.blog, .single-post { background-color: #f0f5fa; }
.page_b_head {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #d4d4de;
padding: 30px 30px 0 30px;}
.search-blog-form input[type="search"]:focus,.search-blog-form input[type="search"]:focus-visible {
    outline: none;
}
.single-post-content img {
    width: 100%;
}
.page_b_head .page-title h1, .single-post-content h1 {font-size: 2.5rem;} 
.page_b_head > div { flex: 0 0 48%; }
.page_b_head .page-title { 
    margin-bottom: 0px;     
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
}
.blog-read-more { border-radius: 50px; }
.main_blog-page .page-title h1, .single-post-content .page-header h1 { font-size: 32px;font-weight: 600; }
.search-blog-form .search-form {
    border: 1px solid #d4d4de;
    margin: 0 15px;
    border-radius: 8px !important;
    max-width: 337px;
    width: 100%;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    align-items: center;
    background: #fff;
}
.main_blog-page .post-content > h2 { margin: 0 0 10px;}
.main_blog-page .post-content > p { margin-top: 0;font-size: 15px;line-height: 1.4;}
.custom-pagination { display: flex;gap: 10px;align-items: center;margin-top: 30px;flex-wrap: wrap;justify-content: center;}
.custom-pagination .page-numbers { list-style: none;display: inline-flex;align-items: center;justify-content: center;min-width: 40px;gap: 10px;height: 40px;padding: 0 12px;border-radius: 8px;color: #132E59;text-decoration: none;font-weight: 500;}
.custom-pagination .page-numbers.current { background: #132E59;color: #fff;}
.custom-pagination .page-numbers li:hover { background: #132E59;color: #fff;}
.custom-pagination .page-numbers li:hover a { color: #fff;}
.custom-pagination .page-numbers li { border: 2px solid #132E59;border-radius: 12px;}
.blog .page_b_head {
    padding-top: 50px;
}
.search-blog-form .search-form label {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    width: calc(100% - 56px);
}
.search-blog-form input[type="search"] {
    box-shadow: unset;
    border-color: transparent !important;
    border-radius: 8px 0 0 8px !important;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.3;
    border: unset;
}
.search-blog-form .search-submit:hover {
    border: unset;
}
.search-blog-form .search-submit {
    background: #ffffff !important;
    color: #000;
    font-size: 20px;
    padding: 2px 16px;
    box-shadow: unset;
    border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0!important;
    width: 56px;
    margin: 0;
}
.custom-blog { display: flex; gap: 40px; }
.custom-blog { margin-top: 40px; }
.custom-blog .blog-left { flex: 0 0 68.7%; }
.custom-blog .post { background-color: #fff !important; }
.custom-blog article.post  {
    --tw-shadow: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, .1), 0 4px 6px -4px rgba(0, 0, 0, .1);
    --tw-shadow-colored: 0 10px 15px -3px var(--tw-shadow-color), 0 4px 6px -4px var(--tw-shadow-color);
    box-shadow: var(--tw-ring-offset-shadow, 0 0 #0000), var(--tw-ring-shadow, 0 0 #0000), var(--tw-shadow);
    background-color: #fff;
    border-radius: .75rem;
    padding: 2rem 1.25rem;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.custom-blog article.post  { padding: 0 !important; }

.article-item { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: middle; }
.article-item .post-thum { width: 40%; }
.article-item .post-thum a, .article-item .post-thum a img {
    height: 100% !important;
    display: inline-block;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: left;
}
.blog .entry-title {
    margin-bottom: 0.6em;
}
.blog .meta-info,.search-posts-wrap article .entry-date{
    color: #046bd2;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    line-height: 1.45;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 13px;
}
.search-posts-wrap article .post-taxonomies { display: none; }
.article-item .post-content { width: calc(60% - 15px); padding: 24px; }
.article-item .post-content .entry-title a {text-decoration: none;}
.article-item p { font-size: 16px;font-weight: 400;color: #666666;margin-bottom: 10px; }
.custom-blog article.post img { border-radius: 12px 0 0 12px; }
.ast-blog-single-element.ast-taxonomy-container a {
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #fff;
    background: #2c76d7db;
    padding: 8px 12px;
    border-radius: 30px;
}
.article-item .post-content h2, .article-item .post-content h2 a,.ltblogtitle h3,.search-posts-wrap article h2 a {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #1e293b;
}
.read-post {
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    color: #046bd2;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.recent-posts { background-color: #fff; padding: 0; }
.recent-posts { margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: 30px; }
.recent-posts > h2 {
    font-size: 40px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    margin-left: 10px;
}
.latest_blog .slick-slide, .ast-related-posts-wrapper .slick-slide, .recent-post-slide .slick-slide { margin: 0 10px; }

/************latest blog***********/
.latest_blog {
    display: grid;
    gap: 20px;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr);
}
.ltblogimg img {
    border-radius: 20px;
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 100% !important;
    height: 220px !important;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: left;
}
.ltblogtitle h3 {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.ltbloginfo {
    margin-top: 20px;
}
.ltblogtitle a {
    text-decoration: none;
}
.ltblogdesc p {
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.4em;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.ltblogdesc .meta-info {
    color: #046bd2;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
}
.ltblogboxcol {
    box-shadow: rgb(100 100 111 / 12%) 0px 2px 30px 0px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 20px;
}
.ltblogimg {
    width: 100%;
}
/**************slick dots *************/
.slick-dots li button:before {
    content: '';
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
    background-color: #d5d5d5; 
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: inline-block;
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
  }
  .slick-dots li button {
    font-size: 0;
    line-height: 0;
  }
  .slick-dots li.slick-active button:before {
    background-color: #132E59;
  }
  .slick-dots li {
    margin: 0 5px;
  }
  .slick-dots {
      list-style: none;
      padding: 0;
      display: flex;
      justify-content: center;
      margin-top: 12px;
  }
  .slick-dots li button {
      background-color: transparent !important;
      padding: 0;
  }
  .latest_blog .slick-slide {
      margin: 0 12px;
  }
  .latest_blog .slick-track {
      padding: 20px 0;
  }
  .slick-track {
      display: flex !important;
  }
  .slick-slide {
      height: inherit !important;
  }
  .slick-dots li button:hover {
      border: unset;
  }
  .search-posts-wrap article figure,.search-posts-wrap article figure img {
    margin: 0 !important;
    border-radius: 20px;
}
.search-posts-wrap {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr);
    gap: 20px;
}
.search-posts-wrap article figure {
    max-width: 100% !important;
    width: 100% !important;
}
.search-posts-wrap article header {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}
.search-posts-wrap article .post-thumbnail {
    order: 1;
    margin-bottom: 12px !important;
}
.search-posts-wrap article .entry-title {
    order: 2;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    line-height: 24px;
}
.search-posts-wrap article header {
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    margin-top: 0;
}
.search-posts-wrap article .entry-content {
    margin-top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.search-posts-wrap article footer {
    margin: 10px 0 0;
}
.search-posts-wrap article {
    padding: 20px;
    box-shadow: rgba(99, 99, 99, 0.2) 0px 2px 8px 0px;
    border-radius: 20px;
}

/*********Single post page*********/
.toc-container {
    flex: 0 0 22%;
}.single-post-row .single-post-content {
    flex: 0 0 53%;
}.sidebar {
    flex: 0 0 25%;
}
.single-post #content { max-width: 1240px; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto; }
.single-post-row {
    display: flex;
    gap: 20px;
    background-color: #fff;
    padding: 40px 20px;
    justify-content: center;
}.custom-toc {
    top: 100px;
    position: sticky;
    background: #f9f9f9;
    border: 1px solid #ddd;
    padding: 15px;
    border-radius: 8px;
}.custom-toc strong {
    font-size: 16px;
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}.custom-toc ul {
    padding-left: 18px;
}.custom-toc ul li {
    font-size: 15px;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
    color: #046bd2;
}.custom-toc ul li a {
    color: #046bd2;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all .2s 
linear;
}.ws-breadcrumb {
    font-size: 16px;
    margin: 10px 0;
    color: #555;
}.single-post-content a {
    color: #1D1068;
    text-decoration: none;
}.ws-breadcrumb svg {
    height: 10px;
}
.single-post-content .page-header {padding: 0;border-bottom: 0;}
.single-post-content .page-header, .single-post-content h1 { display: block; }
.publish-info {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}
.single-post-content h3,.single-post-content p > b {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.3em;
    color: #1e293b;
}
.single-post-content p > b {
    font-family: var(--heading--font-family);
}
.single-post-content .page-header {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}
.single .post-navigation .nav-next a {
    text-align: right;
    padding-left: 20px;
}
.single .meta-nav {
    font-weight: 600;
    display: block;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-size: 0.85em;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}
.single .post-title{
    margin-top: 0.5em;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.65em;
    font-weight: normal;
    margin-right: 0;
}
.single .navigation {
    max-width: 100%;
    padding-bottom: 50px;
    margin-right: 0;
    margin-left: 0;
}
.single .navigation .nav-links .nav-next {
    margin-left: auto;
    text-align: right;
}
.single .navigation .nav-links .nav-previous {
    margin-right: auto;
    text-align: left;
}
.navigation .nav-links .nav-next a:hover, .navigation .nav-links .nav-previous a:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
}
.navigation .nav-links .nav-next a p:focus, .navigation .nav-links .nav-previous a p:focus,.post-navigation .meta-nav {
    color: #132E59 !important;
}
.published-by-author a {color: #132E59;}
.single-post-content h1 {font-size: 32px;font-weight: 600; color: #132E59;}
.single-post-content p, .ltblogdesc p, .single-post-content ul li, .single-post-content table td,.single-post-content table th  {color: #666666;}
.single-post-content h2 {
    font-size: 30px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.3em;
    color: #1e293b;
    margin-top: 1em;
    margin-bottom: calc(0.1em + 10px);
}
.single-post-content p { margin-bottom: 1.5em; }
.single-post-content .post-featured-image {
    margin-bottom: 2em;
}
.single-post-content table {
    margin: 30px 0;
}
.single-post-content ul li,.single-post-content table td, .single-post-content table th,.single-post-content ol li  {
    font-size: 16px;
    font-family: 'Poppins';
}
.single-post-content ol li {
    font-weight: 500 !important;
    color: #1e293b;
}
.single-post-content ol {padding-left: 20px;margin: 16px 0 8px;}
.single-post-row .sidebar { flex: 30%; }
.sidebar-area {
    position: sticky;
    top: 100px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
    padding: 7px;
    background-color: white;
    border-radius: 10px;
    border: 2px solid #1D1068;
}
.blog-right-sidebar,.blog .sidebar {
    position: sticky;
    top: 100px;
}
.sidebar-area h2 {
    font-size: 17px;
    text-align: center;
    color: #1D1068;
    font-weight: bold;
}
.qa-related-posts .recent-posts {
    background-color: transparent !important;
}
.single .navigation .nav-links {
    justify-content: space-between !important;
}
#comments {display: none;}
.qa-related-posts {
    padding-top: 5px;
    background: #d7f0ff52;
    border-radius: 30px;
}
.recent-post-slide .ltblogboxcol {
    background: #fff;
}
.authorinfo {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    max-width: 1000px;
    margin: 40px auto 0;
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 16px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    background-color: #d7f0ff52 !important;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 0px 0px #132E59 !important;
}
.about-founder {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 30px;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.founder-image {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-width: 200px;
}
.founder-content {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 250px;
}
.founder-image img {
    width: 180px;
    height: 180px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    object-position: center;object-fit: cover;
}
.single-post-author {
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 13px;
    line-height: 20px;
    color: #132E59;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    background-color: #132e5912;
    padding: 7px 17px;
    border-radius: 30px;
}
.founder-content h3 {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    color: #132E59;
}
.founder-content h3, .founder-content h4, .founder-content p {
    margin: 8px 0;
    text-align: left;
}
.founder-content h4 {
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.2em;
    color: #1e293b !important;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}
.founder-content img {
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
}
.qa-related-posts .sec-head a, .qa-post-btn a {
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.4;
    padding: 14px 20px;
    background: #132E59;
    border-radius: 30px;
    color: #fff;
}
.qa-post-btn {
    margin: 30px auto 0;
    max-width: fit-content;
}
.qa-related-posts .sec-head h2 {
    font-size: 40px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    margin-left: 10px;
}
.qa-related-posts .sec-head {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    gap: 20px;
    justify-content: space-between;
}
.hide-desk {
    display: none;
}
.qa-related-posts {
    padding-bottom: 60px;
}



/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    body .container, .site .container, .entry-content .container {
        padding: 0 20px;
    }
    .recent-posts {
        padding: 20px 0;
        margin-top: 0px;
    }
    .recent-posts > h2 {
        margin-bottom: 10px;
    }
    .single-post-row {
        margin-top: 20px;
    }
    }
    
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .qa-related-posts {
        padding: 20px 0 50px;
        margin: 0 20px;
    }
    .authorinfo {
        margin: 40px auto 10px;
    }
    .authorinfo p {
        text-align: center !important;
    }
    .hide-desk {
        display: block;
    }
    .hide-mob {
        display: none;
    }
    .qa-related-posts .sec-head {
        padding: 0;
    }
    .single .navigation .nav-links {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
    }
    .single .navigation .nav-links .nav-previous,.single .navigation .nav-links .nav-next {
        margin: 0 !important;
    }
    .qa-related-posts .sec-head h2 {
        font-size: 24px;
        line-height: 1.3;
        margin: 0;
    }
    .about-founder {
       gap: 20px;
       text-align: center;
       justify-content: center;
    }
    .founder-image {
    	justify-content: flex-start !important;
    	min-width: auto;
    }
    .founder-image img {
        width: 100px !important;
        height: 100px !important;
        object-fit: cover !important;
        object-position: top !important;
    }
    .founder-content h3, .founder-content h4, .founder-content p {
    	text-align: center;
    }
    .founder-content h3 {
        margin-top: 20px !important;
        font-size: 22px !important;
    }
    .founder-content h4 {
        font-size: 16px;
    }
    .founder-content a.linkedin-icon {
        text-align: center;
        width: fit-content;
        display: inline-block;
    }
    .blog .page_b_head {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
    }
    .page_b_head.blog-temp { flex-direction: column;align-items: center; padding-bottom: 20px;}
    .blog .page_b_head .page-title {
        margin-bottom: 14px;
    }
    .recent-posts {
        padding: 40px 0 30px;
    }
    .blog .search-blog-form {
        width: 100%;
    }
    .search-blog-form .search-form {
        max-width: 100% !important;
    }
    .custom-blog {
        gap: 20px;
        flex-direction: column;
    }
    .blog .sidebar-area h2 {
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }
    .latest_blog,.search-posts-wrap {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr);
    }
    .single-post-row {
        margin-top: 20px;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 30px;
    } 
    }

    @media (max-width: 480px) {
        .article-item {
            padding: 10px 10px 20px;
            flex-direction: column;
            box-shadow: rgba(100, 100, 111, 0.2) 0px 7px 29px 0px;
            border-radius: 20px;
        }
        .article-item .post-thum,.article-item .post-content {
            width: 100%;
        }
        .article-item .post-content {
            padding: 30px 0 0;
        }
        .article-item .post-thum a, .article-item .post-thum a img,.search-posts-wrap article .post-thumbnail img {
            max-width: 100% !important;
            width: 100% !important;
        }
        .ltblogboxcol {
            padding: 10px 10px 20px;
        }
        .recent-posts {
            margin-bottom: 20px;
        }
        .article-item .post-content h2, .article-item .post-content h2 a, .ltblogtitle h3 {
            font-size: 18px;
            font-weight: 600;
        }
        .article-item p {
            font-size: 14px;
            line-height: 1.4;
        }
        .custom-blog .post {
            margin-bottom: 20px !important;
        }
        .recent-posts > h2 {
            font-size: 22px;
            text-align: center;
        }
        .latest_blog,.search-posts-wrap {
            grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        }
        .main_blog-page .page-title h1, .single-post-content .page-header h1,.single-post-content h2 {
            font-size: 24px;
        }
        .single-post-content .page-header {
            margin-bottom: 8px;
        }
        .publish-info {
            margin-bottom: 14px;
        }
        .single-post-content p {
            margin-bottom: 1em;
            font-size: 14px;
        }
        .single-post-row {
            padding: 30px 12px;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            margin-top: 10px;
        }
        .single-post-content table td, .single-post-content table th,.single-post-content ul li,.single-post-content ol li {
            font-size: 14px;
        }
        .single-post-content h2 {
            margin-bottom: 8px !important;
        }
        .single .post-navigation .post-title {
            display: none;
        }
        .single-post-content h3, .single-post-content p > b {
            font-size: 17px;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }
        .single  .navigation {
            padding: 0 10px 20px;
        }
        .single-post-content table {
            margin: 20px 0;
        }
        .post-table table { min-width: 600px; }
        .post-table {
            overflow-x: auto;
            margin-bottom: 10px
        }
    }
    
.single-post-content h3 {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}.qat-blog-sm-content {
    padding: 10px;
}.latest-insights {
    padding: 40px 0px;
}.dashicons-calendar-alt:before {
    content: "\f508";
    color: #153D78;
}
.qat-blog-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr;
    gap: 30px;
}

.qat-blog-left {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 25px;
}

.qat-blog-card-lg {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #153261;
    border-radius: 22px;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.qat-blog-img img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 230px !important;
    border-radius: 20px;
}
.qat-blog-content {
    padding: 22px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    height: 100%;
}
h2.section_heading {
    font-size: 45px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #132E59;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.qat-blog-title {
    font-size: 18px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #182F52;
}
.qat-blog-excerpt {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #182F52;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 4;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.qat-blog-meta {
    margin-top: 10px;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
}
.qat-blog-date {
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #182F52;
    display: flex;
    gap: 6px;
    align-items: center;
}

.qat-readmore-btn {
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #132E59, #2963BF);
    color: #ffffff;
    border: none;
    padding: 10px 16px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    font-size: 12px;
}

/* ===== RIGHT SMALL BLOGS ===== */
.qat-blog-right {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 16px;
}
.qat-blog-card-sm {
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #153261;
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 0px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr;
    gap: 4px;
    transition: background 0.3s ease;
}

.qat-blog-card-sm:hover {
    background: #D9F0FF;
}

.qat-blog-thumb img {
    width: 100% !important;
    height: 100% !important;
    border-radius: 12px;
    /* object-fit: cover; */
}

.qat-blog-sm-content .qat-blog-title {
    font-size: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.qat-blog-sm-content .qat-blog-excerpt {
    font-size: 12px;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .qat-blog-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .qat-blog-left {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}