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/***************BLOG-CSS-STYLING *************/
/********************************************/

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

body {
  font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif !important;
}

a {
  text-decoration: none !important;
}

img {
  width: 100%;
}

.section_post {
  margin-top: 100px;
}

/* logo styling */
.logo {
  width: 50px;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

header {
  width: 100%;
  position: relative;
}

.navbar {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 1.2rem 9% !important;
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 999;
}

.navbar-nav {
  align-items: center;
}

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

.navbar-brand-image {
  width: 80%;
  display: inline-block;
  max-width: 40px;
}

.navbar-dark .navbar-toggler {
  outline: none !important;
}

.navbar-nav .nav-item {
  padding: 0 10px;
}

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

.nav-link {
  text-decoration: none !important;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: gray !important;
}

/* close */

/* blogs-card title, content styling */
.anchor_link {
  text-decoration: none !important;
  color: #343a40 !important;
}

.anchor_link:hover {
  transition: all 0.5s linear;
  color: #000 !important;
}

.anchor_link .card-title {
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.text_size {
  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.44);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-weight: 400;
}

/* close */

/* Blog-card-footer styling */
.card-footer {
  border: none;
}

.wrapfooter {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.wrapfooter img {
  width: 35px;
  height: 35px;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.wrapfooter .author-meta {
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  padding: 0 15px;
}

.wrapfooter .author-meta a {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: #000;
  text-transform: capitalize;
}

.wrapfooter .span.post-read-more {
  align-items: center;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 8px;
}

.post-date {
  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.44);
  font-size: 13px;
}

/* close */

/* BLOG-Categories stlying */
.explore {
  padding: 25px;
  color: #fff;
  margin-bottom: 100px;
  margin-top: 60px;
  width: 100%;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg,
      rgb(27, 27, 27) 0px,
      rgb(27, 27, 27) 97px,
      rgb(24, 24, 24) 97px,
      rgb(24, 24, 24) 194px,
      rgb(20, 20, 20) 194px,
      rgb(20, 20, 20) 291px);
  height: 250px;
  align-items: center;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-around;
}

.explore ul {
  display: flex;
  list-style: none;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.cat {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 5px 10px;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  color: #000 !important;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 12px;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 15px;
  margin: 0 15px;
}

/* close */

/* BLOG-alertbar stlying */
.alertbar {
  box-shadow: 0 -3px 10px 0 rgb(0 0 0 / 8%);
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  background-color: #fff;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 14px 0;
  z-index: 1;
}

.alertbar form {
  display: inline-block;
}

.alertbar input[type='email'] {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  padding: 3px 40px 3px 10px;
  border-top-left-radius: 3px;
  border-bottom-left-radius: 3px;
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
  border-right: 0;
  margin-right: -10px;
  height: 34px;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  margin-left: 5px;
  outline: 0;
}

.alertbar input[type='submit'] {
  background-color: #1c9963;
  border: 1px solid #1c9963;
  color: #fff;
  fill: #fff;
  font-size: 12px;
  border-radius: 0;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border-top-right-radius: 3px;
  border-bottom-right-radius: 3px;
  font-weight: 600;
  height: 34px;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* close */

/* Blog-Pages-Pagination stlying*/
.blog-pagination a,
.blog-pagination span {
  padding: 7px 10px;
  margin-left: -2px;
  margin-right: -2px;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  display: inline-block;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.blog-pagination a:hover {
  background-color: #f1f1f1;
  color: #333;
}

.blog-pagination {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 14px;
}

/* BLOG-Categories-PAGes styling */
.section-title h2 {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.125);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 27px;
}

.section-title span {
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.44);
  display: inline-block;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
  margin-bottom: -1px;
}

/***************************************************************/
/********************** post-layouts-styling *******************/
/***************************************************************/

/* left-sidebar-social-styling */
.post-content {
  font-size: 20px;
}

.socialIons>.item-lists2 {
  display: flex;
  /* flex-direction: column; */
  width: 100%;
}

.socialIons>.item-lists2>li:nth-child(1) {
  margin: 0;
}

.socialIons>.item-lists2>li {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 8px 0px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.socialIons .item-lists2 li a {
  color: rgba(95, 21, 21, 0.44);
  fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.44);
  font-size: 15px;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-decoration: none !important;
}

.socialIons>.item-lists2>li i {
  font-size: 18px;
  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.44);
  fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.44);
}

.sep {
  height: 1px;
  width: 20px;
  background: #999;
  margin: 3px auto;
}

.comments-count {
  margin: 18px 25px;
  text-align: center;
}

.comment_count {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: rgba(95, 21, 21, 0.44) !important;
  fill: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.44);
  text-decoration: none !important;
}

/* close */

/* right-sidebar-styling-starts */
/* author bio styling.. */
.author_image .author-thumb {
  width: 60px;
  height: 60px;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.author-meta .postName {
  font-size: 18px !important;
  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) !important;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
}

.btn_follow {
  margin-left: 5px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  border-color: #02b875;
  color: #1c9963 !important;
  padding: 3px 10px;
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 999em;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  display: inline-block;
  border: 1px solid;
}

.author_bio {
  font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.44);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 20px;
}

/* close */

/* pagination-styling-postpages */
.pointerup i.fa {
  color: #eaeaea;
}

.pointerup {
  margin-bottom: -9px;
  margin-left: 49%;
  font-size: 30px;
}

.bottompagination span.navigation {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.93rem;
  padding: 15px 0 0 0;
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 0rem;
  color: #999;
  border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
}

.pagination {
  display: -ms-flexbox;
  display: flex;
  padding-left: 0;
  list-style: none;
  border-radius: 0.25rem;
  display: block;
  color: green;
  font-size: 15px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.pageUrl {
  color: green;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 900;
  text-decoration: none;
  margin-right: 10px;
}

.pageUrl:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: green;
}

.lunrsearchresult {
  font-size: 15px;
}

.lunrsearchresult .title {
  color: #d9230f;
}

.lunrsearchresult .url {
  color: silver;
}

.lunrsearchresult a {
  display: block;
  color: #777;
}

.lunrsearchresult:hover,
.lunrsearchresult:focus {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.lunrsearchresult:hover .title {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.close {
  float: right;
  font-size: 2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  color: #000;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 0 #fff;
  opacity: 0.5;
  border: none;
  background: transparent;
}

.close:focus {
  outline: none !important;
}

/* recent post heading stlye */
.related_post_heading {
  width: 100%;
  font-size: 35px;
  /* text-align: center; */
  font-weight: 800;
  font-stretch: normal;
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1.24;
  letter-spacing: normal;
  color: #11304e;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
  padding-top: 75px;
  display: inline-block;
}

.recent_post_heading {
  width: 100%;
  font-size: 46px;
  text-align: left;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-stretch: normal;
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 1.24;
  letter-spacing: normal;
  color: rgb(17, 48, 78);
  margin-bottom: 45px;
  padding-top: 75px;
  display: inline-block;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .bd-search {
    padding: 10px 25px;
  }

  .socialIons>.item-lists2 {
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .socialIons>.item-lists2 {
    flex-direction: row;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .socialIons>.item-lists2>li {
    padding-right: 30px;
    margin: 0;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .navbar-nav {
    align-items: unset;
  }

  .nav-item {
    padding: 0 !important;
  }

  .socialIons>.item-lists2 {
    flex-direction: row;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .socialIons>.item-lists2>li {
    padding-right: 30px;
    margin: 0;
  }

  .sep {
    margin: 0;
  }

  .author-meta {
    padding-left: 15px;
  }

  .comments-count {
    margin: 18px 0;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .navbar {
    padding-left: 7% !important;
    padding-right: 7% !important;
  }

  .title,
  .description {
    width: 100% !important;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .angle-arrow {
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 4px;
    right: 32px;
    top: auto;
    z-index: 999;
  }

  .alertbar form {
    display: block;
    margin-top: 10px;
  }

  .small_description {
    font-size: 25px;
  }
}


/* for ezoic ads css */
#ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-109 {
  position: absolute;
  top: 60px;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 99999;
  width: 160px;
  height: 100vh;
}

#ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-110 {
  position: absolute;
  top: 60px;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 99999;
  width: 160px;
  height: 100vh;
}