footer {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #0b051f 0%, #3a0205 70%, #ba000b 100%); 
    color: #ffffff;
    padding: 60px 8%;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
}

.footerContainer {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 50px auto;
}


.footer-left {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 350px;
}

.footer-left h1 {
    font-size: 72px; 
    font-weight: 700;
    margin: 0;
    letter-spacing: -2px;
    line-height: 1;
}

.taglineFooter {
    color: #6fb9d1;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    margin-top: 15px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.4;
}

.bottom-bar {
    margin-top: 60px;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    opacity: 0.7;
    font-weight: 300;
}

/* NAVBAR RIGHT SIDE */
.footer-right {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
}

.footer-menu, .footer-contact {
    min-width: 160px;
}

.footer-menu h4, .footer-contact h4 {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 25px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}

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

.footer-menu ul li {
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.footer-menu ul li a {
    color: #ffffff;
    text-decoration: underline;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    font-weight: 400;
}

/* DIVIDER */
#vertical-line {
    width: 1px;
    height: 250px;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
    margin: 0 45px;
}

/* SOCIAL ICONS */
.social-icons {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.icon-circle {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    width: 34px;
    height: 34px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.icon-circle svg {
    width: 18px;
    height: 18px;
    fill: #6fb9d1;
}

.icon-circle:hover {
    transform: scale(1.1);
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(111, 185, 209, 0.6);
}



.contact-links p {
    margin: 10px 0;
}

.contact-links a {
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    text-decoration: underline;
    font-weight: 400;
}

/* MOBILE RESPONSIVENESS */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    #vertical-line { display: none; }
    .footer-right { flex-direction: column; gap: 40px; }
    .footerContainer { flex-direction: column; gap: 50px; }
    .footer-left h1 { font-size: 55px; }
}