.slider-container {
        overflow: hidden;
        width: 100%;
        padding-block: 10px;
        height: 450px;
    }

    .slider-track {
        display: flex;
        transition: transform 0.5s ease;
        /* 20px gap between all slides */
        gap: 20px;
    }

    .slide {
        /* 3 slides per view on desktop: 2 gaps × 20px = 40px */
        flex: 0 0 calc((100% - 40px) / 3);
        padding: 0;
    }


    .slide img {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        max-height: 340px;
        object-fit: cover;
        border-radius: 0;
        display: block;
    }


    .slide h3 {
        font-size: 20px;
        margin: 12px 0;
        font-weight: 400;
        line-height: 28px;
        font-family: Sul Sans Test;
        color: #00416B;
        text-overflow: ellipsis;
         white-space: nowrap;
         width: 380px;
         overflow: hidden;
    }

    .slide a {
        color: #0075cf;
        text-decoration: none;
        font-weight: 400;
         font-size: 16px;
        font-family: Sul Sans Test;
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
         gap: 12px;
         padding: 6px 0;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
    }

    .explore-link-wrapper {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 10px;
    }

    .arrow-circle {
        width: 32px;
        height: 32px;
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        position: relative;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
        margin-left: 10px;
    }

    /* SVG circle with gap at top-right using stroke-dasharray */
    .arrow-circle svg.circle-outline {
        position: absolute;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        top: 0;
        left: -10px;
        z-index: 0;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
        transform: rotate(-150deg);
    }

    /* Solid fill circle (hidden by default, shown on hover) */
    .arrow-circle::after {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        top: 47%;
        left: 27%;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: #0075cf;
        transition: width 0.3s ease, height 0.3s ease;
        z-index: 1;
        opacity: 0;
    }

    .arrow-icon {
        position: relative;
        z-index: 2;
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        transition: transform 0.3s ease;
        /* Start off-center (to the left) */
        transform: translateX(-3px);
        padding-right: 16px;
    }

    .arrow-icon svg {
        width: 30px;
        height: 30px;
    }

    /* Default arrow color - blue */
    .arrow-icon svg path {
        fill: #0075cf;
        transition: fill 0.3s ease;
    }

    /* Hover state - solid blue filled circle */
    .slide a:hover .arrow-circle::after {
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        opacity: 1;
    }

    /* Hide the outline circle on hover */
    .slide a:hover .arrow-circle svg.circle-outline {
        opacity: 0;
    }

    .slide a:hover .arrow-icon {
        /* Center it and move forward on hover */
        transform: translateX(3px);
    }

    /* Arrow turns white on hover */
    .slide a:hover .arrow-icon svg path {
        fill: #ffffff;
    }

    .slide a:hover {
        color: #0075cf;
    }

    /* Footer */

    .slider-footer {
        margin-top: 25px;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 20px;
    }

    .counter {
        font-size: 20px;
        min-width: 60px;
        font-family: Sul Sans Test;
        font-weight: 400;
        color: #00416B !important;
    }

    /* Progress bar */

    .progress-bar {
        padding-block: 2px;
        flex: 1;
        height: 2px;
        background-color: #b8dbf5!important;
        position: relative;
    }

    .progress-bar span {
        position: absolute;
        left: 0;
        top: 0;
        height: 100%;
        width: 0%;
        background: #0075cf;
        transition: 0.4s;
    }

    /* Arrows */

    .arrows .arrow-btn {
        width: 50px;
        height: 40px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        border: none;
        background: #0075cf;
        cursor: pointer;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        padding: 0;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
    }
    
    .arrows{
        display: flex;
        gap: 10px;
    }


    .arrows .arrow-btn img {
        width: 27px;
        height: auto;
        display: block;
    }

    .arrows .arrow-btn:disabled {
        opacity: 0.4;
        cursor: not-allowed;
    }

    /* Responsive */

    @media (max-width: 900px) {
        .slide {
            /* 2 slides per view on tablet: 1 gap × 20px = 20px */
            flex: 0 0 calc((100% - 20px) / 2);
        }

        /* Make "Explore More" bigger on tablet */
        .slide a {
            font-size: 16px;
            gap: 12px;
            padding: 6px 0;
        }
    }
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
          .arrow-icon svg {
                width: 20px;
                height: 20px;
           }
           
            .arrow-circle {
                width: 24px;
                height: 24px;
            }
    }
    @media (max-width: 600px) {
        /* .taste-section {
            padding: 24px 16px 32px;
        } */
        .slider-container {
        height: 360px;
        }

        .header h2 {
            font-size: 32px;
            margin-bottom: 32px;
        }

        .slider-track {
            /* Keep 20px gap on mobile for consistency (only 1 slide visible) */
            gap: 20px;
        }

        .slide {
            /* 1 slide per view on mobile */
            flex: 0 0 100%;
        }

        .slide img {
            max-height: 260px;
        }

        .slide h3 {
            font-size: 16px;
            line-height: 22px;
        }

        .slide a {
            font-size: 13px;
        }

        /* Keep arrow-circle same size as desktop for consistent design */
        .arrow-circle {
            margin-left: 8px;
        }

        .slider-footer {
            margin-top: 20px;
            gap: 12px;
        }

        .counter {
            font-size: 16px;
            min-width: 50px;
        }

        .arrows .arrow-btn {
            width: 40px !important;
            min-height: 40px !important;
        }

    }
    

.arrows .arrow-btn:disabled,
.arrows .arrow-btn.disabled {
    background: #B9C6D2;        /* grey background */
    cursor: not-allowed;
}

.arrows .arrow-btn:disabled img,
.arrows .arrow-btn.disabled img {
               /* fade icon */
}