--ink);
}

.as-bar-track {
    height: 10px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--blue-soft);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.as-bar-track span {
    display: block;
    height: 100%;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--blue);
}

.as-insights {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 16px;
}

.as-insight {
    padding: 20px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 14px;
}

.as-insight-label {
    margin: 0 0 4px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .8rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.as-insight h3 {
    margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.as-insight p:last-of-type {
    margin-bottom: 0;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.as-focus-list {
    margin: 10px 0 0;
    padding-left: 18px;
    color: var(--ink);
}

.as-cta,
.as-email {
    margin-top: 26px;
    padding: 24px;
    border-radius: 16px;
    text-align: center;
}

.as-cta {
    background: var(--blue-dark);
}

.as-cta h2 {
    color: var(--white);
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 3vw, 1.7rem);
    margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.as-cta p {
    color: #d7e3f7;
    margin: 0 0 18px;
}

.as-cta .button.primary {
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.as-email {
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.as-email h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 3vw, 1.5rem);
    margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.as-email p {
    color: var(--muted);
}

.as-review {
    margin-top: 26px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 14px;
}

.as-review summary {
    padding: 16px 20px;
    font-weight: 600;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.as-review > div {
    padding: 0 20px 12px;
}

.as-review-item {
    padding: 12px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.as-review-q {
    margin: 0 0 4px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink);
}

.as-review-a {
    margin: 0;
}

.is-correct .as-review-a:first-of-type {
    color: #0a6b3b;
}

.is-wrong .as-review-a:first-of-type {
    color: #a1261b;
}

.as-review-exp {
    margin: 6px 0 0;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .92rem;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .as-insights {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    }

    .as-nav .button {
        flex: 1;
    }
}

/* elements hidden by the assessment script must stay hidden, even buttons with their own display */
.assessment-card [hidden] {
    display: none !important;
}

/* band linking to the free assessment */
.test-band {
    padding: 0 6vw;
    background: var(--white);
}

.test-band-inner {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 28px;
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 34px 40px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    background: var(--blue-soft);
    border: 1px solid #cfe0f7;
}

.test-band .eyebrow {
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.test-band h2 {
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem);
}

.test-band p:last-child {
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 620px;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.test-band .button {
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* full-width dark blue band (soft lighter-blue glow, yellow accents), so the free tests stand out */
.test-band {
    padding: 68px 6vw;
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 90% at 100% 0%, rgba(59, 130, 246, .38), transparent 70%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse 40% 80% at 0% 100%, rgba(59, 130, 246, .2), transparent 70%),
        var(--blue-dark);
}

/* short yellow line under the heading */
.test-band h2::after {
    content: "";
    display: block;
    width: 56px;
    height: 4px;
    margin-top: 14px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    background: var(--yellow);
}

.test-band-inner {
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    border-radius: 0;
    background: none;
}

.test-band .eyebrow {
    color: var(--yellow);
}

.test-band h2 {
    color: var(--white);
}

.test-band-inner > div > p:last-child {
    color: #d7e3f7;
}

.test-band-inner > .button.primary {
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

/* homepage variant: two choices side by side */
.test-band-inner:has(.test-band-options) {
    display: block;
}

.test-band-head {
    margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.test-band-options {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 280px), 1fr));
    gap: 18px;
}

.test-band-option {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 24px 26px;
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    border-top: 4px solid var(--yellow);
    border-radius: 16px;
    background: var(--white);
}

.test-band-option h3 {
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    font-size: 1.25rem;
}

.test-band .test-band-option p {
    flex: 1;
    margin: 0 0 18px;
    color: var(--muted);
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .test-band-options {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .test-band {
        padding: 52px 6vw;
    }

    .test-band-inner {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
    }
}

/* ENGLISH COMMUNICATION CHECK (reuses the assessment styles above) */
.cc-areas {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 14px;
    margin: 26px 0;
}

.cc-areas div {
    padding: 18px 20px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: var(--soft);
}

.cc-areas h3 {
    margin: 0 0 4px;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
}

.cc-areas p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.cc-profile {
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    hyphens: none;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .cc-areas {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* about section: calmer two-line headline (one sentence per line, second in blue) */
.about-copy .about-heading {
    font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.6vw, 2.4rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
}

.about-heading span {
    display: block;
    color: var(--blue);
}

/* about section: experience & qualification highlights (icon + two lines each) */
.about-highlights {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 14px 22px;
    margin: 26px 0 0;
    padding: 22px 0 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    list-style: none;
}

.about-highlights li {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 12px;
    font-size: .9rem;
    line-height: 1.4;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.about-highlights svg {
    width: 22px;
    height: 22px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    margin-top: 1px;
    color: var(--blue);
}

.about-highlights strong {
    display: block;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font-size: .98rem;
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
    .about-highlights {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* about section: background line and closing slogan */
.about-background {
    font-size: .95rem;
}

.about-copy .about-signature {
    margin-top: 26px;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

/* bug report page */
.bug-list {
    margin: 0 0 24px;
    padding-left: 1.2em;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.bug-list li {
    margin: 4px 0;
}

/* hiring page (draft, not published yet) */
.jobs-heading {
    margin: 30px 0 12px;
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.4vw, 1.6rem);
}

.job-card {
    padding: 22px 24px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-top: 4px solid var(--yellow);
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: var(--soft);
}

.job-card h3 {
    margin: 0 0 4px;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
}

.job-meta {
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    font-size: .9rem;
    color: var(--muted);
}

/* ONLINE COURSE (kurs.html, lektion.html) – reuses the assessment card styles */
.link-button {
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    background: none;
    color: var(--blue);
    font: inherit;
    text-decoration: underline;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.course-level {
    font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 3.2rem);
}

.course-start {
    padding: 14px 18px;
    border-left: 4px solid var(--yellow);
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: var(--soft);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.course-level-line {
    margin: 4px 0 18px;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.course-progress-text {
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    font-size: .9rem;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.course-modules {
    display: grid;
    gap: 14px;
    margin: 28px 0 20px;
}

.course-module {
    padding: 18px 20px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 14px;
}

.course-module.is-recommended {
    border-color: var(--yellow);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(245, 197, 66, .35);
}

.course-module-head {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
}

.course-module-number {
    font-size: .75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--blue);
}

.course-badge {
    padding: 2px 10px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--yellow);
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font-size: .75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.course-module h3 {
    margin: 4px 0 10px;
    font-size: 1.15rem;
}

.course-lessons {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.course-lessons li {
    padding: 6px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    font-size: .95rem;
}

.course-lessons a {
    display: block;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.course-lessons a:hover {
    color: var(--blue);
}

.course-lessons .is-soon {
    color: #8a94a6;
}

.course-lessons em {
    font-style: normal;
    font-size: .8rem;
}

.course-status {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 1.4em;
    color: var(--blue);
}

.course-lessons .is-done .course-status {
    color: #1e9e5a;
}

/* communication course: lessons unlock one after another */
.course-lessons .is-locked {
    color: #8a94a6;
}

.course-lessons .is-locked .course-status {
    font-size: .8rem;
}

.course-badge.is-done {
    background: #e3f5ea;
    color: #1e7a48;
}

/* lesson page */
.lesson-back {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    font-size: .9rem;
    color: var(--blue);
}

.lesson-goal {
    padding: 14px 18px;
    border-left: 4px solid var(--yellow);
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: var(--soft);
}

.lesson-h {
    margin: 32px 0 12px;
    font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.4vw, 1.6rem);
}

.lesson-phrases {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 10px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.lesson-phrases li {
    padding: 12px 14px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 10px;
}

.lesson-phrases span {
    display: block;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.lesson-phrases small {
    color: var(--muted);
}

.lesson-exercises {
    display: grid;
    gap: 16px;
}

.exercise {
    padding: 20px 22px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: var(--soft);
}

.exercise-number {
    margin: 0 0 4px;
    font-size: .75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--blue);
}

.exercise-prompt {
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--ink);
}

.exercise-choice {
    width: 100%;
    font: inherit;
    text-align: left;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.exercise-choice.is-right {
    border-color: #1e9e5a;
    background: #e8f7ee;
}

.exercise-choice.is-wrong {
    border-color: #d64545;
    background: #fdecec;
}

.exercise-gap {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.exercise-gap input {
    width: 8em;
    margin: 0 6px;
    padding: 4px 8px;
    border: 0;
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--blue);
    background: var(--white);
    font: inherit;
}

.exercise-gap input.is-right {
    border-bottom-color: #1e9e5a;
}

.exercise-check {
    margin-top: 4px;
}

.exercise-order-target {
    min-height: 1.6em;
    padding: 10px 14px;
    border: 1px dashed var(--blue);
    border-radius: 10px;
    background: var(--white);
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.exercise-order-target.is-empty {
    color: #8a94a6;
    font-size: .95rem;
}

.exercise-order-pool {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.exercise-chip {
    padding: 6px 14px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--white);
    font: inherit;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    cursor: pointer;
}

.exercise-chip:disabled {
    opacity: .35;
    cursor: default;
}

.exercise-write {
    width: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    padding: 10px 12px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 10px;
    font: inherit;
}

.exercise-feedback {
    margin: 12px 0 0;
    padding: 10px 14px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-size: .95rem;
}

.exercise-feedback.is-right {
    background: #e8f7ee;
    color: #155c36;
}

.exercise-feedback.is-wrong {
    background: #fdecec;
    color: #8c2b2b;
}

.exercise-feedback.is-model {
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.lesson-mistake,
.lesson-mission {
    margin-top: 24px;
    padding: 18px 20px;
    border-radius: 14px;
}

.lesson-mistake {
    background: #fff8e1;
    border: 1px solid #f3dc8e;
}

.lesson-mission {
    background: var(--blue-dark);
    color: var(--white);
}

.lesson-mission p {
    color: #d7e3f7;
}

.lesson-mistake-label {
    margin: 0 0 6px;
    font-size: .75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.lesson-mission .lesson-mistake-label {
    color: var(--yellow);
}

.lesson-finish {
    margin-top: 28px;
}

.lesson-done {
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #1e9e5a;
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .lesson-phrases {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}

/* small "new" label on the course card */
.test-band-new {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-left: 6px;
    padding: 2px 9px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--yellow);
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font-size: .72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

/* MISSION PAGE */
.mission {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 72px 6vw 90px;
    box-sizing: content-box;
}

.mission-hero {
    margin-bottom: 44px;
}

.mission-hero h1 {
    margin-bottom: 18px;
}

.mission-lead {
    font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.35rem);
    line-height: 1.55;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.mission-block {
    margin-top: 40px;
}

.mission-block h2 {
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.mission-quote {
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    padding: 6px 0 6px 22px;
    border-left: 4px solid var(--yellow);
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.6vw, 1.75rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.3;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.mission-steps {
    display: grid;
    gap: 14px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
    counter-reset: step;
}

.mission-steps li {
    position: relative;
    padding: 18px 20px 18px 64px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 14px;
    counter-increment: step;
}

.mission-steps li::before {
    content: counter(step);
    position: absolute;
    left: 20px;
    top: 18px;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--blue-dark);
    color: var(--white);
    font-weight: 700;
}

/* the step under the mouse is highlighted */
.mission-steps li {
    transition: border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s, transform .2s;
}

.mission-steps li:hover {
    border-color: var(--yellow);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(245, 197, 66, .3);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.mission-steps p {
    margin: 0;
}

.mission-step-label {
    font-size: .75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .14em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--blue);
}

.mission-sign {
    margin-top: 36px;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.mission-cta {
    margin-top: 40px;
    padding: 36px 28px;
}

.mission-cta .as-actions {
    justify-content: center;
}

.mission-outline {
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .6);
    color: var(--white);
    background: transparent;
}

.mission-outline:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .1);
}

/* language box: asks first-time visitors with a different browser language once */
.lang-modal {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    padding: 16px;
    background: rgba(11, 46, 131, .45);
}

.lang-modal-box {
    width: min(100%, 380px);
    box-sizing: border-box;
    padding: 30px 28px 26px;
    border-top: 5px solid var(--yellow);
    border-radius: 18px;
    background: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(11, 46, 131, .3);
    text-align: center;
}

.lang-modal-icon {
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    fill: none;
    stroke: var(--blue);
    stroke-width: 1.6;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-linejoin: round;
}

.lang-modal-title {
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.lang-modal-box p {
    margin: 0 0 22px;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.lang-modal-actions {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 12px;
}

.lang-modal-actions .button {
    justify-content: center;
    font: inherit;
    font-weight: 600;
    cursor: pointer;
}

/* link from the About Me section to the mission page */
.about-more {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 6px;
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.about-more:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* course: checklist exercise and course completion box */
.exercise-checklist {
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.exercise-checklist li {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    padding: 8px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.exercise-checklist input {
    width: 18px;
    height: 18px;
    accent-color: var(--blue);
}

.lesson-complete {
    margin-top: 0;
}

.lesson-complete .as-actions {
    justify-content: center;
}

/* links inside lesson texts */
.lesson p a:not(.button) {
    color: var(--blue);
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* YELLOW ACCENTS – low-key touches of the brand yellow across the site */

/* 2. current page in the menu: yellow underline */
nav > a[aria-current="page"]::after,
nav > a.is-current::after {
    background: var(--yellow);
}

/* 3. highlighted words in the central statement: thin yellow underline with some space below the letters */
.intro-statement strong {
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-decoration-color: var(--yellow);
    text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
    text-underline-offset: 9px;
    text-decoration-skip-ink: none;
}

/* 4. offer and audience cards: yellow edge on hover */
.card {
    transition: border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s, transform .2s;
}

.card:hover {
    border-color: var(--yellow);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(245, 197, 66, .3), 0 8px 30px rgba(20, 33, 61, .06);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

/* "Wie ich arbeite": each heading opens a short box showing what the principle looks like in practice */
.method-toggle {
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    background: none;
    color: inherit;
    font: inherit;
    text-align: left;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: underline;
    text-decoration-color: var(--yellow);
    text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
    text-underline-offset: 8px;
    text-decoration-skip-ink: none;
    transition: text-decoration-thickness .15s;
}

.method-toggle:hover,
.method-toggle:focus-visible {
    text-decoration-thickness: 3px;
}

/* small arrow next to the heading: points down when closed, up when open */
.method-chevron {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    margin-left: 10px;
    border-right: 2px solid var(--blue);
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--blue);
    transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(45deg);
    transition: transform .2s;
}

.method-toggle:hover .method-chevron {
    transform: translateY(-1px) rotate(45deg);
}

.method-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .method-chevron {
    transform: translateY(1px) rotate(-135deg);
}

.method-more-body {
    margin-top: 18px;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    border-left: 3px solid var(--yellow);
    border-radius: 0 10px 10px 0;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7);
}

.method-more-body p {
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    font-size: .92rem;
    color: var(--ink);
}

.method-item .method-more-body p.method-more-example {
    color: var(--muted);
    font-style: italic;
}

.method-more-body a {
    font-size: .92rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--blue);
}

.method-more-body a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* "Wie ich arbeite" as four tiles; the selected tile opens a wide panel below the row */
.method-tabs {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 16px;
    max-width: 1220px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.method-tab {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 14px;
    padding: 26px 24px;
    border: 1px solid #cdddf2;
    border-top: 3px solid transparent;
    border-radius: 16px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .45);
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font: inherit;
    text-align: left;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background .2s, box-shadow .2s, border-color .2s, transform .2s;
}

.method-tab:hover {
    background: var(--white);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.method-tab[aria-expanded="true"] {
    background: var(--white);
    border-top-color: var(--yellow);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(11, 46, 131, .1);
}

.method-tab svg {
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    fill: none;
    stroke: var(--blue);
    stroke-width: 1.7;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-linejoin: round;
}

.method-tab-title {
    font-size: clamp(1.2rem, 1.7vw, 1.5rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.2;
    hyphens: manual;
}

.method-tab .method-chevron {
    position: absolute;
    top: 30px;
    right: 24px;
    margin: 0;
}

.method-tab:hover .method-chevron {
    transform: translateY(3px) rotate(45deg);
}

.method-tab[aria-expanded="true"] .method-chevron {
    transform: translateY(4px) rotate(-135deg);
}

.method-panel {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 32px;
    align-items: center;
    max-width: 1220px;
    margin: 18px auto 0;
    padding: 30px 34px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    border-left: 4px solid var(--yellow);
    border-radius: 0 16px 16px 0;
    background: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(11, 46, 131, .08);
}

.method-panel[hidden] {
    display: none;
}

.method-panel-lead {
    margin: 0;
    font-family: var(--display);
    font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.55rem);
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.35;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.method-panel-example {
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-style: italic;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .method-tabs {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    .method-panel {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 14px;
        padding: 24px;
    }
}

/* free-tests cards: yellow top line, soft yellow glow and a slight lift only on hover */
.test-band-option {
    border-top-color: transparent;
    transition: border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s, transform .2s;
}

.test-band-option:hover {
    border-top-color: var(--yellow);
    box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(245, 197, 66, .28);
    transform: translateY(-4px);
}

/* TROPHIES – cabinet in the course overview and the "trophy unlocked" message */
.trophy-cabinet {
    margin-top: 34px;
}

.trophy-head {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: baseline;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 6px 16px;
}

.trophy-head .lesson-h {
    margin-bottom: 4px;
}

.trophy-count {
    margin: 0;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.trophy-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(min(100%, 230px), 1fr));
    gap: 10px;
    margin: 14px 0 12px;
}

.trophy {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    padding: 12px 14px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 12px;
    background: var(--soft);
}

.trophy:not(.is-unlocked) {
    opacity: .55;
}

.trophy:not(.is-unlocked) .trophy-medal {
    filter: grayscale(1);
}

.trophy.is-unlocked {
    background: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(11, 46, 131, .07);
}

.trophy-text {
    display: grid;
    gap: 2px;
    min-width: 0;
}

.trophy-text strong {
    font-size: .95rem;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.trophy-text small {
    font-size: .78rem;
    line-height: 1.35;
    color: var(--muted);
}

/* round medal with a trophy cup, colored by level */
.trophy-medal {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--medal);
    box-shadow: inset 0 -3px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .15), 0 2px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, .12);
}

.trophy-medal svg {
    width: 22px;
    height: 22px;
    fill: none;
    stroke: var(--white);
    stroke-width: 1.8;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-linejoin: round;
}

.is-bronze { --medal: linear-gradient(145deg, #e0a06a, #a8622d); }
.is-silver { --medal: linear-gradient(145deg, #d9dfe6, #8e9aa8); }
.is-gold { --medal: linear-gradient(145deg, #ffe08a, #e0a82e); }
.is-platinum { --medal: linear-gradient(145deg, #c9e6ff, #5b8fd6 60%, #3a63b8); }

/* message that slides in when a trophy is unlocked */
.trophy-toast {
    position: fixed;
    right: 20px;
    bottom: 20px;
    z-index: 120;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 14px;
    max-width: calc(100% - 40px);
    padding: 14px 20px 14px 14px;
    border-left: 4px solid var(--yellow);
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: var(--blue-dark);
    color: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(11, 46, 131, .35);
    transform: translateY(140%);
    opacity: 0;
    transition: transform .35s ease, opacity .35s ease;
}

.trophy-toast.is-visible {
    transform: translateY(0);
    opacity: 1;
}

.trophy-toast span:last-child {
    display: grid;
}

.trophy-toast small {
    font-size: .78rem;
    color: var(--yellow);
}

.trophy-toast strong {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .trophy-toast {
        right: 12px;
        left: 12px;
        bottom: 12px;
        max-width: none;
    }
}

/* sound on/off switch in the course */
.course-meta {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 8px 16px;
    margin: 4px 0 18px;
}

.course-meta .course-level-line {
    margin: 0;
}

.sound-toggle {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    padding: 5px 12px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--muted);
    font: inherit;
    font-size: .82rem;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.sound-toggle:hover {
    border-color: var(--blue);
    color: var(--blue);
}

/* lesson pages: floating switch, always visible at the bottom left */
.sound-toggle.is-floating {
    position: fixed;
    left: 20px;
    bottom: 20px;
    z-index: 90;
    padding: 8px 14px;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(11, 46, 131, .15);
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    .sound-toggle.is-floating {
        left: 12px;
        bottom: 12px;
    }
}

/* lesson phrases: the tile under the mouse stands out, the others fade a little */
.lesson-phrases li {
    transition: border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s, transform .2s, opacity .2s;
}

.lesson-phrases li:hover {
    border-color: var(--yellow);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(245, 197, 66, .3), 0 10px 24px rgba(11, 46, 131, .08);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

@media (hover: hover) {
    .lesson-phrases:hover li:not(:hover) {
        opacity: .55;
    }
}

/* Communication Coaching: workshop list in the company box */
.workshop-list {
    margin: 0 0 14px;
    padding-left: 1.2em;
}

.workshop-list li {
    margin: 6px 0;
}

/* Communication Coaching: the three "Why with me?" cards in one row on wider screens */
#why .cards {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 240px), 1fr));
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* homepage: box introducing the second pillar, Communication Coaching */
.pillar-band {
    padding: 0 6vw 80px;
    background: var(--soft); /* continues the offers section above */
}

.pillar-inner {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 28px;
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 34px 40px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-left: 4px solid var(--yellow);
    border-radius: 0 20px 20px 0;
    background: var(--white);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(11, 46, 131, .06);
}

.pillar-inner h2 {
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2rem);
}

.pillar-inner p:last-child {
    margin: 0;
    max-width: 640px;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.pillar-inner .button {
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    .pillar-inner {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        padding: 26px 22px;
    }
}

/* copyright line: full-width navy strip at the very bottom (same blue as the free-tests band) */
footer .footer-copy {
    margin: 10px calc(-1 * var(--footer-pad, 6vw)) -22px;
    padding: 18px var(--footer-pad, 6vw);
    border-top: 0;
    background: var(--blue-dark);
    color: #d7e3f7;
}

footer .footer-copy a {
    color: var(--white);
}

footer .footer-copy a:hover {
    color: var(--yellow);
}

/* navy strip at the very bottom with the copyright line */
footer .footer-copy {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 12px 24px;
}

footer .footer-copy p {
    margin: 0;
}

/* ACCOUNTS – login, sign-up and account page */
.account-form {
    display: grid;
    gap: 6px;
    max-width: 420px;
    margin: 22px 0 10px;
}

.account-label {
    margin-top: 10px;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: .92rem;
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.account-input {
    padding: 11px 14px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 10px;
    background: var(--white);
    font: inherit;
}

.account-input:focus {
    outline: 2px solid var(--blue);
    outline-offset: 1px;
    border-color: var(--blue);
}

.account-form .button {
    justify-self: start;
    margin-top: 14px;
}

.account-hint-text {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: .8rem;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.account-links {
    font-size: .92rem;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.account-message {
    margin: 10px 0 0;
    padding: 10px 14px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-size: .92rem;
}

.account-message.is-error {
    background: #fdecec;
    color: #8c2b2b;
}

.account-message.is-success {
    background: #e8f7ee;
    color: #155c36;
}

.account-meta {
    color: var(--muted);
}

.account-stats {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(100%, 200px), 1fr));
    gap: 12px;
    margin: 18px 0 12px;
}

.account-stats div {
    display: grid;
    gap: 2px;
    padding: 14px 16px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 12px;
    background: var(--soft);
}

.account-stats span {
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.account-stats strong {
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.account-danger {
    margin-top: 36px;
    padding-top: 18px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    font-size: .92rem;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.account-danger summary {
    cursor: pointer;
    color: #8c2b2b;
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* course overview: small hint about saving progress in an account */
.account-hint {
    margin: 4px 0 6px;
    font-size: .9rem;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.account-hint a {
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* Communication Course: optional account offer (no sign-up needed to learn) */
.cc-account-note {
    margin: 16px 0;
    padding: 12px 16px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    background: var(--soft);
    font-size: .9rem;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.cc-account-note a {
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.account-stats a {
    font-size: .85rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--blue);
}

/* LOGO – feels like a button: lifts, grows and tilts slightly on hover, "presses" on click */
.brand img {
    transition: transform .25s cubic-bezier(.34, 1.56, .64, 1), filter .25s;
}

.brand:hover img,
.brand:focus-visible img {
    transform: translateY(-2px) scale(1.07) rotate(-2deg);
    filter: drop-shadow(0 6px 10px rgba(22, 82, 196, .25));
}

.brand:active img {
    transform: scale(.95);
}

/* HERO – elements glide in one after another on load
   (switched off for visitors who prefer reduced motion) */
@keyframes hero-in {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px); }
    to { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

@keyframes hero-fade {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: scale(.97); }
    to { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
    .hero-audiences { animation: hero-in .6s ease backwards; }
    .hero-copy h1 { animation: hero-in .7s .1s ease backwards; }
    .hero-copy .hero-text { animation: hero-in .7s .25s ease backwards; }
    .hero-copy .hero-actions { animation: hero-in .7s .4s ease backwards; }
    .hero-copy .hero-person { animation: hero-in .7s .55s ease backwards; }

    .hero-visual { animation: hero-fade .9s .3s ease backwards; }
}

.hero-visual {
    transition: transform .4s ease;
}

.hero-visual:hover {
    transform: scale(1.02);
}

.hero-person img {
    transition: transform .25s ease;
}

.hero-person:hover img {
    transform: scale(1.08);
}

/* offer card selected via the hero tabs: lights up briefly */
@keyframes card-highlight {
    0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(20, 33, 61, .045); }
    20%, 70% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(245, 197, 66, .55), 0 12px 32px rgba(11, 46, 131, .1); }
}

.card.is-highlight {
    border-color: var(--yellow);
    animation: card-highlight 2.2s ease;
}

/* hero tabs: names never break inside; if space runs out, a tab moves to the next line */
.hero-audiences {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    row-gap: 8px;
}

.hero-audience {
    white-space: nowrap;
}

/* NEWSLETTER – "ideas that move you forward": heading glides in with momentum, a yellow line draws
   forward ending in an arrowhead, the form follows, the button arrow nudges forward.
   Only with JavaScript (class "js" on <html>) and when visitors don't prefer reduced motion. */
.nl-momentum {
    position: relative;
    display: block;
    width: 140px;
    height: 4px;
    margin: -4px 0 20px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(245, 197, 66, 0), var(--yellow));
}

.nl-momentum::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    right: -6px;
    border-top: 6px solid transparent;
    border-bottom: 6px solid transparent;
    border-left: 9px solid var(--yellow);
    transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.nl-arrow {
    display: inline-block;
    transition: transform .25s ease;
}

.newsletter-fields .button:hover .nl-arrow {
    transform: translateX(4px);
}

@keyframes nl-forward {
    0% { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-48px); }
    70% { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(6px); }
    100% { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

@keyframes nl-draw {
    from { width: 0; opacity: 0; }
    to { width: 140px; opacity: 1; }
}

@keyframes nl-nudge {
    0%, 100% { transform: none; }
    50% { transform: translateX(6px); }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
    .js .newsletter .newsletter-copy > *,
    .js .newsletter .newsletter-form {
        opacity: 0;
    }

    .js .newsletter.in-view .newsletter-copy > * {
        animation: nl-forward .8s cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1) forwards;
    }

    .js .newsletter.in-view .newsletter-copy h2 { animation-delay: .1s; }
    .js .newsletter.in-view .newsletter-copy .nl-momentum { animation: nl-draw 1s .45s cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1) forwards; }
    .js .newsletter.in-view .newsletter-copy > p:last-child { animation-delay: .6s; }

    .js .newsletter.in-view .newsletter-form {
        animation: nl-forward .9s .5s cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1) forwards;
    }

    .js .newsletter.in-view .nl-arrow {
        animation: nl-nudge .6s 1.6s ease-in-out 2;
    }

    /* "News from Nawee": heading, posts box and follow buttons pop toward the viewer, one after another */
    .js .linkedin-section .section-heading > *,
    .js .linkedin-section .linkedin-consent,
    .js .linkedin-section .linkedin-grid,
    .js .linkedin-section .linkedin {
        opacity: 0;
    }

    .js .linkedin-section.in-view .section-heading > *,
    .js .linkedin-section.in-view .linkedin-consent,
    .js .linkedin-section.in-view .linkedin-grid,
    .js .linkedin-section.in-view .linkedin {
        animation: news-pop .75s cubic-bezier(.34, 1.56, .64, 1) forwards;
    }

    .js .linkedin-section.in-view .section-heading > :nth-child(2) { animation-delay: .12s; }
    .js .linkedin-section.in-view .linkedin-consent,
    .js .linkedin-section.in-view .linkedin-grid { animation-delay: .25s; }
    .js .linkedin-section.in-view .linkedin { animation-delay: .4s; }
}

@keyframes news-pop {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(26px) scale(.9); }
    to { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

.hero-audiences {
    column-gap: clamp(14px, 1.8vw, 28px);
}

.hero-audience {
    font-size: 15px;
}

/* "Aktuelles von Nawee" / follow section: navy like the free-tests band, white follow buttons with brand icons */
.linkedin-section {
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 90% at 100% 0%, rgba(59, 130, 246, .38), transparent 70%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse 40% 80% at 0% 100%, rgba(59, 130, 246, .2), transparent 70%),
        var(--blue-dark);
}

.linkedin-section .section-heading .eyebrow {
    color: var(--yellow);
}

.linkedin-section h2 {
    color: var(--white);
}

.linkedin-section .section-heading p,
.linkedin-section .linkedin-consent p {
    color: #d7e3f7;
}

.linkedin-section .linkedin-consent a {
    color: var(--white);
}

.linkedin-section #linkedin-load {
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--blue-dark);
}

.linkedin-section .linkedin-btn {
    border-color: transparent;
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    transition: transform .2s, box-shadow .2s;
}

.linkedin-section .linkedin-btn:hover {
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(245, 197, 66, .35);
}

.linkedin-btn-linkedin svg { color: #0a66c2; }
.linkedin-btn-instagram svg { color: #e1306c; }
.linkedin-btn-facebook svg { color: #1877f2; }

.linkedin-section .linkedin-grid iframe {
    border-color: transparent;
}

/* Communication Coaching box lights up when chosen via the hero tabs */
.pillar-inner.is-highlight {
    animation: card-highlight 2.2s ease;
}

/* the box sits at the very top of its section; leave a little air when a tab jumps to it */
#communication {
    padding-top: 40px;
}

/* course pages are only shown with an account: hidden until account.js has checked the login.
   Safety net: if the check never runs (script blocked), the content appears after 6 seconds. */
@keyframes account-failsafe {
    to { visibility: visible; }
}

.js [data-requires-account]:not(.account-ok) {
    visibility: hidden;
    animation: account-failsafe 0s 6s forwards;
}

.account-gate {
    text-align: left;
}

/* end of the tests: two ways to continue */
.as-cta-actions {
    justify-content: center;
}

.as-cta-note {
    margin: 14px 0 0;
    font-size: .85rem;
}

/* header: "Anmelden" / "Mein Konto" link with a person icon */
.nav-account {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
}

.nav-account svg {
    width: 17px;
    height: 17px;
    fill: none;
    stroke: currentColor;
    stroke-width: 1.8;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-linejoin: round;
}

/* course announcement bar above the header */
.course-bar {
    position: relative;
    padding: 9px 48px 9px 16px;
    background: var(--blue-dark);
    color: #d7e3f7;
    font-size: .9rem;
    text-align: center;
}

.course-bar strong {
    color: var(--white);
}

.course-bar a {
    margin-left: 4px;
    color: var(--yellow);
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: underline;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.course-bar button {
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    right: 12px;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    padding: 2px 8px;
    border: 0;
    background: none;
    color: var(--white);
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    line-height: 1;
    cursor: pointer;
}

/* sign-up: what the free account includes */
.account-benefits {
    margin: 4px 0 6px;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.account-benefits li {
    position: relative;
    margin: 6px 0;
    padding-left: 26px;
    color: var(--ink);
}

.account-benefits li::before {
    content: "✓";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    color: #1e9e5a;
    font-weight: 700;
}

/* =========================
   LEARNING HUB (learn.html / lernen.html): courses, practice and content in one place
   ========================= */
.learn-hero {
    padding-bottom: 40px;
}

/* jump links to the sections of the page */
.learn-jump {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 8px;
}

/* "nav.learn-jump > a" outranks the header rule that hides menu links on small screens */
nav.learn-jump > a {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 8px 16px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font-size: .9rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    transition: border-color .2s, background .2s;
}

.learn-jump a:hover {
    border-color: var(--blue);
    background: var(--blue-soft);
}

.learn-section {
    padding-top: 64px;
    padding-bottom: 64px;
}

.learn-section-soft {
    background: var(--soft);
}

.learn-section .section-heading {
    margin-bottom: 36px;
}

/* three numbered steps */
.learn-steps {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 20px;
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
}

.learn-steps li {
    padding: 28px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 20px;
    background: var(--white);
}

.learn-step-number {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--blue);
    color: var(--white);
    font-weight: 700;
}

.learn-steps h3 {
    margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.learn-steps p {
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.learn-step-links {
    display: grid;
    gap: 4px;
    font-size: .92rem;
}

.learn-step-links a {
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* cards */
.learn-grid {
    display: grid;
    gap: 20px;
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.learn-grid-2 {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.learn-grid-4 {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.learn-card {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 28px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    border-radius: 20px;
    background: var(--white);
    color: inherit;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 30px rgba(20, 33, 61, .045);
}

.learn-card h3 {
    margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.learn-card p {
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.learn-card .button {
    align-self: flex-start;
    margin-top: auto;
}

.learn-tags {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 6px;
}

.learn-tags span {
    padding: 3px 10px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--blue-soft);
    color: var(--blue);
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.learn-card .learn-card-sub {
    color: var(--blue-dark);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.learn-card .learn-meta {
    font-size: .88rem;
}

.learn-progress {
    margin: 4px 0 16px;
}

.learn-progress p {
    margin: 6px 0 0;
    color: #1e7a48;
    font-size: .88rem;
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* whole card is a link */
.learn-link-card {
    transition: border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s, transform .2s;
}

.learn-link-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--yellow);
    box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(245, 197, 66, .3), 0 8px 30px rgba(20, 33, 61, .06);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.learn-card-arrow {
    position: absolute;
    top: 26px;
    right: 26px;
    color: var(--blue);
    font-size: 1.2rem;
}

.learn-card-cta {
    margin-top: auto;
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 700;
}

.learn-duration {
    align-self: flex-start;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    padding: 3px 10px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: #fff7dc;
    color: #8a6100;
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.learn-soon {
    border-style: dashed;
    background: transparent;
    box-shadow: none;
}

.learn-soon-badge {
    align-self: flex-start;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    padding: 3px 10px;
    border-radius: 999px;
    background: var(--line);
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}

/* practice: quiz card next to the checks */
.learn-practice {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 480px) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
    align-items: start;
    max-width: 1100px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

.learn-quiz.is-live {
    max-width: none;
    margin-top: 0;
}

.learn-practice-list {
    display: grid;
    gap: 16px;
}

#coaching .consult-card {
    max-width: 1100px;
}

#coaching .consult-card a:not(.button) {
    color: var(--blue);
    font-weight: 600;
}

@media (max-width: 1000px) {
    .learn-steps,
    .learn-grid-2,
    .learn-practice {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .learn-grid-4 {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    }

    .learn-quiz.is-live {
        max-width: 560px;
        min-height: 0;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .learn-grid-4 {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .learn-card,
    .learn-steps li {
        padding: 22px;
    }
}

/* popup after confirming the email address (account.js) */
.account-popup {
    width: min(440px, calc(100vw - 32px));
    padding: 32px 28px 28px;
    border: 0;
    border-radius: 24px;
    background: var(--white);
    color: var(--ink, #1d2433);
    text-align: center;
    box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(13, 47, 130, .25);
}

.account-popup::backdrop {
    background: rgba(13, 47, 130, .35);
    backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
}

.account-popup[open] {
    animation: account-popup-in .45s cubic-bezier(.34, 1.56, .64, 1);
}

@keyframes account-popup-in {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(16px) scale(.94); }
    to { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .account-popup[open] { animation: none; }
}

.account-popup .account-popup-icon {
    display: grid;
    place-items: center;
    width: 64px;
    height: 64px;
    margin: 0 auto 14px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #e3f5ea;
    color: #1e9e5a;
    font-size: 2rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}

.account-popup h2 {
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    font-size: 1.6rem;
}

.account-popup p {
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.account-popup .as-actions {
    justify-content: center;
}

/* sign-up: required-field asterisks and live password rules */
.account-required {
    color: #c0392b;
}

.account-required-note {
    margin-bottom: 2px;
}

.account-pw-rules {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 4px 16px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
    font-size: .8rem;
    color: var(--muted);
}

.account-pw-rules li::before {
    content: "○ ";
}

.account-pw-rules li.is-ok {
    color: #1e7a48;
}

.account-pw-rules li.is-ok::before {
    content: "✓ ";
}

.account-pw-match {
    margin: 0;
    color: #1e7a48;
    font-size: .8rem;
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* Free consultation box: pops in when it scrolls into view, then the booking button glows and its arrow nudges */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
    .js .consult-card {
        opacity: 0;
    }

    .js .consult-card.in-view {
        animation: news-pop .8s cubic-bezier(.34, 1.56, .64, 1) forwards;
    }

    .js .consult-card > div > * {
        opacity: 0;
    }

    .js .consult-card.in-view > div > * {
        animation: consult-rise .6s cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1) forwards;
    }

    .js .consult-card.in-view > div > :nth-child(1) { animation-delay: .25s; }
    .js .consult-card.in-view > div > :nth-child(2) { animation-delay: .35s; }
    .js .consult-card.in-view > div > :nth-child(3) { animation-delay: .45s; }
    .js .consult-card.in-view > div > :nth-child(4) { animation-delay: .55s; }

    .js .consult-card.in-view > .button {
        animation: consult-glow 1.4s .9s ease-in-out 2;
    }

    .js .consult-card.in-view > .button span {
        display: inline-block;
        animation: nl-nudge .6s 1.1s ease-in-out 3;
    }
}

@keyframes consult-rise {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); }
    to { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

@keyframes consult-glow {
    0%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 12px 26px rgba(21, 84, 192, .22); }
    50% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(21, 84, 192, .14), 0 14px 30px rgba(21, 84, 192, .3); }
}

/* Communication Coaching: the free course band as a rounded tile instead of a full-width band */
#free-course {
    padding: 56px 6vw;
    background: none;
}

#free-course .test-band-inner {
    max-width: 1100px;
    padding: 44px 48px;
    border-radius: 28px;
    background:
        radial-gradient(ellipse 50% 90% at 100% 0%, rgba(59, 130, 246, .38), transparent 70%),
        radial-gradient(ellipse 40% 80% at 0% 100%, rgba(59, 130, 246, .2), transparent 70%),
        var(--blue-dark);
    box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(13, 47, 130, .18);
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
    #free-course .test-band-inner {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        padding: 32px 24px;
        border-radius: 22px;
    }
}

/* =========================
   HEADLINES: yellow marker on the key word + words rise in on scroll (script.js)
   ========================= */
/* a thin yellow line just under the key word */
mark.hl {
    --hl-size: .09em;
    background: linear-gradient(var(--yellow), var(--yellow)) no-repeat 0 100%;
    background-size: 100% var(--hl-size);
    color: inherit;
}

/* on dark bands the key word turns yellow instead (a marker would look muddy on navy) */
.test-band mark.hl,
.linkedin-section mark.hl {
    background: none;
    color: var(--yellow);
}

.reveal-words .hw {
    display: inline-block;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(.45em);
    transition: opacity .5s cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1), transform .6s cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1);
    transition-delay: calc(var(--i) * 70ms);
}

.reveal-words.is-revealed .hw {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
}

/* the marker draws in from the left after the words have arrived */
.reveal-words mark.hl {
    background-size: 0% var(--hl-size);
    transition: background-size .7s cubic-bezier(.65, 0, .35, 1);
    transition-delay: calc(var(--words) * 70ms + .45s);
}

.reveal-words.is-revealed mark.hl {
    background-size: 100% var(--hl-size);
}

/* dark bands: the word arrives white, then turns yellow */
.test-band .reveal-words mark.hl,
.linkedin-section .reveal-words mark.hl {
    color: inherit;
    transition: color .6s ease;
    transition-delay: calc(var(--words) * 70ms + .45s);
}

.test-band .reveal-words.is-revealed mark.hl,
.linkedin-section .reveal-words.is-revealed mark.hl {
    color: var(--yellow);
}

/* "Let's find out what you need." (homepage #kontakt): intro rises, benefits from the left, contact panel from the right */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
    .js .consultation .consultation-header > p,
    .js .consultation .consultation-benefit,
    .js .consultation .consultation-details,
    .js .consultation .consultation-actions {
        opacity: 0;
    }

    .js .consultation.in-view .consultation-header > p {
        animation: consult-rise .6s cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1) forwards;
    }

    .js .consultation.in-view .consultation-header > p:last-child { animation-delay: .5s; }

    .js .consultation.in-view .consultation-benefit,
    .js .consultation.in-view .consultation-details {
        animation: contact-from-left .7s cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1) forwards;
    }

    .js .consultation.in-view .consultation-benefit:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: .55s; }
    .js .consultation.in-view .consultation-benefit:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: .7s; }
    .js .consultation.in-view .consultation-benefit:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: .85s; }
    .js .consultation.in-view .consultation-details { animation-delay: 1s; }

    .js .consultation.in-view .benefit-icon {
        animation: contact-icon-pop .6s cubic-bezier(.34, 1.56, .64, 1) backwards;
    }

    .js .consultation.in-view .consultation-benefit:nth-child(1) .benefit-icon { animation-delay: .75s; }
    .js .consultation.in-view .consultation-benefit:nth-child(2) .benefit-icon { animation-delay: .9s; }
    .js .consultation.in-view .consultation-benefit:nth-child(3) .benefit-icon { animation-delay: 1.05s; }

    .js .consultation.in-view .consultation-actions {
        animation: contact-from-right .8s .65s cubic-bezier(.22, 1, .36, 1) forwards;
    }

    .js .consultation.in-view .consultation-actions .button.primary {
        animation: consult-glow 1.4s 1.5s ease-in-out 2;
    }
}

@keyframes contact-from-left {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(-28px); }
    to { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

@keyframes contact-from-right {
    from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(28px); }
    to { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

@keyframes contact-icon-pop {
    from { transform: scale(.4); }
    to { transform: none; }
}

/* hero headline: the marker on the key word draws in shortly after the page loads */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
    .hero-copy h1 mark.hl {
        animation: hero-marker .8s 1s cubic-bezier(.65, 0, .35, 1) backwards;
    }
}

@keyframes hero-marker {
    from { background-size: 0% var(--hl-size); }
    to { background-size: 100% var(--hl-size); }
}

/* "Continue with Google" on the login and sign-up forms */
.account-google {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 10px;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 420px;
    margin-top: 6px;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    background: var(--white);
    color: #1f1f1f;
    font-weight: 600;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(20, 33, 61, .06);
}

.account-google:hover {
    border-color: #c6d3e6;
    background: #f8fafd;
}

.account-google:disabled {
    opacity: .6;
    cursor: default;
}

.account-divider {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    max-width: 420px;
    margin: 18px 0 4px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: .85rem;
}

.account-divider::before,
.account-divider::after {
    content: "";
    flex: 1;
    height: 1px;
    background: var(--line);
}

/* footer: the navigation links in two columns, so the links form three columns with the legal links */
footer {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.3fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(0, .7fr);
}

footer .footer-links {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, max-content);
    gap: 10px 36px;
    align-items: start;
}

footer .footer-links .footer-heading {
    grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
    footer {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    }

    footer .footer-links {
        gap: 10px 24px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
    footer .footer-links {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
        gap: 10px 14px;
    }
}

/* footer navigation: read down the first column, then the second (7 links → 4 + 3) */
footer .footer-links {
    grid-template-rows: auto repeat(4, auto);
    grid-auto-flow: column;
}

footer .footer-links .footer-heading {
    grid-row: 1;
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
    footer {
        column-gap: 16px;
    }

    footer .footer-links {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
        gap: 10px 12px;
    }

    footer .footer-links a,
    footer .footer-legal a {
        min-width: 0;
        font-size: .82rem;
        overflow-wrap: anywhere;
    }

    footer .footer-links,
    footer .footer-legal {
        min-width: 0;
    }
}