body{
    margin: 0px;
}

.auto-width {
    width: auto;
}

/* header */
.ticker-source{
    height: 99%;
}

.ticker-disclaimer{
    height: 50%;
}

/* expand altcoins menu on hover */
/* .desktop-mega-menu .menu-item-has-children:hover > .sub-menu {
    display: block;
} */
.news-menu .sub-menu {
    position: absolute;
    left: 120px;
    top: 0px;
}

#search-widget {
  display: none;
}

.search-blur-overlay {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  z-index: 998;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.show-search-btn{
    cursor: pointer;
}

.contact-button .elementor-button {
  width: 35px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: width 0.3s ease;
  position: relative;
}

.contact-button .elementor-button:hover {
  width: 150px;
}

.contact-button .elementor-button::after {
  pointer-events: none;
  content: "Contact Us";
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
  position: absolute;
  left: 40px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.contact-button .elementor-button:hover::after {
  opacity: 1;
}

.contact-button .elementor-button .elementor-button-icon {
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.contact-button .elementor-button:hover .elementor-button-icon {
  opacity: 0;
}

/* Mobile Portrait only */
@media (max-width: 767px) and (orientation: portrait) {
  .mobile-header-logo {
    width: 55% !important;
  }
}

/* Mobile Landscape (736px to 880px) */
@media (min-width: 440px) and (max-width: 880px) and (orientation: landscape) {
  .mobile-header-logo {
    width: 20% !important;
  }
}

/* ======================================== Crypto Ticker ======================================== */
.crypto-ticker-wrapper {
    overflow: hidden;
    background: #f1f1f1;
    padding: 2.5px 0;
    color: #000;
    font-family: "Nunito", sans-serif;
}
.crypto-ticker-track {
    display: flex;
    width: max-content;
    animation: scroll-left 40s linear infinite;
}
.crypto-ticker-wrapper:hover .crypto-ticker-track {
    animation-play-state: paused;
}
.crypto-ticker-content {
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
    white-space: nowrap;
}
.ticker-item {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    min-width: max-content;
    padding: 5px 8px;
    background-color: #f1f1f1;
}
.ticker-item img {
    vertical-align: middle;
}
.name {
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 16px;
}
.price {
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-left: 4px;
}
.change.up {
    color: #0c0;
}
.change.down {
    color: #d00;
}
@keyframes scroll-left {
    0% { transform: translateX(0%); }
    100% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .crypto-ticker-track {
    animation-duration: 60s;
    }
}
#last-updated {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-family: Nunito, sans-serif;
  color: #808080;
  text-align: center;
}

/* Author Badge */
.lower-card-container-tax .elementor-post-info__item--type-author, .home-card-container-tax .elementor-post-info__item--type-author {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, #5585E2, #383AC0);
    border-radius: 3px;
    border: none !important;
    padding: 1px 5px;
    color: #fff !important;
    font-weight: 600;
}

/* HOME: category link inside the span */
.lower-card-container-tax .elementor-post-info 
li:not([itemprop="author"]) .elementor-post-info__item--type-custom a,
/* ARCHIVE: category link(s) that appear as siblings after the empty span wrapper */
.lower-card-container-tax .elementor-post-info 
li:not([itemprop="author"]) a:has(.elementor-post-info__item--type-custom) ~ a,
/* fallback if Elementor ever puts the class directly on the <a> */
.lower-card-container-tax .elementor-post-info 
li:not([itemprop="author"]) a.elementor-post-info__item--type-custom, .home-card-container-tax .elementor-post-info__item--type-custom a {
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    border-radius: 3px;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 0px 5px;
    background-clip: padding-box, border-box;
    color: #383AC0 !important;
    background-image:
        linear-gradient(#fff, #fff),
        linear-gradient(90deg, #5585E2, #383AC0);
}

.home-card-container-tax .elementor-post-info__item--type-custom a{
    color: #fff !important;
    padding: 3px 5px;
    background-image:
        linear-gradient(#000, #000),
        linear-gradient(90deg, #5585E2, #383AC0);
}

/* read time */
.read-time{
    font-family: 'Satoshi Variable';
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 0px;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 10px;
}

.date-read-blur {
    backdrop-filter: blur(15px);
    width: auto;
    padding-left: 10px;
    padding-right: 10px;
}

/* video or featured image */
.custom-video {
    height: 305px;
}

.custom-media-container:has(.custom-video) + .custom-image {
    display: none !important;
}

.custom-media-container .custom-video {
    pointer-events: none;
}

.elementor-widget-image a {
    display: block;
}

/* For screens 1025px to 1200px */
@media screen and (min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1200px) {
    .custom-video {
        height: 247px;
    }
    .custom-label {
        font-size: 6px;
    }
}

/* For screens 768px to 1024px */
@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {
    .custom-video {
        height: 165px;
    }
}

/* For screens below 767px */
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
    .custom-video {
    height: auto;
    }
    .ticker-source{
        height: auto;
    }
    .custom-heading {
        font-size: 20px !important;
    }
}

/* for fixing */
.container-position > .e-con-inner {
    position: relative;
}

/* button */
.button-gradient .elementor-button.elementor-size-sm, .button-giveaway{
    background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #5585E2 0%, #383AC0 100%);
    cursor: pointer;
}

/*custom label design*/
.custom-label {
    font-weight: 500;
    padding: 1px 4px 1px 4px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    font-size: 10px;
    display: block;
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #4d934c; /* for exclusive and other labels */
    text-transform: capitalize;
}

/* Update */
.label-update {
    background-color: #f1c40f; /* yellow */
    color: #000;
}

/* Live */
.label-live {
    background-color: #e63946; /* red */
    padding-left: 30px; /* make space for icon */
}

/* Animated icon for LIVE */
.label-live:before {
    content: "";
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
    background-image: url(https://altcoindeskdev.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/live-animation-1.gif);
    background-size: 100%;
    position: absolute;
    left: 4px;
    top: 1px;
    border-radius: 50%;
}

/* vector line */
.article-read-vector:before{
	content: "";
	width: 5px;
	height: 100%;
	margin-top:5px;
	background-image: url(https://altcoindeskdev.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Vector-89.svg);
	background-size: contain;
	position: absolute;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

.most-read-vector:before{
    margin-top: 0px;
	margin-left: 14px;
}

/* to fix images not following 16:9 aspect ratio */
.white-card-image {
    object-fit: cover;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
    object-position: left bottom;
}

/* Footer: To keep all icons in one line */
.follow-us-footer {
    min-width: 270px;
}

/* back to top */
#back-to-top {
    display: none;
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 10px;
    right: 10px;
    background-color: rgba(85, 133, 226, 0.7);
    color: #fff;
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    text-align: center;
    border-radius: 5px;
    line-height: 40px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: display 0.3s ease, background-color 300ms ease;
    border: none;
    padding: 0;
    z-index: 99;
}

#back-to-top:hover {
    background-color: rgba(56, 58, 192, 1);
}

/* share buttons */
.share-buttons-home {
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  backdrop-filter: blur(29px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(29px); /* Safari */
  clip-path: polygon(
  0% 20%,     /* T-left */
  100% 0%,   /* T-right */
  100% 100%,  /* B-right */
  0% 80%     /* B-left */
)}

/* author bio at the end of the article */
.read-more{
    color: #5482E1;
    font-size: 16px;
}
.read-more:hover{
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* AUTHOR ARCHIVE */
.author-archive-spacer {
    height: 200px;
    transform: translate(0%, 15%);
}

/* ----- SITEMAP ----- */
.rank-math-html-sitemap__title {
  color: #383ac0;
}

/* Style the post links */
.rank-math-html-sitemap__link {
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #000000;
  font-style: italic;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

/* Style the post date */
.rank-math-html-sitemap__date {
  color: #c4c4c4;
  margin-left: 8px;
}

/* ----- ABOUT US ----- */
.custom-heading {
  color: #000;
  font-family: "Satoshi Variable", Sans-serif;
  font-size: 30px;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0px;
}

.custom-heading .blue {
  color: #5585e2;
}