:root {
    --bg: #080b12;
    --bg2: #0d1220;
    --bg3: #111827;
    --surface: #141c2e;
    --surface2: #1a2540;
    --border: rgba(255,255,255,0.07);
    --border2: rgba(255,255,255,0.13);
    --border3: rgba(255,255,255,0.22);
    --accent: #4f8dff;
    --accent2: #7c5cfc;
    --accent3: #00d4aa;
    --gold: #f5c842;
    --warn: #ff6b35;
    --red: #ff4757;
    --text: #f0f4ff;
    --text2: #8b9ab8;
    --text3: #4f5f7a;
    --cat-color: #4f8dff;
    --cat-color-dark: rgba(79,141,255,0.1);
    --font-display: "Fraunces",serif;
    --font-body: "Plus Jakarta Sans",sans-serif;
    --r-sm: 8px;
    --r-md: 12px;
    --r-lg: 16px;
    --r-xl: 20px
}

*, *::before, *::after {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth
}

body {
    background: var(--bg);
    color: var(--text);
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.6;
    overflow-x: hidden
}

nav {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    padding: 0 5%;
    height: 64px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    background: rgba(8,11,18,.94);
    backdrop-filter: blur(24px);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border)
}

.logo {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 1.15rem;
    color: var(--text);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    text-decoration: none
}
/* ── Hamburger button (hidden on desktop) ─────────────────────────── */
.nav-hamburger {
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 5px;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 8px;
    margin-left: auto;
    z-index: 1001;
}

    .nav-hamburger span {
        display: block;
        width: 24px;
        height: 2px;
        background: #fff;
        border-radius: 2px;
        transition: transform .25s ease, opacity .25s ease;
    }

    .nav-hamburger.open span:nth-child(1) {
        transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg);
    }

    .nav-hamburger.open span:nth-child(2) {
        opacity: 0;
    }

    .nav-hamburger.open span:nth-child(3) {
        transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg);
    }

/* ── Mobile breakpoint ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
@@media (max-width: 768px) {

    nav {
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        position: relative;
    }

    .nav-hamburger {
        display: flex;
        order: 2;
    }

    .nav-cta {
        order: 3;
    }

    .nav-links {
        order: 4;
        display: none;
        flex-direction: column;
        width: 100%;
        background: var(--surface, #111);
        border-top: 1px solid var(--border, rgba(255,255,255,.1));
        padding: 12px 0;
        gap: 0;
    }

        .nav-links.open {
            display: flex;
        }

        .nav-links .nav-link {
            padding: 12px 20px;
            font-size: .9rem;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border, rgba(255,255,255,.07));
        }

            .nav-links .nav-link:last-child {
                border-bottom: none;
            }
    /* Footer stacks on mobile */
    .site-footer {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 20px;
    }

    .footer-links {
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: 10px 16px;
    }

        .footer-links a {
            font-size: .82rem;
        }
}

.logo-pip {
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--cat-color);
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px var(--cat-color);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    transition: background .3s
}

.nav-links {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 18px
}

.nav-link {
    color: var(--text2);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: .83rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: color .15s
}

    .nav-link:hover, .nav-link.active {
        color: var(--text)
    }

.nav-cta {
    color: #fff;
    padding: 7px 16px;
    border-radius: var(--r-sm);
    font-size: .83rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all .18s;
    background: var(--cat-color);
    white-space: nowrap
}

    .nav-cta:hover {
        filter: brightness(1.15);
        transform: translateY(-1px)
    }

.bc {
    padding: 13px 5%;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 6px;
    font-size: .74rem;
    color: var(--text3);
    flex-wrap: wrap
}

    .bc a {
        color: var(--text3);
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: color .15s
    }

        .bc a:hover {
            color: var(--text2)
        }

.bc-sep {
    opacity: .35
}

.bc-current {
    color: var(--text2)
}

.wrap {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 5% 80px
}

.btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 7px;
    padding: 11px 24px;
    border-radius: var(--r-sm);
    font-size: .88rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all .2s;
    text-decoration: none;
    border: none;
    white-space: nowrap
}

.btn-primary {
    background: var(--cat-color);
    color: #fff
}

    .btn-primary:hover {
        filter: brightness(1.12);
        transform: translateY(-1px)
    }

.btn-ghost {
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--text2);
    border: 1px solid var(--border2)
}

    .btn-ghost:hover {
        color: var(--text);
        border-color: var(--border3)
    }

.btn-lg {
    padding: 13px 32px;
    font-size: .95rem
}

.cat-hero {
    padding: 52px 0 44px;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    gap: 32px;
    align-items: end;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    margin-bottom: 0;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden
}

    .cat-hero::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        top: -60px;
        right: -80px;
        width: 400px;
        height: 400px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: radial-gradient(circle,var(--cat-color-dark),transparent 70%);
        pointer-events: none
    }

.hero-icon {
    width: 52px;
    height: 52px;
    border-radius: 14px;
    background: var(--cat-color-dark);
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.12);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    margin-bottom: 16px
}

.hero-eyebrow {
    font-size: .7rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .12em;
    color: var(--cat-color);
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 10px
}

.cat-hero h1 {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: clamp(1.9rem,4.5vw,3rem);
    font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -.03em;
    line-height: 1.08;
    color: var(--text)
}

    .cat-hero h1 em {
        font-style: italic;
        color: var(--cat-color)
    }

.hero-sub {
    font-size: .92rem;
    color: var(--text2);
    margin-top: 12px;
    max-width: 540px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    font-weight: 300
}

.hero-actions {
    display: flex;
    gap: 10px;
    margin-top: 22px;
    flex-wrap: wrap
}

.hero-stats-col {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
    align-items: flex-end;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1
}

.hs {
    text-align: right
}

.hs-val {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 2rem;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: var(--text);
    line-height: 1
}

    .hs-val.accent {
        color: var(--cat-color)
    }

    .hs-val.teal {
        color: var(--accent3)
    }

.hs-key {
    font-size: .68rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .09em;
    color: var(--text3);
    margin-top: 2px
}

.filter-strip {
    display: flex;
    gap: 7px;
    padding: 18px 0;
    overflow-x: auto;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    scrollbar-width: none;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    margin-bottom: 28px
}

.chip {
    padding: 6px 14px;
    border-radius: 100px;
    border: 1px solid var(--border2);
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--text2);
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    transition: all .15s;
    white-space: nowrap
}

    .chip:hover {
        border-color: var(--border3);
        color: var(--text)
    }

    .chip.active {
        background: var(--cat-color-dark);
        border-color: var(--cat-color);
        color: var(--cat-color);
        font-weight: 600
    }

.section-label {
    font-size: .7rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .11em;
    color: var(--text3);
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px
}

    .section-label::after {
        content: "";
        flex: 1;
        height: 1px;
        background: var(--border)
    }

.compare-table-wrap {
    border: 1px solid var(--border2);
    border-radius: var(--r-lg);
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-bottom: 40px
}

.ct-head {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr 80px 90px 100px 90px 1fr 60px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.02);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border2)
}

.ct-th {
    padding: 10px 14px;
    font-size: .68rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .09em;
    color: var(--text3);
    font-weight: 600
}

#tableBody tr {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr 80px 90px 100px 90px 1fr 60px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
    transition: background .13s;
    cursor: pointer
}

    #tableBody tr:last-child {
        border-bottom: none
    }

    #tableBody tr:hover {
        background: rgba(255,255,255,.022)
    }

#tableBody td {
    padding: 14px 14px;
    font-size: .82rem;
    color: var(--text2);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center
}

.cert-cell {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 9px
}

.cert-icon {
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: .9rem;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    background: var(--surface2)
}

.cert-name-text {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: .88rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--text);
    line-height: 1.2
}

.cert-issuer {
    font-size: .68rem;
    color: var(--text3)
}

.top-pick-badge {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 3px;
    padding: 1px 7px;
    border-radius: 100px;
    background: rgba(245,200,66,.1);
    border: 1px solid rgba(245,200,66,.3);
    color: var(--gold);
    font-size: .62rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-left: 5px
}

.pass-bar-cell {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 7px;
    width: 100%
}

.mini-bar {
    flex: 1;
    height: 4px;
    background: var(--border);
    border-radius: 100px;
    overflow: hidden;
    max-width: 60px
}

.mini-bar-fill {
    height: 100%;
    border-radius: 100px
}

.pass-pct {
    font-weight: 600;
    font-size: .8rem
}

.diff-dots {
    display: flex;
    gap: 3px
}

.dd {
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--border2)
}

    .dd.e {
        background: var(--accent3)
    }

    .dd.m {
        background: var(--gold)
    }

    .dd.h {
        background: var(--warn)
    }

    .dd.v {
        background: var(--red)
    }

.salary-uplift {
    color: var(--accent3);
    font-weight: 600
}

.row-cta {
    font-size: .73rem;
    color: var(--cat-color);
    font-weight: 600;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity .13s
}

#tableBody tr:hover .row-cta {
    opacity: 1
}

.paths-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3,1fr);
    gap: 14px;
    margin-bottom: 40px
}

.path-card {
    background: var(--surface);
    border: 1px solid var(--border2);
    border-radius: var(--r-lg);
    padding: 22px;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all .2s;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: block
}

    .path-card:hover {
        border-color: var(--border3);
        background: var(--surface2);
        transform: translateY(-2px)
    }

    .path-card::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        height: 2px
    }

    .path-card.blue::before {
        background: linear-gradient(90deg,var(--accent),var(--accent2))
    }

    .path-card.red::before {
        background: linear-gradient(90deg,var(--red),var(--warn))
    }

    .path-card.teal::before {
        background: linear-gradient(90deg,var(--accent3),var(--accent))
    }

    .path-card.yellow::before {
        background: linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold),var(--warn))
    }

    .path-card.purple::before {
        background: linear-gradient(90deg,var(--accent2),var(--accent))
    }

    .path-card.orange::before {
        background: linear-gradient(90deg,var(--warn),var(--gold))
    }

.path-title {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: .95rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: var(--text);
    margin-bottom: 4px
}

.path-sub {
    font-size: .77rem;
    color: var(--text3);
    margin-bottom: 14px;
    line-height: 1.5
}

.path-seq {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 5px;
    flex-wrap: wrap
}

.path-seq-item {
    font-size: .7rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 3px 8px;
    border-radius: 100px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.05);
    border: 1px solid var(--border2);
    color: var(--text2)
}

.path-arrow {
    color: var(--text3);
    font-size: .7rem
}

.path-footer {
    font-size: .71rem;
    color: var(--text3);
    margin-top: 12px
}

.salary-card {
    background: var(--surface);
    border: 1px solid var(--border2);
    border-radius: var(--r-xl);
    padding: 26px 30px;
    margin-bottom: 40px
}

.salary-bars {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
    margin-top: 18px
}

.sal-row {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 140px 1fr auto;
    gap: 12px;
    align-items: center
}

.sal-name {
    font-size: .82rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--text2)
}

.sal-track {
    position: relative;
    height: 28px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.04);
    border-radius: 6px;
    overflow: hidden
}

.sal-before-bar {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    height: 100%;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.07);
    border-radius: 6px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    padding-left: 8px
}

.sal-after-bar {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    height: 100%;
    border-radius: 6px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    padding-right: 8px;
    transition: width 1.4s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1)
}

.sal-lbl {
    font-size: .7rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--text);
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1
}

.sal-lbl-before {
    font-size: .7rem;
    color: var(--text3)
}

.sal-uplift-tag {
    font-size: .78rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--accent3);
    white-space: nowrap
}

.who-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 40px
}

.who-card {
    background: var(--surface);
    border: 1px solid var(--border2);
    border-radius: var(--r-lg);
    padding: 22px
}

.who-title {
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: var(--text);
    margin-bottom: 12px
}

.who-items {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 8px
}

.who-item {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 8px;
    font-size: .82rem;
    color: var(--text2);
    line-height: 1.5
}

.who-dot {
    width: 5px;
    height: 5px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    margin-top: 6px
}

.featured-block {
    background: var(--surface);
    border: 1px solid var(--border2);
    border-radius: var(--r-xl);
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-bottom: 40px
}

.fb-links-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4,1fr)
}

.fb-link {
    padding: 16px 20px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 4px;
    border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background .15s
}

    .fb-link:last-child {
        border-right: none
    }

    .fb-link:hover {
        background: var(--surface2)
    }

.fb-link-title {
    font-size: .83rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--text)
}

.fb-link-sub {
    font-size: .72rem;
    color: var(--text3)
}

.fb-link-arrow {
    font-size: .72rem;
    color: var(--cat-color);
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-top: 2px
}

.faq-wrap {
    margin-bottom: 48px
}

.faq-item {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border)
}

.faq-btn {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 15px 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 12px;
    background: none;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-family: var(--font-body);
    font-size: .88rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--text);
    text-align: left
}

.faq-icon {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    color: var(--text3);
    transition: transform .25s;
    flex-shrink: 0
}

.faq-item.open .faq-icon {
    transform: rotate(45deg);
    color: var(--cat-color)
}

.faq-body {
    font-size: .83rem;
    color: var(--text2);
    line-height: 1.65;
    max-height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: max-height .32s ease,padding .2s;
    font-weight: 300
}

.faq-item.open .faq-body {
    max-height: 220px;
    padding-bottom: 14px
}

.bottom-cta {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 56px 5%;
    background: linear-gradient(180deg,var(--bg2),var(--bg));
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border)
}

    .bottom-cta h2 {
        font-family: var(--font-display);
        font-size: clamp(1.6rem,4vw,2.4rem);
        font-weight: 900;
        letter-spacing: -.025em;
        margin-bottom: 12px
    }

    .bottom-cta p {
        color: var(--text2);
        font-size: .92rem;
        margin-bottom: 26px;
        max-width: 460px;
        margin-left: auto;
        margin-right: auto;
        line-height: 1.65
    }

.cta-row {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 12px;
    flex-wrap: wrap
}

.site-footer {
    padding: 28px 5%;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 14px;
    flex-wrap: wrap
}

.footer-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: 18px;
    flex-wrap: wrap
}

    .footer-links a {
        font-size: .75rem;
        color: var(--text3);
        text-decoration: none
    }

        .footer-links a:hover {
            color: var(--text2)
        }

.footer-copy {
    font-size: .73rem;
    color: var(--text3)
}

@keyframes fadeUp {
    from {
        opacity: 0;
        transform: translateY(14px)
    }

    to {
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0)
    }
}

.animate-in {
    animation: fadeUp .45s ease both
}

@media(max-width:1100px) {
    .ct-head, #tableBody tr {
        grid-template-columns: 180px 1fr 80px 90px 100px 90px
    }

    .ct-th:last-child, #tableBody td:last-child {
        display: none
    }
}

@media(max-width:900px) {
    .paths-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr
    }

    .who-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .cat-hero {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .hero-stats-col {
        display: none
    }
}

@media(max-width:720px) {
    .ct-head, #tableBody tr {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 80px 90px 90px
    }

    .ct-th:nth-child(3), .ct-th:nth-child(5), .ct-th:nth-child(7), #tableBody td:nth-child(3), #tableBody td:nth-child(5), #tableBody td:nth-child(7) {
        display: none
    }

    .fb-links-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr
    }

    .paths-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }
}

@media(max-width:480px) {
    .nav-links .nav-link:not(:last-child) {
        display: none
    }
}