/* ===== FOOTER BASE ===== */
.footer_section {
  background-color: #274750;
  color: #ffffff;
  padding: 40px 0 20px;
  font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
}

.footer_section a {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.footer_section a:hover {
  color: #dbeafe;
}

/* ===== TOP TITLE ===== */
.footer_top {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.footer_main_title {
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
}

/* ===== ROW LAYOUT ===== */
.footer_row {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 40px;              /* visible gap between columns */
  padding: 0 6%;          /* reduced left & right space */
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
}

/* ===== COLUMNS ===== */
.footer_col {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 150px;
  padding-right: 10px;
}

.footer_brand {
  flex: 1.5;
}

/* ===== HEADINGS ===== */
.footer_heading {
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

/* ===== TEXT ===== */
.footer_col p,
.footer_col li {
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.footer_col ul {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.footer_col ul li {
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.footer_tagline {
  margin-top: 10px;
  opacity: 0.85;
}

/* ===== SOCIAL ICONS ===== */
.social_row {
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 12px;
}

.social_row a {
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  color: #274750;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 16px;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, background 0.2s ease;
}

.social_row a:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  background-color: #e0f2fe;
}

/* ===== BOTTOM ===== */
.footer_bottom {
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 30px;
  font-size: 13px;
  opacity: 0.9;
}

/* ===== RESPONSIVE ===== */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
  .footer_row {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    padding: 0 5%;
  }

  .footer_col {
    flex: 1 1 45%;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 576px) {
  .footer_col {
    flex: 1 1 100%;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .social_row {
    justify-content: center;
  }
}
/* ===========================
   FOOTER TYPOGRAPHY TWEAK
=========================== */

/* Column headings */
.footer_heading {
  font-size: 18px;            /* increased */
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

/* Sub-links */
.footer_menu li a,
.footer_description,
.contact_link {
  font-size: 15px;            /* slightly bigger */
  line-height: 1.7;
}

/* ===========================
   FOOTER LINK HOVER (GREEN)
=========================== */

.footer_section a {
  transition: color 0.25s ease;
}

.footer_section a:hover {
  color: #22c55e; /* green */
}

/* ===========================
   SOCIAL ICONS — FORCE ROW
=========================== */

.footer-social {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;     /* force horizontal */
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 14px;
  padding: 0;
}

.footer-social li {
  list-style: none;
}

/* Icon circle */
.footer-social a {
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #ffffff;
  color: #0f172a;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 18px;
  transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

/* Icon hover */
.footer-social a:hover {
  background: #22c55e;
  color: #ffffff;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}
.footer_heading {
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.footer_col p,
.footer_col li {
  font-size: 15.5px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.footer_section a {
  color: #ffffff;
  transition: color 0.25s ease;
}

.footer_section a:hover {
  color: #22c55e;
}

.social_row {
  margin-top: 14px;
}

.social-list {
  display: flex;          /* THIS fixes vertical issue */
  flex-direction: row;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.social-list li {
  list-style: none;
}

.social-list a {
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  background-color: #ffffff;
  color: #274750;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 18px;
  transition: all 0.25s ease;
}

.social-list a:hover {
  background-color: #22c55e;
  color: #ffffff;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}