* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    font-size: 62.5%;
}

body {
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    font-family: var(--font-family);
    overflow-x: hidden !important;
}

/* header && navbar css */
header {
    width: 100%;
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 999;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.navbar {
    background-color: var(--black-color);
    padding: 1.2rem 9% !important;
}

.navbar-brand {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    color: var(--white-color) !important;
    font-weight: 900;
    position: relative;
}

.navbar-dark .navbar-toggler {
    padding: 0px !important;
}

.header_bars {
    width: 25px;
    height: 0.2rem;
    background-color: var(--white-color);
    margin: 6px 0;
}

.navbar-nav .nav-item {
    padding: 0 15px;
}

.navbar-nav .nav-link {
    text-decoration: none !important;
    font-size: 16px;
    color: var(--white-color) !important;
}

.navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
    color: var(--white-color) !important;
    transition: all 0.2s linear;
}

.navbar-nav .top_tool_bar {
    max-height: 700px;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    overflow-y: auto;
    font-size: 14px;
    border: none;
    background: var(--white-color);
    top: 60px !important;
    width: 100%;
}

.dropdown-menu.show {
    padding: 3.5rem 9% !important;
    grid-template-columns: auto auto auto auto !important;
}

.dropdown-item {
    color: var(--black-color) !important
}


/* authors contributorss css */
.featurePageAuthor {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}
.authors-list a {
    color: #4d4d4d;
}
.featurePageAuthor .author-meta {
    width: 500px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding-bottom: 5rem;
}
.featurePageAuthor .author-img{
    width: 100px;
    height: 100px;
    border-radius: 100%;
}
.featurePageAuthor .author_bio {
    font-size: 16px;
}
.featurePageAuthor .author-meta .authorName {
    font-size: 20px;
    padding: 1rem 0px;
    font-weight: 900;
    text-align: center;
}
.authors-heading{
    font-size: 30px;
}
.contributor {
    width: 100px;
}



/* Footer design css */
.footer-section {
    padding: 20px 0px;
    background-color: var(--black-color);
    margin-top: 3rem;
}

.footer-section .txt-primary {
    color: var(--white-color);
    font-size: 16px;
    text-decoration: none !important;
}

.footer-section .txt-secondary {
    color: var(--white-color);
    font-size: 15px;
    text-decoration: none;
    /* margin: 1rem 0px; */
    display: block;
}

.footer-section .txt-secondary:hover {
    color: var(--white-color);
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.footer-logo-cont {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    font-size: 20px;
    color: var(--white-color);
    font-weight: 900;
}

.footer_hr {
    width: 50px;
    margin: 2rem auto;
    border: 2px solid var(--white-color);
}
.footer-social-list{
    gap: 50px;
}

.footer-social-list .list-inline {
    padding-left: 0;
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 40px;
}

.footer-social-list ul li a i {
    width: 35px;
    height: 35px;
    line-height: 35px;
    text-align: center;
    vertical-align: middle;
    font-size: 18px;
    background: #000;
    color: transparent;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in;
}

.copyright-text {
    font-size: 17px;
    color: #3E3E3E;
    justify-content: space-around;
}

.footer-bottom .drop-down-btn {
    cursor: pointer;
    outline: 0px;
    border: 0px;
    width: auto;
    overflow: visible;
    display: flex;
    -webkit-box-align: center;
    align-items: center;
    background-color: transparent;
    transition: background-color 0.1s cubic-bezier(0.455, 0.03, 0.515, 0.955) 0s;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 24px;
    color: rgb(26, 26, 26);
}

.footer-bottom .drop-down-btn svg {
    height: 22px;
}

.footer-bottom .language-drop-down-menu {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.footer-bottom .language-drop-down-item {
    width: 50%;
    padding: 10px 12px 1px 1px;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 15px;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    list-style: none;
    color: #000;
}

.footer-bottom .language-drop-down-item a {
    justify-content: space-between;
    display: flex;
    width: 100%;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 9px 9px;
    color: #11304e;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);
}

.footer-bottom .language-drop-down-item a:hover {
    background: rgb(238, 238, 238);
    border-radius: 3px;
}

.footer-bottom .language-drop-down-item a i {
    margin: 0;
}

.footer-bottom .language-drop-down-menu .active-lang {
    background: rgb(238, 238, 238);
    border-radius: 3px;
}

.footer-bottom .modal .modal-title {
    font-size: 2.28rem;
}

.footer-bottom .modal .close {
    font-size: 3rem;
}


/* ads css */
.top-banner-ad{
    display: none;
    width: 100%;
    /* height: 80px; */
}

.bottom-banner-ad{
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: none;
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 0;
    z-index: 999;
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .top-banner-ad,.bottom-banner-ad{
        display: block;
    }
    .authors-list {
        padding: 25px;
    }
    .featurePageAuthor .author-meta {
        width: 100%;
    }
    
}