/* Index page styles - scroll-section banner and swiper */
.scroll-section .testimonial1-slider {
    overflow: hidden;
}
.scroll-section .testimonial1-slider .swiper-slide {
    margin: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}
.scroll-section + section.ticker_section {
    margin-top: 0;
}
.scroll-section .banner_slider_pagination_text {
    margin-top: 77px;
    padding-top: 70px;
    padding-bottom: 70px;
    background-position: center center;
    position: relative
}
.scroll-section .banner_slider_pagination_text::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
    z-index: 0
}
.scroll-section .banner_slider_pagination_text .container {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1
}
.scroll-section .form-section .brand-white,
.scroll-section .form-section .hero-sub,
.scroll-section .form-section .hero-trust,
.scroll-section .form-section .hero-trust-item {
    color: #fff !important;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6), 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4)
}
.scroll-section .form-section .title span {
    color: #e8f4fc !important
}
.scroll-section .form-section .hero-trust-dot {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85) !important
}
@media (max-width:768px) {
    .scroll-section .banner_slider_pagination_text {
        background-position: center !important
    }
}
@media (max-width:992px) {
    .scroll-section .word-limit {
        display: -webkit-box;
        -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
        -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
        overflow: hidden;
        text-overflow: ellipsis
    }
}
.scroll-section .form-section {
    width: 56%;
    border-radius: 30px;
    opacity: 1
}
@media screen and (max-width:992px) {
    .scroll-section .form-section {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 100%;
        min-width: 0;
        box-sizing: border-box
    }
}
.scroll-section .title {
    font-size: 42px;
    font-weight: 500;
    max-height: 156px
}
@media screen and (max-width:992px) {
    .scroll-section .title {
        font-size: 26px;
        font-weight: 400
    }
}
.scroll-section .title span {
    color: var(--axon-primary) !important
}
.scroll-section .swiper-pagination {
    bottom: 30px
}
@media screen and (max-width:992px) {
    .scroll-section .swiper-pagination {
        position: absolute;
        height: 50px;
        width: 100%;
        justify-content: center;
        bottom: -10px;
        left: 0
    }
}
.scroll-section .swiper-pagination-bullet {
    position: relative;
    background: transparent;
    width: initial;
    border-radius: 0;
    border: none;
    margin: 0 15px;
    opacity: 60%;
    color: #E1E6ED;
    font-weight: 500;
    white-space: nowrap
}
@media screen and (max-width:992px) {
    .scroll-section .swiper-pagination-bullet {
        color: transparent !important;
        width: 30px !important;
        margin: 0 5px
    }
}
@media screen and (max-width:992px) {
    .scroll-section .swiper-pagination-bullet:after {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        background: #E1E6ED;
        width: 30px;
        left: 0;
        top: 25px;
        z-index: -1;
        opacity: 60%;
        border-radius: 0;
        height: 2px
    }
}
.scroll-section .swiper-pagination-bullet-active {
    position: relative;
    background: transparent;
    width: initial;
    border-radius: 0;
    opacity: 100% !important
}
.scroll-section .swiper-pagination-bullet-active:before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    background: #E1E6ED;
    width: 100%;
    left: 0;
    top: 25px;
    z-index: 1;
    border-radius: 0;
    height: 2px;
    animation-name: example;
    animation-duration: 4s
}
.scroll-section .swiper-pagination-bullet-active:after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    background: #E1E6ED;
    width: 100%;
    left: 0;
    top: 25px;
    z-index: -1;
    opacity: 60%;
    border-radius: 0;
    height: 2px
}
.scroll-section .cust_btn {
    padding: 12px 30px;
    border-radius: 27px;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 400
}
@keyframes example {
    0% { width: 0% }
    100% { width: 100% }
}
.scroll-section .span_bold span {
    font-weight: 700
}
.scroll-section .text-color-g2 p {
    color: #E1E6ED
}
.dark-theme .brand-white {
    color: #1E1E1E !important
}
.dark-theme .cust_btn {
    color: #fff;
    background: var(--axon-primary)
}
.dark-theme .text-color-g2 p {
    color: #1E1E1E !important
}
.dark-theme .swiper-pagination-bullet {
    color: #1E1E1E !important
}
@media screen and (max-width:992px) {
    .dark-theme .swiper-pagination-bullet {
        color: transparent !important
    }
}
.dark-theme .swiper-pagination-bullet-active:before {
    background: #1E1E1E !important
}
.dark-theme .swiper-pagination-bullet-active:after {
    background: #1E1E1E !important;
    opacity: 50% !important
}
@media screen and (max-width:992px) {
    .dark-theme .swiper-pagination-bullet:after {
        background: #1E1E1E !important
    }
}

/* ===== Index conversion & marketing upgrades ===== */
.scroll-section .hero-sub {
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    opacity: 0.95;
    max-width: 28em
}
@media screen and (max-width:992px) {
    .scroll-section .hero-sub {
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        max-width: none
    }
}
.scroll-section .hero-trust {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.35rem 0.5rem;
    font-size: 0.85rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    opacity: 0.9
}
.scroll-section .hero-trust-dot {
    opacity: 0.6;
    font-size: 0.6rem
}
.scroll-section .hero-cta,
.scroll-section .cust_btn {
    font-weight: 600;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease
}
.scroll-section .cust_btn:hover,
.scroll-section .hero-cta:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(15, 75, 134, 0.35)
}

/* Section hierarchy */
.section-head.index-upgrade {
    margin-bottom: 1rem
}
.section-head .section-kicker {
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
    color: var(--axon-primary);
    margin-bottom: 0.35rem
}
.section-head .section-sub {
    font-size: 1rem;
    color: var(--axon-text-muted, #5a5a5a);
    max-width: 42em;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    margin-bottom: 0
}

/* Course cards premium */
.team_award .index-course-card {
    position: relative
}
.course-badge {
    position: absolute;
    top: 12px;
    right: 12px;
    z-index: 2;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.03em;
    padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
    border-radius: 6px;
    background: var(--axon-primary);
    color: #fff
}
.course-badge--popular {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--axon-primary) 0%, var(--axon-primary-dark) 100%)
}
.team_award .course-cta-link {
    font-weight: 600;
    transition: color 0.2s ease
}
.team_award .course-cta-link:hover {
    color: var(--axon-primary-dark) !important
}

/* Explore Programs: image containment (desktop cards + mobile carousel) */
.team_award .blog-card img,
.team_award .index-program-card-img {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
    vertical-align: middle;
}
.team_award .index-program-card-img-wrap {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    min-width: 0;
}
.team_award .award-slider .swiper-slide {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    height: auto;
}
.team_award .award-slider .slider {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.team_award .award-slider .index-program-card {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* Mini CTA block */
.index-mini-cta {
    padding-top: 0.5rem
}
.index-cta-btn,
.index-csr-btn {
    font-weight: 600;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease
}
.index-csr-btn:hover,
.index-cta-btn:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(15, 75, 134, 0.3)
}