/* BEGIN SITE-WIDE FOOTER SECTION */


footer {
    background-color: var(--footer-bg);
    color: var(--footer-text);
    width: 90%;
    margin: 0rem auto; 
}

/* BOTTOM SPACER - EQUAL AMOUNT OF SPACE AS ON EACH SIDE OF THE PAGE LAYOUT */
footer::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 5vw;
  background-color: var(--outer-bg);
  font-size: var(--def-font-size);
}
footer a {
    color: var(--footer-link);
    text-decoration: none; 
    font-weight: 500;
}

footer a:hover {
    color: var(--footer-hover);
    text-decoration: underline;
}

#copyright {
    padding: 0.9375rem 0rem;
}


#copyright p {
    text-align: center;
    line-height: 1;
}

.footer-content{
    background-color: var(--footer-bg);
    color: var(--footer-text);
    display: grid; 
    grid-template-areas:
    "left center right";
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
    padding: 0.625rem 0rem;
    gap: 0em;
    width: 90%; 
    height: auto;
}

.left-container {
    grid-area: left;
}

.middle-container {
    grid-area: center;
}

.right-container{
    grid-area: right;
    text-align: right;
}

.footer-content .left-container h2 {
    margin-bottom:0.625rem;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    text-align: left; 
}


.footer-content .contact-info,
.footer-content .footer-menu {
    list-style: none;
    padding-left: 0rem;
}

.footer-content .contact-info li {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}

.footer-menu li {
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.footer-content .contact-info svg {
    width: 1em;
    height: 1em;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    fill: currentColor;
    margin-right: 0.3125rem;
}

/* SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOCIAL PROOF BADGES */
.social-icons,
.badges{
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 1rem; /* adjust spacing between icons */
    align-items: center;
    flex-direction: row;
}
.badges{
    justify-content: center;
}
.badges img {
    width: 6.25rem;
    height: 6.25rem;
}
.social-icons{
    padding-top: 1.875rem;    
    justify-content: flex-start;
}
.social-icons a {
    display: inline-flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    width: 1.875rem;
    height: 1.875rem;
}

.social-icons svg {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: block;
    fill: var(--footer-link);
}

.social-icons a,
.badges a {
    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}

.social-icons a:hover,
.badges a:hover {
    transform: scale(1.1); /* optional hover effect */
}

.footnote {
    font-size: 0.65rem !important;
    margin-left: 0.625rem !important;
}

#c45 {
    cursor: pointer; 
    display: inline-block;
    min-width: 23ch;
    transition: .02s;
}
#c45 a {
    cursor: pointer; 
    font-weight: 500;
}
#c45 a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* BEGIN FOOTER SECTION RESPONSIVE STYLES */

@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
    
    footer {
        padding: 0rem 1.25rem;
        margin: 0rem auto;
    }
    .footer-content {
        grid-template-areas:
        "left"
        "center"
        "right";
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 2rem;
        text-align: center;
    }
    
    .left-container,
    .middle-container,
    .right-container {
        text-align: center;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
        align-content: center;
    }
    
    /* Social Icons centered */
    .social-icons {
        justify-content: center;
    }
    
    /* Badges stacked vertically */
    .badges {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: center;
    }
    
    .footer-menu {
        text-align: center;
    }
    
}
@media screen and (max-width: 460px) {
    
    
}
/* END SITE-WIDE FOOTER SECTION */