.elementor-1396 .elementor-element.elementor-element-055a2a0{--display:flex;}/* Start custom CSS for html, class: .elementor-element-fd81939 *//* Container Background and Base Font */
.betheme-custom-footer {
    background-color: #eb801d; /* Matches your image color */
    color: #000000;
    padding: 10px 10% 10px 10% !important;
    font-family: "Jost", serif; /* Classic serif font like your image */
    width: 100vw !important; /* Forces 100% Viewport Width */
    position: relative;
    left: 50%;
    right: 50%;
    margin-left: -50vw;
    margin-right: -50vw;
    
    box-sizing: border-box;
    
    
    padding: 60px 5% 30px 5% !important;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}
/* Force the Footer area to be edge-to-edge */
#Footer {
    padding: 0 !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 100% !important;
}


/* Content Wrapper: Aligns everything to the same center as your site */
.footer-inner-wrap {
    max-width: 1240px; /* Adjust this to match your site's container width */
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 5px !important; /* Prevents text from touching edges on small screens */
}
/* Ensure the inner row stays centered and doesn't get too wide on huge screens */

/* Column 1: Dr. Krishnendu Chatterjee */
.footer-column:nth-child(1) {
    flex: 2;
    min-width: 300px;
    margin-right: 80px;
}

/* Column 2 & 3: Navigation and Links (Tight Gaps) */
.footer-column:nth-child(2),
.footer-column:nth-child(3) {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 200px;
}

.footer-column:nth-child(2) {
    margin-right: 20px;
}


/* Layout Flexbox */
.footer-main-content {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 40px;
    margin-bottom: 5px !important;
}

.footer-column {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 280px;
}

/* Typography Settings */
.footer-title-large {
    font-size: 34px;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-bottom: 0px !important;
    color: #000000;
}

.footer-tagline {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    font-style: italic;
}

.footer-heading {
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-top: 0 !important;
    color: #000000;
}
/* Reduces space above and below headers */
footer h2, footer h3 {
    margin-top: 0 !important;
    margin-bottom: 5px !important;
}
/* Reduces space below the tagline "Echos of Words..." */
.tagline-class {
    margin-bottom: 15px !important;
}

/* Links and Lists */
.footer-links {
    list-style: none !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
}

.footer-links li {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    line-height: 1.5 !important;    /* Tightens the text blocks */
}

.footer-links li a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #000000;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-family: "Jost", sans-serif !important; 
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
}

.footer-links li a:hover {
    opacity: 0.7;
}

/* Social Icons */
.footer-social-icons a {
    font-size: 32px;
    color: #000000;
    margin-right: 15px;
    text-decoration: none;
}
.footer-social-icons a:hover {
    opacity: 0.7 !important; /* Makes icons slightly transparent on hover instead of changing color */
    color: #000000 !important; /* Keeps them black */
    text-decoration: none !important;
}

/* Bottom Copyright Bar */
.footer-bottom-bar {
   border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.2) !important;
    padding-top: 0px !important;
    font-size: 15px !important;
    font-family: "Jost", sans-serif !important;
}

.footer-bottom-bar p a,
.footer-bottom-bar a {
    color: #000000;
    text-decoration: underline !important;
}
.footer-bottom-bar p a:hover,
footer-bottom-bar a:hover {
    opacity: 1 !important; /* Makes icons slightly transparent on hover instead of changing color */
    color: #000000 !important; /* Keeps them black */
    text-decoration: none !important;
}
/* --- MOBILE RESPONSIVENESS --- */
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
    .betheme-custom-footer {
        padding: 30px 5% 20px 5%; /* Less side padding on small screens */
    }

    .footer-main-content {
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 25px; /* Reduced gap between stacked columns */
        margin-bottom: 25px;
    }

    .footer-column {
        width: 100% !important;
        text-align: center; /* Centers text for a cleaner mobile look */
    }

    .footer-social-icons {
        justify-content: center;
        display: flex;
    }

    .footer-bottom-bar {
        text-align: center;
    }
}/* End custom CSS */