/* Extracted from articleconnect_homepage.html — nav + search-wrap + responsive (unchanged rules). */
:root {
  --navy: #0b1d3a;
  --blue: #1a5eab;
  --blue2: #2472c8;
  --sky: #3b9be8;
  --skylight: #eaf4ff;
  --accent: #f5a623;
  --white: #fff;
  --gray: #f4f7fb;
  --gray2: #e8eef7;
  --gray3: #b0bed4;
  --text: #1c2b45;
  --muted: #6b7e9b;
  --green: #1db57a;
}

.ac-global-header nav {
  height: 68px;
  background: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gray2);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0 5%;
  justify-content: space-between;
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 16px rgba(11, 29, 58, 0.06);
}

.ac-global-header .logo {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 11px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.logo-img {
  max-height: 50px;
  width: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.ac-global-header .nav-links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 4px;
  align-items: center;
}

.ac-global-header .nav-link {
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--muted);
  padding: 7px 13px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.18s;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.ac-global-header .nav-link:hover {
  color: var(--blue);
  background: var(--skylight);
}

.ac-global-header .nav-link.active {
  color: var(--blue);
  font-weight: 600;
  border-bottom: 2.5px solid var(--blue);
  border-radius: 0;
  padding-bottom: 4px;
}

.ac-global-header .nav-btns {
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: center;
}

.ac-global-header .btn-login {
  padding: 9px 22px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--blue);
  border-radius: 9px;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--blue);
  cursor: pointer;
  background: transparent;
  transition: all 0.18s;
  font-family: Inter, sans-serif;
}

.ac-global-header .btn-login:hover {
  background: var(--blue);
  color: var(--white);
}

.ac-global-header .btn-signup {
  padding: 9px 22px;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 9px;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--white);
  cursor: pointer;
  background: var(--blue);
  transition: all 0.18s;
  font-family: Inter, sans-serif;
}

.ac-global-header .btn-signup:hover {
  background: var(--blue2);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(26, 94, 171, 0.3);
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .ac-global-header .nav-links {
    display: none;
  }
}

/* ── FOOTER (articleconnect_homepage.html) — scoped to avoid clashes ── */
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;600;700;800&display=swap");

.ac-articleconnect-footer {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
  padding: 40px 5% 24px;
}

.ac-articleconnect-footer .footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr 1.4fr;
  gap: 2.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
}

.ac-articleconnect-footer .footer-logo-name {
  font-family: Poppins, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: white;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.ac-articleconnect-footer .footer-logo-name span {
  color: var(--sky);
}

.ac-articleconnect-footer .footer-tag {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.ac-articleconnect-footer .footer-desc {
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}

.ac-articleconnect-footer .footer-col-title {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.8px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.ac-articleconnect-footer a.footer-link {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
  margin-bottom: 9px;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.ac-articleconnect-footer a.footer-link:hover {
  color: white;
}

.ac-articleconnect-footer .newsletter-input {
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.ac-articleconnect-footer .nl-input {
  flex: 1;
  padding: 9px 14px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
  color: white;
  font-size: 13px;
  outline: none;
  font-family: Inter, sans-serif;
}

.ac-articleconnect-footer .nl-input::placeholder {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
}

.ac-articleconnect-footer .nl-btn {
  padding: 9px 16px;
  background: var(--blue);
  border: none;
  border-radius: 8px;
  color: white;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: Inter, sans-serif;
}

.ac-articleconnect-footer .footer-bottom {
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  padding-top: 20px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.ac-articleconnect-footer .footer-social {
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
}

.ac-articleconnect-footer .social-btn {
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 14px;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.ac-articleconnect-footer .social-btn:hover {
  color: white;
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .ac-articleconnect-footer .footer-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }
}