:root{
    --ink:#0a0e14;
    --panel:#121924;
    --panel-2:#182233;
    --hairline:#26324472;
    --gold:#c9a227;
    --gold-soft:#e8cf7a;
    --cyan:#4fd1c5;
    --text:#edeff2;
    --muted:#8b95a5;
    --radius:14px;
    --serif-display: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    --body: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    --mono: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace;
  }
  *{box-sizing:border-box;}
  html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}
  body{
    margin:0;
    background:var(--ink);
    color:var(--text);
    font-family:var(--body);
    line-height:1.6;
    -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
  }
  a{color:inherit;}
  img{max-width:100%;display:block;}
  .wrap{max-width:1600px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 clamp(24px, 4vw, 64px);}
  h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--serif-display);letter-spacing:-0.01em;margin:0;}
  .eyebrow{
    font-family:var(--mono);
    font-size:12px;
    letter-spacing:0.14em;
    text-transform:uppercase;
    color:var(--gold-soft);
  }

  /* NAV */
  header{
    position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;
    background:rgba(10,14,20,0.85);
    backdrop-filter:blur(10px);
    border-bottom:1px solid var(--hairline);
  }
  nav{
    display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;
    padding:16px clamp(24px, 4vw, 64px);max-width:1600px;margin:0 auto;
  }
  .logo{
    font-family:var(--serif-display);
    font-weight:700;font-size:19px;
    display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;
  }
  .logo-mark{
    width:26px;height:18px;border-radius:4px;
    background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--gold) 0%, var(--gold-soft) 100%);
    position:relative;
  }
  .logo-mark::after{
    content:"";position:absolute;top:5px;left:4px;width:8px;height:6px;
    background:rgba(10,14,20,0.5);border-radius:1px;
  }
  .nav-links{display:flex;gap:28px;font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);}
  .nav-links a:hover{color:var(--text);}
  .nav-toggle{
    display:none;background:none;border:1px solid var(--hairline);border-radius:8px;
    width:38px;height:38px;color:var(--text);font-size:18px;cursor:pointer;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  }
  @media (max-width:760px){
    .nav-links{
      display:none;position:absolute;top:100%;left:0;right:0;
      flex-direction:column;gap:0;background:var(--panel);border-bottom:1px solid var(--hairline);
      padding:8px 24px 16px;
    }
    .nav-links.open{display:flex;}
    .nav-links a{padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hairline);}
    .nav-links a:last-child{border-bottom:none;}
    .nav-toggle{display:flex;}
    nav{position:relative;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px 0;}
  }
  .btn{
    font-family:var(--body);font-weight:600;font-size:14px;
    padding:10px 20px;border-radius:999px;
    border:1px solid transparent;cursor:pointer;
    text-decoration:none;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;
    transition:transform .15s ease, box-shadow .15s ease;
  }
  .btn-primary{
    background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--gold-soft),var(--gold));
    color:#1a1300;
  }
  .btn-primary:hover{transform:translateY(-1px);box-shadow:0 8px 24px -8px rgba(201,162,39,0.6);}
  .btn-ghost{border-color:var(--hairline);color:var(--text);}
  .btn-ghost:hover{border-color:var(--cyan);}

  /* HERO */
  .hero{
    padding:76px 0 60px;
    display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr 0.9fr;gap:48px;align-items:center;
  }
  @media (max-width:900px){ .hero{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding-top:48px;} }
  .hero h1{font-size:clamp(34px,5vw,54px);line-height:1.05;font-weight:700;}
  .hero h1 span{color:var(--gold-soft);}
  .hero p.lede{color:var(--muted);font-size:18px;max-width:46ch;margin-top:18px;}
  .hero-cta{display:flex;gap:14px;margin-top:30px;flex-wrap:wrap;}
  .trust-row{display:flex;gap:26px;margin-top:34px;flex-wrap:wrap;}
  .trust-item{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;}
  .dot{width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--cyan);}

  /* CARD MOCKUP - signature element */
  .card-stage{
    perspective:1200px;display:flex;justify-content:center;
  }
  .card3d{
    width:min(320px, calc(100vw - 64px));height:200px;position:relative;
    transform-style:preserve-3d;
    animation:float 6s ease-in-out infinite;
    cursor:pointer;
    transition:transform .6s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1);
  }
  .card3d.flipped{transform:rotateY(180deg);}
  @keyframes float{
    0%,100%{transform:translateY(0) rotateY(0deg);}
    50%{transform:translateY(-8px) rotateY(0deg);}
  }
  .card3d.flipped{animation:none;}
  .face{
    position:absolute;inset:0;border-radius:18px;
    backface-visibility:hidden;
    padding:22px 24px;
    box-shadow:0 30px 60px -20px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
  }
  .face-front{
    background:
      radial-gradient(circle at 85% 15%, rgba(79,209,197,0.35), transparent 55%),
      linear-gradient(155deg,#1c2536 0%, #0e131c 70%);
    border:1px solid #2c3a52;
    display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:space-between;
  }
  .face-back{
    background:linear-gradient(155deg,#1c2536 0%, #0e131c 70%);
    border:1px solid #2c3a52;
    transform:rotateY(180deg);
  }
  .mag-stripe{width:100%;height:38px;background:#0a0e14;margin-top:20px;}
  .chip{
    width:38px;height:28px;border-radius:5px;
    background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--gold-soft),var(--gold));
  }
  .card-number{
    font-family:var(--mono);font-size:19px;letter-spacing:2px;color:#f1f1f1;
  }
  .card-meta{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;font-size:11px;color:var(--muted);font-family:var(--mono);}
  .card-brand{font-family:var(--serif-display);font-weight:700;font-size:14px;color:var(--gold-soft);}
  .cvv-strip{
    margin-top:24px;background:#fff;color:#111;border-radius:4px;
    height:30px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:flex-end;
    padding:0 10px;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:13px;
  }
  .hint{text-align:center;font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:14px;}

  section{padding:72px 0;}
  .section-head{max-width:640px;margin-bottom:44px;}
  .section-head h2{font-size:clamp(26px,3.4vw,36px);margin-top:10px;}
  .section-head p{color:var(--muted);margin-top:12px;font-size:16px;}

  /* USE CASES */
  .grid-4{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:18px;}
  @media (max-width:900px){.grid-4{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);}}
  @media (max-width:520px){.grid-4{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}
  .use-card{
    background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--hairline);border-radius:var(--radius);
    padding:22px;
  }
  .use-card .ic{
    width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:9px;
    background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(79,209,197,.18),rgba(79,209,197,.06));
    border:1px solid rgba(79,209,197,.3);
    display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:14px;
    color:var(--cyan);font-size:16px;
  }
  .use-card h3{font-size:16px;margin-bottom:6px;}
  .use-card p{color:var(--muted);font-size:14px;margin:0;}

  /* BENEFITS */
  .grid-3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:20px;}
  @media (max-width:860px){.grid-3{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}
  .benefit{
    padding:26px;border-radius:var(--radius);
    background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--panel),var(--panel-2));
    border:1px solid var(--hairline);
  }
  .benefit .num{font-family:var(--mono);color:var(--gold-soft);font-size:13px;}
  .benefit h3{font-size:18px;margin:10px 0 8px;}
  .benefit p{color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px;margin:0;}

  /* COMPARISON TABLE */
  @media (max-width:400px){
    .card3d{height:180px;}
    .card-number{font-size:16px;}
  }

  /* MOBILE HEADER RIGHT GROUP */
  @media (max-width:480px){
    .lang-switch select{font-size:12px;padding:6px 8px;}
    nav .btn-primary{font-size:13px;padding:9px 14px;}
  }
  .table-scroll{overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;}
  table{width:100%;min-width:520px;border-collapse:collapse;background:var(--panel);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;}
  th,td{padding:16px 18px;text-align:left;font-size:14.5px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--hairline);}
  th{font-family:var(--serif-display);font-weight:600;color:var(--gold-soft);background:var(--panel-2);}
  td.muted{color:var(--muted);}
  td.yes{color:var(--cyan);}
  tr:last-child td{border-bottom:none;}

  /* STEPS */
  .steps{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:24px;counter-reset:step;}
  @media (max-width:860px){.steps{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}
  .step{position:relative;padding-top:8px;}
  .step .step-num{
    font-family:var(--serif-display);font-size:44px;font-weight:700;
    color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke:1.5px var(--gold-soft);
    line-height:1;
  }
  .step h3{margin-top:14px;font-size:18px;}
  .step p{color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px;margin-top:8px;}

  /* SPOTLIGHT / CTA PROVIDER */
  .spotlight{
    border-radius:20px;border:1px solid var(--hairline);
    background:
      radial-gradient(circle at 10% 0%, rgba(201,162,39,0.12), transparent 45%),
      var(--panel);
    padding:44px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.3fr 1fr;gap:36px;align-items:center;
  }
  @media (max-width:860px){.spotlight{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:28px;}}
  .spotlight h2{font-size:28px;}
  .spotlight ul{margin:18px 0 0;padding:0;list-style:none;}
  .spotlight li{
    padding:9px 0 9px 26px;position:relative;color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px;border-bottom:1px dashed var(--hairline);
  }
  .spotlight li:last-child{border-bottom:none;}
  .spotlight li::before{content:"✓";position:absolute;left:0;color:var(--cyan);font-weight:700;}
  .spotlight-cta{
    background:var(--panel-2);border:1px solid var(--hairline);border-radius:16px;
    padding:28px;text-align:center;
  }
  .spotlight-cta .rating{font-family:var(--mono);color:var(--gold-soft);font-size:13px;margin-bottom:6px;}
  .spotlight-cta .btn-primary{width:100%;justify-content:center;margin-top:16px;font-size:15px;padding:14px;}
  .disclosure{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:14px;line-height:1.5;}

  /* FAQ */
  .faq-item{border-bottom:1px solid var(--hairline);padding:20px 0;}
  .faq-q{
    display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;cursor:pointer;
    font-family:var(--serif-display);font-size:16.5px;font-weight:600;
  }
  .faq-q .plus{font-size:20px;color:var(--gold-soft);transition:transform .2s ease;}
  .faq-item.open .plus{transform:rotate(45deg);}
  .faq-a{max-height:0;overflow:hidden;transition:max-height .25s ease;color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px;}
  .faq-item.open .faq-a{max-height:220px;padding-top:12px;}

  /* FOOTER */
  footer{border-top:1px solid var(--hairline);padding:48px 0 32px;}
  .footer-grid{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:24px;}
  .footer-links{display:flex;gap:24px;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted);flex-wrap:wrap;}
  .fine-print{margin-top:28px;font-size:12px;color:#5a6474;line-height:1.6;max-width:820px;}

  .cta-band{
    text-align:center;padding:64px 0;
  }
  .cta-band h2{font-size:clamp(26px,4vw,38px);}
  .cta-band p{color:var(--muted);margin:14px 0 26px;}

/* ARTICLE PAGE */
.article-hero{padding:64px 0 20px;}
.article-hero .eyebrow{margin-bottom:14px;display:block;}
.article-hero h1{font-size:clamp(30px,4.6vw,46px);line-height:1.08;}
.article-meta{color:var(--muted);font-size:13.5px;margin-top:16px;display:flex;gap:16px;font-family:var(--mono);}
.article-body{max-width:740px;margin:0 auto;padding:20px 0 60px;}
.article-body h2{font-size:26px;margin-top:48px;margin-bottom:14px;}
.article-body h3{font-size:19px;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:10px;font-family:var(--serif-display);}
.article-body p{color:#c6cbd4;font-size:16px;margin:0 0 16px;}
.article-body ul, .article-body ol{color:#c6cbd4;font-size:16px;padding-left:22px;margin-bottom:16px;}
.article-body li{margin-bottom:8px;}
.pullquote{
  border-left:3px solid var(--gold-soft);padding:4px 0 4px 22px;margin:28px 0;
  color:var(--gold-soft);font-family:var(--serif-display);font-size:19px;
}
.inline-cta{
  margin:36px 0;padding:26px;border-radius:14px;border:1px solid var(--hairline);
  background:var(--panel);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap;
}
.inline-cta p{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px;max-width:46ch;}
.toc{
  background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--hairline);border-radius:14px;padding:22px 26px;margin:32px 0;
}
.toc p.eyebrow{margin-bottom:10px;}
.toc ol{margin:0;padding-left:20px;}
.toc a{color:var(--cyan);text-decoration:none;font-size:14.5px;}
.toc a:hover{text-decoration:underline;}

/* RTL SUPPORT (Arabic, Urdu) */
html[dir="rtl"] body{direction:rtl;}
html[dir="rtl"] table th, html[dir="rtl"] table td{text-align:right;}
html[dir="rtl"] .spotlight li{padding:9px 26px 9px 0;}
html[dir="rtl"] .spotlight li::before{left:auto;right:0;}
html[dir="rtl"] .use-card .ic, html[dir="rtl"] .benefit .num{margin-left:0;}
html[dir="rtl"] .faq-q{flex-direction:row-reverse;}
html[dir="rtl"] .step .step-num{direction:ltr;display:inline-block;}
html[dir="rtl"] .lang-switch select{direction:ltr;}

/* LANGUAGE SWITCHER */
.lang-switch select{
  background:var(--panel);color:var(--text);border:1px solid var(--hairline);
  border-radius:8px;padding:8px 10px;font-family:var(--body);font-size:13px;cursor:pointer;
}
.lang-switch select:hover{border-color:var(--cyan);}

/* GEO / AI-SUMMARY BOX */
.tldr-box{
  background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--hairline);border-left:3px solid var(--cyan);
  border-radius:10px;padding:20px 24px;margin:28px 0;
}
.tldr-box p{margin:0;color:var(--text);font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.6;}
.tldr-box .tldr-label{
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--cyan);display:block;margin-bottom:8px;
}
.key-facts{
  background:var(--panel-2);border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin:24px 0;
}
.key-facts p.label{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-soft);margin:0 0 10px;}
.key-facts ul{margin:0;padding-left:20px;}
.key-facts li{color:var(--text);font-size:15px;margin-bottom:6px;}
html[dir="rtl"] .tldr-box{border-left:none;border-right:3px solid var(--cyan);}