.services-section {
      /* background: url('img/services-background.jpg') no-repeat center center; */
      background-size: cover;
      padding: 80px 0;
      color: white;
      position: relative;
      text-align:left;
    }

    .services-section::before {
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      inset: 0;
      background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
      z-index: 0;
    }

    .services-container {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .service-box {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.03);
      padding: 30px;
      margin-top:15px;
      margin-bottom:15px;
      /* border-radius: 6px; */
      height: 100%;
      transition: all 0.3s ease;
    }

    .service-box:hover {
      background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
    }

    .service-icon {
      color: #ff4d4d;
      font-size: 40px;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    .service-icon i {
  font-weight: 500; /* makes it bold */
  font-size: 32px;   /* slightly bigger */
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px; /* thicker appearance */
}


    .service-title {
      font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
      font-size: 18px;
      font-style: normal;
      font-weight: 400;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin: 0 auto;
      text-align: center;
      letter-spacing: 0.05em;
      color: #fffbfbff;
      text-align:left;
      padding-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .service-desc {
         font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    letter-spacing: normal;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #fffafaff;
    /* padding-bottom: 30px; */
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
    -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
    -moz-text-size-adjust: 100%;
    -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;
    -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
    backface-visibility: hidden;
    text-align:left;
    }

    .section-title h2 {
      font-weight: bold;
      /* font-size: 28px; */
    }

    .section-title p {
      color: #bbb;
      font-size: 16px;
    }

    @media (max-width: 767px) {
      .section-title {
        text-align: center;
        margin-bottom: 40px;
      }
    }

    .h2.section-heading span .text-white{
        color:white;
    }

    strong
    {
        font-weight: bold;
        color: white;
    }


    /*  */
 .steps-section {
      /* padding: 100px 0; */
      background: #fff;
    }

    .step-row {
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        padding: 40px;
    }

    .step-col {
      position: relative;
      width: 25%;
      padding: 40px 90px;
      min-height: 200px;
      /* border-right: 1px solid #eee; */
      transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;

      text-align: left;
    }

    .step-col:last-child {
      border-right: none;
    }

    .step-col:nth-child(2) {
      margin-top: 30px;
    }

    .step-col:nth-child(3) {
      margin-top: 60px;
    }

    .step-col:nth-child(4) {
      margin-top: 90px;
    }

    .step-number {
      position: absolute;
      top: 0;
      right: 10px;
      font-size: 140px;
      font-weight: 800;
      color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
      line-height: 1;
      z-index: 0;
    }

    .step-content {
      position: relative;
      z-index: 1;
    }

    .step-content h4 {
      font-size: 24px;
      font-weight: 600;
      margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    .step-content p {
      font-size: 16px;
      color: #6c757d;
      margin: 0;
    }

    @media (max-width: 992px) {
      .step-col {
        width: 100%;
        border-right: none !important;
        /* border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; */
        margin-top: 0 !important;
      }

      .step-col:last-child {
        border-bottom: none;
      }

      .step-number {
        font-size: 80px;
      }
    }

    .text-black{
        color:black;
    }

        .client_div{
      background:white
    }


    /* counter/ */
    
.sectionClass {
  /* padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px; */
  position: relative;
  display: block;
}

.fullWidth {
  width: 100% !important;
  display: table;
  float: none;
  padding: 0;
  min-height: 1px;
  height: 100%;
  position: relative;
}


.sectiontitle {
  background-position: center;
  margin: 30px 0 0px;
  text-align: center;
  min-height: 20px;
}

.sectiontitle h2 {
  font-size: 30px;
  color: #222;
  margin-bottom: 0px;
  padding-right: 10px;
  padding-left: 10px;
}


.headerLine {
  width: 160px;
  height: 2px;
  display: inline-block;
  background: #101F2E;
}


.projectFactsWrap{
    display: flex;
  margin-top: 30px;
  flex-direction: row;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  /* background-image: linear-gradient(205deg, #3d7afd 0%, #15161D 76%); */
}


#projectFacts .fullWidth{
  padding: 0;
}

.projectFactsWrap .item{
  width: 25%;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 20px 0px;
  text-align: center;
}


.projectFactsWrap .item p.number{
  font-size: 40px;
  padding: 0;
  font-weight: bold;
}

.projectFactsWrap .item p{
  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
  font-size: 18px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 10px;
  font-family: 'Open Sans';
}


.projectFactsWrap .item span{
  width: 60px;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
  height: 2px;
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto;
}


.projectFactsWrap .item i{
  vertical-align: middle;
  font-size: 50px;
  color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
}


/* .projectFactsWrap .item:hover i, .projectFactsWrap .item:hover p{
  color: white;
} */

/* .projectFactsWrap .item:hover span{
  background: white;
} */

@media (max-width: 786px){
  .projectFactsWrap .item {
     flex: 0 0 50%;
  }
}

/* AUTHOR LINK */


footer{
  z-index: 100;
  padding-top: 50px;
  padding-bottom: 50px;
  width: 100%;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
}

footer p {
color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
  font-size: 16px;
  opacity: 0;
  font-family: 'Open Sans';
  width: 100%;
    word-wrap: break-word;
  line-height: 25px;
  -webkit-transform: translateX(-200px);
  transform: translateX(-200px);
  margin: 0;
  -webkit-transition: all 250ms ease;
  -moz-transition: all 250ms ease;
  transition: all 250ms ease;
}

footer .authorWindow a{
  color: white;
  text-decoration: none;
}

footer p strong {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
}

.about-me-img {
  width: 120px;
  height: 120px;
  left: 10px;
  /* bottom: 30px; */
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 100px;
}


.about-me-img img {
}


.authorWindow{
  width: 600px;
  background: #75439a;
  padding: 22px 20px 22px 20px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.authorWindowWrapper{
  display: none;
  left: 110px;
  top: 0;
  padding-left: 25px;
  position: absolute;
}





.trans{
  opacity: 1;
  -webkit-transform: translateX(0px);
  transform: translateX(0px);
  -webkit-transition: all 500ms ease;
  -moz-transition: all 500ms ease;
  transition: all 500ms ease;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
    .authorWindow{
         width: 210px;
    }

    .authorWindowWrapper{
             bottom: -170px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

    footer p{
          font-size: 14px;
    }
}

.pt-5{
    padding-top: 20px;
    font-size: 16px!important;
}


.p-5{
    padding: 5px;
}
/* / */


/* contact  */
   .contact-section {
      padding: 60px 20px;
    }

    .contact-title {
      font-size: 40px;
      font-weight: 900;
      letter-spacing: -1px;
    }

    .form-control {
      border: none;
      border-bottom: 1px solid #333;
      border-radius: 0;
      background: transparent;
      box-shadow: none;
    }

    .form-control:focus {
      border-color: #000;
      box-shadow: none;
    }

    .form-label {
      color: #666;
      font-size: 14px;
    }

    .submit-btn {
      background-color: #111;
      color: #fff;
      border: none;
      padding: 12px 30px;
      font-weight: 600;
      border-radius: 4px;
      transition: 0.3s;
    }

    .submit-btn:hover {
      background-color: #333;
    }

    textarea.form-control {
      resize: none;
    }


    .img_slide{
      padding: 18px;
      /* border-radius: 10px; */
      height: auto;
      background-color: white;
    }

    /* .img-cover{
      border-radius: 10px;
    }
      */
    .slide_heading{
      padding-top: 25px;
      padding-bottom: 10px;
      font-size: 26px;
      font-weight: 700;
    }
    
    .slide_heading{
      text-align: center;
    font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 400;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin: 0 auto;
    text-align: center;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    /* color: #fffbfbff; */
    
    padding-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .slider_parar{
      font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    letter-spacing: normal;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #5f5f5f;
    padding-bottom: 30px;
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
    -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
    -moz-text-size-adjust: 100%;
    -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;
    -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
    backface-visibility: hidden;
    }

    .pt-1{
      padding-top: 10px;
    }
    .pt-2{
      padding-top: 5px;
    }

    .italic{
      font-style: italic;
      font-weight: 500;
    }

/*  */
  /* .more-text {
      max-height: 0;
      overflow: hidden;
      transition: max-height 0.5s ease;
    } */

    .more-text {
        display: none; /* hide extra text initially */
    }

    .more-text.show {
      max-height: 1000px; /* Adjust as needed */
    }

    #readMoreBtn, #readLessBtn {
      margin-top: 10px;
      padding: 8px 16px;
      background-color: #007bff;
      color: white;
      border: none;
      cursor: pointer;
      border-radius: 4px;
    }

    #readMoreBtn:hover, #readLessBtn:hover {
      background-color: #0056b3;
    }

    .m-2{
      margin: 10px;
    }

    .principle_para{
      font-size: 16px;
      line-height: 1.7;
      letter-spacing: normal;
      font-weight: 400;
      text-align: justify;
  
      padding-bottom: 15px;

      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
      -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
      -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
      -moz-text-size-adjust: 100%;
      -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;
      -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
      backface-visibility: hidden;
      /* text-align: left; */
  }
    .principle_para1{
      font-size: 16px;
      line-height: 1.7;
      letter-spacing: normal;
      font-weight: 400;
      text-align: center;
  
      padding-bottom: 15px;

      -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
      -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
      -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
      -moz-text-size-adjust: 100%;
      -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;
      -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
      backface-visibility: hidden;
      /* text-align: left; */
  }
    

  .why_choose_us{
    height: 400px;
    padding-bottom: 30px;
  }


  /* Base dropdown styles */
.navbar-nav .dropdown {
    position: relative;
}

.navbar-nav .dropdown-menu {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%; /* below the menu item */
    left: 10%;
    background: #fff;
    min-width: 280px;
    box-shadow: 0px 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    list-style: none;
    z-index: 1000;
}


.navbar-nav .dropdown-menu li a {
    display: block;
    padding: 5px 3px;
    color: #333;
    text-decoration: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
    font-size: 15px;
}
.navbar-nav .dropdown-menu li a:hover {
  color: #db0018;
}

/* Show dropdown on hover */
.navbar-nav .dropdown:hover .dropdown-menu {
    display: block;
}


 .main-navigation-bg .navbar-nav .dropdown-menu li a {
    display: block;
    padding: 5px 3px;
    color: #333;
    text-decoration: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
    font-size: 15px;
}


 .main-navigation-bg .navbar-nav .dropdown-menu li a:hover {
  color: #db0018;
}

 .main-navigation-bg .navbar-nav .dropdown:hover .dropdown-menu {
    display: block;
    /* margin-top: 20px; */
}


.p-10{
  padding: 20px;
}

.fs-10 h2{
    font-size: 25px!important;
    padding: 20px;
}
/* 

  .hidden-content {
    display: none;
  }
 */


.hidden-content {
  max-height: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: max-height 0.9s ease, padding 0.9s ease;
}

.hidden-content.open {
  max-height: 1000px; /* Large enough to fit your content */
  padding-top: 10px;
}

.pb-5{
  padding-bottom: 30px;
}



/* Keep them hidden initially */
.slick-prev, .slick-next {
    position: absolute;
    display: block;
    top: 50%;
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    line-height: 50px;
    text-align: center;
    transition: all 0.27s cubic-bezier(0.000, 0.000, 0.580, 1.000);
    opacity: 0;
    z-index: 1;
    visibility: visible; /* Keep them clickable */
}

/* Show when hovering over the entire .services container */
.services:hover .slick-prev,
.services:hover .slick-next {
    opacity: 1;
}

.pb-0{
  padding-bottom: 8px;
  line-height: 25px;
  
}
.pt-0{
  padding-top: 0px;
  
}

.text-secondary{
  color: grey;
}
 /* @media  (max-width:1024px) {
   .upper-page {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: 65%;
    overflow: hidden;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    margin: 0;
}
.navbar-nav .dropdown-menu li a {
    display: block;
    padding: 5px 33px;
    color: #333;
    text-decoration: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
    font-size: 15px;
}

.main-navigation-bg .navbar-nav .dropdown-menu li a {
    display: block;
    padding: 5px 33px;
    color: #333;
    text-decoration: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
    font-size: 15px;
}
 } */


 .mb-5{
  margin-bottom: 30px;
 }