/*
Theme Name: Monoletter
Author: Custom Theme
Description: A minimal black-and-white editorial WordPress theme inspired by modern independent newsletter blogs. Clean typography, generous whitespace, simple post feeds, and distraction-free reading.
Version: 1.2.55
Requires at least: 6.4
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: monoletter
Tags: blog, news, one-column, two-columns, right-sidebar, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, threaded-comments, translation-ready, block-styles, wide-blocks
*/

:root {
  --ml-bg: #ffffff;
  --ml-text: #111111;
  --ml-muted: #666666;
  --ml-border: #dedede;
  --ml-soft: #f5f5f5;
  --ml-content: 720px;
  --ml-wide: 1040px;
  --ml-ui: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --ml-sans: var(--ml-ui);
  --ml-reading: var(--ml-ui);
  --ml-header-height: 124px;
  --ml-menu-height: 90px;
  --ml-logo-size: 76px;
  --ml-title-size: 42px;
  --ml-menu-font-size: 20px;
  --ml-menu-item-padding: 28px;
  --ml-column-gap: 34px;
  --ml-row-gap: 28px;
  --ml-site-side-padding: 24px;
  --ml-chrome-side-padding: 24px;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--ml-bg);
  color: var(--ml-text);
  font-family: var(--ml-ui);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

a { color: inherit; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
a:hover { text-decoration-thickness: 2px; }
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
button, input, textarea, select { font: inherit; }

.screen-reader-text {
  border: 0; clip: rect(1px,1px,1px,1px); clip-path: inset(50%);
  height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0;
  position: absolute !important; width: 1px; word-wrap: normal !important;
}
.screen-reader-text:focus {
  background: #fff; clip: auto !important; clip-path: none; color: #111;
  display: block; font-size: 14px; height: auto; left: 8px; padding: 12px 16px;
  top: 8px; width: auto; z-index: 100000; border: 1px solid #111;
}

.site-header {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.97);
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
}
.admin-bar .site-header { top: 32px; }
.header-inner {
  max-width: var(--ml-wide);
  min-height: 64px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--ml-chrome-side-padding);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 24px;
}
.site-branding { display: flex; align-items: center; min-width: 0; }
.custom-logo-link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; }
.custom-logo { max-height: 36px; width: auto; }
.site-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.site-title a { text-decoration: none; }

.header-actions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 18px; }
.primary-nav ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: center; }
.primary-nav a { font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; }
.primary-nav a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.subscribe-button,
.wp-block-button__link,
input[type="submit"],
button[type="submit"] {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 40px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  border: 1px solid #111;
  background: #111;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 8px 18px;
  font-family: var(--ml-ui);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.subscribe-button:hover,
.wp-block-button__link:hover,
input[type="submit"]:hover,
button[type="submit"]:hover { background: #333; text-decoration: none; }

.menu-toggle {
  display: none;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: #111;
  padding: 8px;
  font-size: 14px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.site-main { min-height: 60vh; }
.home-hero {
  max-width: var(--ml-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 82px var(--ml-site-side-padding) 64px;
  text-align: center;
}
.home-hero-inner { max-width: 740px; margin: 0 auto; }
.home-hero h1 {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-family: var(--ml-reading);
  font-size: clamp(46px, 8vw, 78px);
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.home-hero p {
  max-width: 610px;
  margin: 0 auto 28px;
  color: #3f3f3f;
  font-family: var(--ml-reading);
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.home-hero .hero-actions { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.hero-secondary {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 40px;
  border: 1px solid #111;
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 8px 18px;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 14px;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.hero-secondary:hover { background: var(--ml-soft); }

.feed-wrap,
.archive-wrap,
.search-wrap {
  max-width: 860px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--ml-site-side-padding) 72px;
}
.feed-heading,
.archive-header,
.search-header {
  padding: 20px 0 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
}
.feed-heading h2,
.archive-header h1,
.search-header h1 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 15px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.archive-description { color: var(--ml-muted); font-family: var(--ml-reading); }

.post-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 180px;
  column-gap: var(--ml-column-gap);
  row-gap: var(--ml-row-gap);
  padding: 34px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
}
.post-card.no-thumbnail { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.post-card-body { min-width: 0; }
.post-card-title {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-family: var(--ml-reading);
  font-size: 27px;
  line-height: 1.18;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}
.post-card-title a { text-decoration: none; }
.post-card-title a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.post-card-excerpt {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-family: var(--ml-reading);
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: #424242;
}
.post-card-excerpt p { margin: 0; }
.post-meta {
  color: var(--ml-muted);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.4;
}
.post-meta a { text-decoration: none; }
.post-card-thumb { align-self: start; }
.post-card-thumb a { display: block; }
.post-card-thumb img { display: block; width: 180px; height: 120px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 3px; }

.single-wrap,
.page-wrap {
  max-width: var(--ml-content);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 68px var(--ml-site-side-padding) 88px;
}
.entry-header { margin-bottom: 38px; }
.entry-title {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-family: var(--ml-reading);
  font-size: clamp(40px, 7vw, 62px);
  line-height: 1.04;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
}
.entry-subtitle,
.entry-excerpt {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-family: var(--ml-reading);
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.48;
  color: #4b4b4b;
}
.featured-image {
  width: min(var(--ml-wide), calc(100vw - (var(--ml-site-side-padding) * 2)));
  max-width: none;
  margin: 42px 0 44px 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
}
.featured-image img { display: block; width: 100%; max-height: 640px; object-fit: cover; }

.entry-content {
  font-family: var(--ml-reading);
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.75;
}
.entry-content > * { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 1.35em; }
.entry-content h2,
.entry-content h3,
.entry-content h4,
.entry-content h5,
.entry-content h6 {
  font-family: var(--ml-ui);
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  margin-top: 1.8em;
  margin-bottom: .65em;
}
.entry-content h2 { font-size: 30px; }
.entry-content h3 { font-size: 24px; }
.entry-content blockquote {
  margin-left: 0;
  margin-right: 0;
  padding-left: 22px;
  border-left: 3px solid #111;
  font-size: 1.1em;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.entry-content code,
.entry-content pre { font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace; }
.entry-content pre { padding: 20px; overflow: auto; background: var(--ml-soft); font-size: 14px; }
.entry-content hr { border: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--ml-border); margin: 2.2em 0; }
.entry-content table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: var(--ml-ui); font-size: 15px; }
.entry-content th, .entry-content td { padding: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ml-border); text-align: left; }
.entry-content .alignwide { width: min(var(--ml-wide), calc(100vw - (var(--ml-site-side-padding) * 2))); max-width: none; margin-left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); }
.entry-content .alignfull { width: 100vw; max-width: none; margin-left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); }

.post-footer {
  margin-top: 48px;
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
  color: var(--ml-muted);
  font-size: 14px;
}
.post-tags a {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 6px 6px 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
  border-radius: 999px;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.author-box {
  margin-top: 46px;
  padding: 24px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 56px 1fr;
  gap: 16px;
  align-items: center;
}
.author-box img { border-radius: 50%; }
.author-box strong { display: block; margin-bottom: 3px; }
.author-box p { margin: 0; color: var(--ml-muted); font-family: var(--ml-ui); font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; }

.navigation.pagination { margin: 38px 0 0; }
.nav-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; align-items: center; }
.page-numbers { border: 1px solid var(--ml-border); border-radius: 999px; padding: 6px 12px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; }
.page-numbers.current { background: #111; border-color: #111; color: #fff; }
.post-navigation { margin-top: 44px; padding-top: 24px; border-top: 1px solid var(--ml-border); }
.post-navigation .nav-links { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px; }
.post-navigation .nav-next { text-align: right; }
.post-navigation a { font-family: var(--ml-reading); font-size: 17px; }

.comments-area { max-width: var(--ml-content); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 var(--ml-site-side-padding) 80px; }
.comments-title, .comment-reply-title { font-family: var(--ml-ui); font-size: 20px; }
.comment-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; }
.comment-list .children { list-style: none; }
.comment-body { padding: 22px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ml-border); }
.comment-meta { font-size: 13px; color: var(--ml-muted); }
.comment-content { font-family: var(--ml-reading); font-size: 17px; }
textarea, input[type="text"], input[type="email"], input[type="url"], input[type="search"] {
  width: 100%; border: 1px solid #bbb; border-radius: 3px; background: #fff; color: #111; padding: 11px 12px;
}

.search-form { display: flex; gap: 8px; margin-top: 20px; }
.search-form label { flex: 1; }

.not-found { max-width: var(--ml-content); margin: 0 auto; padding: 84px var(--ml-site-side-padding); text-align: center; }
.not-found h1 { font-family: var(--ml-reading); font-size: 52px; margin: 0 0 12px; }

.site-footer {
  border-top: 0;
  background: #333333;
  color: #f2f2f2;
}
.footer-inner {
  max-width: var(--ml-wide);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 34px var(--ml-chrome-side-padding) 38px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 14px;
  color: #d8d8d8;
  font-size: 13px;
  text-align: center;
}
.footer-custom-text {
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0;
  color: inherit;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: inherit;
  font-weight: inherit;
  line-height: inherit;
  letter-spacing: inherit;
  text-align: center;
  white-space: pre-line;
}
.footer-custom-text a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 2px;
}
.footer-copyright {
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
}
.footer-nav { width: 100%; }
.footer-nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 16px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.footer-nav a {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.footer-nav a:hover,
.footer-nav a:focus-visible {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .admin-bar .site-header { top: 46px; }
  .header-inner { min-height: 58px; padding: 0 16px; }
  .menu-toggle { display: block; }
  .header-actions { gap: 8px; }
  .primary-nav {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%; left: 0; right: 0;
    background: #fff;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
    padding: 14px 18px 18px;
  }
  .primary-nav.is-open { display: block; }
  .primary-nav ul { display: block; }
  .primary-nav li { margin: 8px 0; }
  .header-actions .subscribe-button { padding-left: 14px; padding-right: 14px; }
  .home-hero { padding: 58px 20px 48px; }
  .home-hero p { font-size: 18px; }
  .feed-wrap, .archive-wrap, .search-wrap { padding-left: min(var(--ml-site-side-padding), 20px); padding-right: min(var(--ml-site-side-padding), 20px); }
  .post-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr 112px; column-gap: min(var(--ml-column-gap), 18px); row-gap: min(var(--ml-row-gap), 18px); padding: 28px 0; }
  .post-card-thumb img { width: 112px; height: 84px; }
  .post-card-title { font-size: 23px; }
  .post-card-excerpt { font-size: 16px; }
  .single-wrap, .page-wrap { padding: 50px min(var(--ml-site-side-padding), 20px) 68px; }
  .comments-area { padding-left: min(var(--ml-site-side-padding), 20px); padding-right: min(var(--ml-site-side-padding), 20px); }
  .entry-title { font-size: clamp(38px, 12vw, 54px); }
  .entry-content { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.7; }
  .featured-image { width: 100vw; }
  .post-navigation .nav-links { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .post-navigation .nav-next { text-align: left; }
  .footer-inner { flex-direction: column; padding-left: min(var(--ml-chrome-side-padding), 20px); padding-right: min(var(--ml-chrome-side-padding), 20px); }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .post-card { display: block; }
  .post-card-thumb { margin-top: 16px; }
  .post-card-thumb img { width: 100%; height: auto; max-height: 220px; }
  .home-hero h1 { font-size: 46px; }
}


/* Monoletter 1.1 header, social links, and optional sidebar */
.header-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: initial;
  gap: 20px;
}
.header-nav-area {
  min-width: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-self: start;
}
.site-branding {
  justify-self: center;
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 420px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 12px;
}
.site-branding .custom-logo-link {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}
.site-branding .custom-logo {
  display: block;
}
.site-title {
  margin: 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
.header-actions {
  min-width: 0;
  justify-self: end;
}
.social-links {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
}
.mobile-social-links { display: none; }
.social-button {
  --ml-social-brand: #444444;
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  flex: 0 0 32px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--ml-social-brand);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--ml-social-brand);
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
  transition: filter .15s ease, transform .15s ease, box-shadow .15s ease;
}
.social-bluesky { --ml-social-brand: #1185fe; }
.social-facebook { --ml-social-brand: #1877f2; }
.social-reddit { --ml-social-brand: #ff4500; }
.social-discord { --ml-social-brand: #5865f2; }
.social-kofi {
  --ml-social-brand: #70a2ea;
  padding: 0;
  overflow: visible;
  border-color: #70a2ea;
  background: #70a2ea;
}
.social-kofi-image {
  display: block;
  width: 72%;
  height: 72%;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.social-email { --ml-social-brand: #4a4a4a; }
.social-button:hover,
.social-button:focus-visible {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
  filter: brightness(.9);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, .18);
}
.social-button svg {
  width: 17px;
  height: 17px;
  fill: currentColor;
}
.social-email svg { width: 16px; }

.content-layout.has-sidebar {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--ml-site-side-padding) 72px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 300px;
  column-gap: var(--ml-column-gap);
  row-gap: var(--ml-row-gap);
  align-items: start;
}
.content-layout.has-sidebar .content-layout-main { min-width: 0; }
.content-layout.has-sidebar .feed-wrap,
.content-layout.has-sidebar .archive-wrap,
.content-layout.has-sidebar .search-wrap,
.content-layout.has-sidebar .single-wrap,
.content-layout.has-sidebar .page-wrap,
.content-layout.has-sidebar .comments-area {
  max-width: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  padding-right: 0;
}
.content-layout.has-sidebar .feed-wrap,
.content-layout.has-sidebar .archive-wrap,
.content-layout.has-sidebar .search-wrap {
  padding-bottom: 0;
}
.content-layout.has-sidebar .featured-image,
.content-layout.has-sidebar .entry-content .alignwide {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  margin-left: 0;
  transform: none;
}
.content-layout.has-sidebar .entry-content .alignfull {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  margin-left: 0;
  transform: none;
}
.sidebar {
  min-width: 0;
  margin-top: 34px;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.widget {
  padding: 22px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
}
.widget:first-child { border-top-color: #111; }
.widget-title {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  font-family: var(--ml-ui);
  font-size: 12px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
}
.widget p:first-child { margin-top: 0; }
.widget p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.widget ul,
.widget ol {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}
.widget li {
  padding: 7px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
}
.widget li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.widget a { text-decoration: none; }
.widget a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.widget img { height: auto; }
.widget .wp-block-search__inside-wrapper { display: flex; gap: 7px; }
.widget .wp-block-search__button { margin-left: 0; }

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .content-layout.has-sidebar {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 260px;
    column-gap: min(var(--ml-column-gap), 32px);
    row-gap: min(var(--ml-row-gap), 32px);
  }
  .post-card {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 132px;
  }
  .post-card-thumb img {
    width: 132px;
    height: 96px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .header-inner {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .site-branding {
    max-width: 190px;
    gap: 7px;
  }
  .site-branding .custom-logo { max-height: 30px; }
  .site-title {
    font-size: 16px;
  }
  .header-actions {
    gap: 8px;
  }
  .desktop-social-links { display: none; }
  .mobile-social-links {
    display: flex;
    margin-top: 14px;
    padding-top: 14px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
  }
  .content-layout.has-sidebar {
    display: block;
    padding-left: min(var(--ml-site-side-padding), 20px);
    padding-right: min(var(--ml-site-side-padding), 20px);
  }
  .content-layout.has-sidebar .feed-wrap,
  .content-layout.has-sidebar .archive-wrap,
  .content-layout.has-sidebar .search-wrap,
  .content-layout.has-sidebar .single-wrap,
  .content-layout.has-sidebar .page-wrap,
  .content-layout.has-sidebar .comments-area {
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
  }
  .sidebar {
    margin-top: 12px;
    padding-top: 16px;
    border-top: 1px solid #111;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .site-branding { max-width: 110px; }
  .header-actions .subscribe-button {
    min-height: 36px;
    padding-left: 11px;
    padding-right: 11px;
    font-size: 12px;
  }
}

/* Monoletter 1.2 magazine homepage */
.post-card > .post-card-body {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1;
}
.post-card > .post-card-thumb {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1;
}
.post-card.no-thumbnail > .post-card-body { grid-column: 1 / -1; }

.home .site-header { box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.04); }
.home .header-inner {
  max-width: 1280px;
  min-height: 76px;
}
.home .site-title { font-size: 24px; }

.home-magazine-main {
  background: #f5f5f5;
  padding: 36px 0 76px;
}
.home-magazine-layout {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--ml-site-side-padding);
}
.home-magazine-layout:not(.has-sidebar) { max-width: 940px; }
.home-magazine-layout.has-sidebar {
  padding-bottom: 0;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 320px;
  column-gap: var(--ml-column-gap);
  row-gap: var(--ml-row-gap);
}
.home-magazine-layout .content-layout-main { min-width: 0; }
.home-magazine-layout .feed-wrap {
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.home-magazine-layout .feed-heading { display: none; }

.homepage-intro,
.homepage-page-content {
  margin: 0 0 var(--ml-row-gap);
  padding: 26px 30px;
  border: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.035);
}
.homepage-intro p { margin: 0; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.65; }
.homepage-page-content .entry-content { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; }
.homepage-page-content .entry-content > :last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.home-magazine-layout .magazine-post-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(250px, 46%) minmax(0, 1fr);
  column-gap: var(--ml-column-gap);
  row-gap: var(--ml-row-gap);
  align-items: center;
  margin: 0 0 var(--ml-row-gap);
  padding: 26px;
  border: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.035);
}
.home-magazine-layout .magazine-post-card.no-thumbnail {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
.home-magazine-layout .magazine-post-card > .post-card-thumb {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1;
  align-self: stretch;
  min-width: 0;
}
.home-magazine-layout .magazine-post-card > .post-card-body {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1;
  min-width: 0;
}
.home-magazine-layout .magazine-post-card.no-thumbnail > .post-card-body {
  grid-column: 1;
}
.home-magazine-layout .post-card-thumb a {
  display: block;
  height: 100%;
}
.home-magazine-layout .post-card-thumb img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 230px;
  max-height: 290px;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 5px;
}
.post-card-categories {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 7px;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}
.post-card-category {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 24px;
  padding: 3px 9px;
  border: 1px solid #111;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: #111;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.post-card-category:nth-child(even) {
  background: #fff;
  color: #111;
}
.post-card-category:hover,
.post-card-category:focus-visible {
  background: #333;
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.home-magazine-layout .post-card-title {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  font-family: var(--ml-ui);
  font-size: clamp(21px, 2.1vw, 27px);
  line-height: 1.22;
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
}
.home-magazine-layout .post-card-excerpt {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  font-family: var(--ml-ui);
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.62;
  color: #5a5a5a;
}
.post-card-read-more {
  color: #222;
  font-weight: 700;
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.post-card-read-more:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.home-magazine-layout .post-card-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
  color: #777;
  font-size: 12px;
}
.home-magazine-layout .post-card-meta a { color: #555; }
.post-meta-separator { color: #aaa; }
.post-card-comments { white-space: nowrap; }

.home-magazine-layout .sidebar {
  margin-top: 0;
  font-size: 14px;
}
.home-magazine-layout .widget {
  margin: 0 0 var(--ml-row-gap);
  padding: 26px;
  border: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.035);
}
.home-magazine-layout .widget:first-child { border-top-color: #e8e8e8; }
.home-magazine-layout .widget-title {
  margin: 0 0 22px;
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}
.home-magazine-layout .widget li { border-bottom-color: #ededed; }

.monoletter-popular-posts {
  margin: 0 !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  list-style: none !important;
}
.monoletter-popular-post {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 76px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 14px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0 0 18px !important;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  border: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #ededed !important;
}
.monoletter-popular-post:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
  padding-bottom: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 0 !important;
}
.popular-post-thumb {
  display: block;
  width: 76px;
  height: 76px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: 5px;
  background: #ececec;
}
.popular-post-thumb img {
  display: block;
  width: 76px;
  height: 76px;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.popular-post-thumb-placeholder {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ededed, #d7d7d7);
}
.popular-post-copy { min-width: 0; }
.popular-post-title {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.32;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none !important;
}
.popular-post-title:hover { text-decoration: underline !important; }
.popular-post-date {
  display: block;
  color: #888;
  font-size: 12px;
}

.home-magazine-layout .navigation.pagination {
  margin-top: 30px;
  padding: 22px 26px;
  border: 1px solid #e8e8e8;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #fff;
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .home-magazine-layout.has-sidebar {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 270px;
    column-gap: min(var(--ml-column-gap), 26px);
    row-gap: min(var(--ml-row-gap), 26px);
  }
  .home-magazine-layout .magazine-post-card {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(210px, 43%) minmax(0, 1fr);
    column-gap: min(var(--ml-column-gap), 22px);
    row-gap: min(var(--ml-row-gap), 22px);
    padding: 22px;
  }
  .home-magazine-layout .post-card-thumb img { min-height: 210px; }
  .home-magazine-layout .widget { padding: 22px; }
  .monoletter-popular-post {
    grid-template-columns: 64px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 11px;
  }
  .popular-post-thumb,
  .popular-post-thumb img { width: 64px; height: 64px; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .home .header-inner { min-height: 62px; }
  .home .site-title { font-size: 18px; }
  .home-magazine-main { padding: 22px 0 52px; }
  .home-magazine-layout,
  .home-magazine-layout.has-sidebar {
    display: block;
    padding-left: min(var(--ml-site-side-padding), 16px);
    padding-right: min(var(--ml-site-side-padding), 16px);
  }
  .home-magazine-layout .magazine-post-card {
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: min(var(--ml-row-gap), 18px);
    padding: 18px;
  }
  .home-magazine-layout .magazine-post-card .post-card-thumb { margin: 0 0 18px; }
  .home-magazine-layout .post-card-thumb img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    max-height: none;
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  }
  .home-magazine-layout .post-card-title { font-size: 23px; }
  .homepage-intro,
  .homepage-page-content { padding: 20px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .home-magazine-layout .sidebar {
    margin-top: 24px;
    padding-top: 0;
    border-top: 0;
  }
  .home-magazine-layout .widget { margin-bottom: min(var(--ml-row-gap), 18px); }
}

/* Sidebar social/newsletter card */
.monoletter-social-widget-text {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: #666;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.widget-social-links {
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}
.monoletter-widget-subscribe .subscribe-button { width: 100%; }


/* Monoletter 1.2.3: left-aligned logo with independently centered title */
.header-left {
  min-width: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-self: start;
  gap: 22px;
}
.header-logo {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}
.header-logo .custom-logo-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
}
.header-logo .custom-logo {
  display: block;
  max-height: 42px;
  width: auto;
}
.site-branding {
  justify-self: center;
  text-align: center;
}
.site-branding .custom-logo-link,
.site-branding .custom-logo {
  display: none;
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .header-left { gap: 12px; }
  .header-logo .custom-logo { max-height: 36px; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .header-left {
    gap: 5px;
    min-width: 0;
  }
  .header-logo .custom-logo {
    max-height: 30px;
    max-width: 54px;
  }
  .header-nav-area { flex: 0 0 auto; }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .header-logo .custom-logo {
    max-height: 28px;
    max-width: 42px;
  }
}


/* Monoletter 1.2.5: reference-style two-row publication header */
.header-top-row {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: var(--ml-header-height);
  margin: 0;
  padding: 18px var(--ml-chrome-side-padding);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
  background: #fff;
}

.header-top-row .header-logo {
  justify-self: start;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.header-top-row .header-logo .custom-logo-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.header-top-row .header-logo .custom-logo {
  display: block;
  width: auto;
  max-width: var(--ml-logo-size);
  max-height: var(--ml-logo-size);
}

.header-top-row .site-branding {
  justify-self: center;
  display: block;
  max-width: min(760px, 58vw);
  min-width: 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.header-top-row .site-title {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: var(--ml-title-size);
  line-height: 1.05;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: .005em;
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.header-top-row .site-title a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.header-top-row .header-actions {
  justify-self: end;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.header-menu-row {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: var(--ml-menu-height);
  padding: 0 var(--ml-chrome-side-padding);
  border-top: 1px solid #dedede;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #dedede;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  position: relative;
  background: #fff;
}

.header-menu-row .primary-nav {
  display: block;
  width: auto;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0;
}

.header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > li {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  background: transparent;
  transition: background-color 140ms ease;
}

.header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > li:hover,
.header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > li:focus-within {
  background: #f0f0f0;
}

.header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > li > a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: calc(var(--ml-menu-height) - 1px);
  padding: 0 var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
  color: #333;
  font-size: var(--ml-menu-font-size);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > li > a:hover,
.header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > li > a:focus-visible {
  color: #111;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > li::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
  right: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
  bottom: -1px;
  height: 4px;
  background: #333;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: center;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* The underline is reserved for the page that is actually current. */
.header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > .current-menu-item::after,
.header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > .current_page_item::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > .current-menu-item > a,
.header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > .current_page_item > a {
  color: #333;
  font-weight: 700;
}

/* Old one-row header wrapper is intentionally unused. */
.header-inner {
  display: none !important;
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .header-top-row {
    min-height: min(var(--ml-header-height), 104px);
    padding-left: min(var(--ml-chrome-side-padding), 20px);
    padding-right: min(var(--ml-chrome-side-padding), 20px);
  }

  .header-top-row .header-logo .custom-logo {
    max-width: min(var(--ml-logo-size), 62px);
    max-height: min(var(--ml-logo-size), 62px);
  }

  .header-top-row .site-title {
    font-size: min(var(--ml-title-size), 36px);
  }

  .header-menu-row {
    min-height: min(var(--ml-menu-height), 72px);
  }

  .header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > li > a {
    min-height: calc(min(var(--ml-menu-height), 72px) - 1px);
    font-size: min(var(--ml-menu-font-size), 17px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .header-top-row {
    min-height: 70px;
    padding: 10px min(var(--ml-chrome-side-padding), 14px);
    grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .header-top-row .header-logo .custom-logo {
    max-width: min(var(--ml-logo-size), 48px);
    max-height: min(var(--ml-logo-size), 48px);
  }

  .header-top-row .site-branding {
    max-width: none;
  }

  .header-top-row .site-title {
    max-width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    font-size: min(var(--ml-title-size), 24px);
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .header-top-row .header-actions {
    gap: 6px;
  }

  .header-top-row .header-actions .subscribe-button {
    min-height: 34px;
    padding: 7px 11px;
    font-size: 12px;
  }

  .header-menu-row {
    min-height: 48px;
    padding: 0 min(var(--ml-chrome-side-padding), 14px);
  }

  .header-menu-row .menu-toggle {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-height: 40px;
    margin: 4px 0;
    font-weight: 700;
  }

  .header-menu-row .primary-nav {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 60;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 12px 20px 18px;
    background: #fff;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
  }

  .header-menu-row .primary-nav.is-open {
    display: block;
  }

  .header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul {
    --ml-menu-item-padding: 14px;
    display: block;
  }

  .header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > li {
    display: block;
    margin: 0;
  }

  .header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > li > a {
    min-height: 44px;
    padding-left: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
    padding-right: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
    font-size: min(var(--ml-menu-font-size), 15px);
  }

  .header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > li::after {
    left: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
    width: 36px;
    right: auto;
    height: 3px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .header-top-row {
    gap: 7px;
    padding-left: min(var(--ml-chrome-side-padding), 10px);
    padding-right: min(var(--ml-chrome-side-padding), 10px);
  }

  .header-top-row .header-logo .custom-logo {
    max-width: min(var(--ml-logo-size), 40px);
    max-height: min(var(--ml-logo-size), 40px);
  }

  .header-top-row .site-title {
    font-size: min(var(--ml-title-size), 20px);
  }

  .header-top-row .header-actions .subscribe-button {
    padding-left: 9px;
    padding-right: 9px;
  }
}


/* Monoletter 1.2.16 static homepage alignment */
/* The assigned static front page intentionally suppresses its page title. */
.content-layout.has-sidebar .front-page-static {
  padding-top: 34px;
}
.content-layout.has-sidebar .front-page-static > .featured-image {
  margin-top: 0;
}


/* Monoletter 1.2.17 persistent horizontally scrollable mobile navigation */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  /* Keep the complete menu visible; mobile navigation never collapses. */
  .menu-toggle,
  .header-menu-row .menu-toggle {
    display: none !important;
  }

  .header-menu-row {
    min-height: min(var(--ml-menu-height), 60px);
    padding: 0;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    overflow: hidden;
  }

  .header-menu-row .primary-nav,
  .header-menu-row .primary-nav.is-open {
    position: static;
    z-index: auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: stretch;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    overflow-x: auto;
    overflow-y: hidden;
    background: #fff;
    border: 0;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    overscroll-behavior-inline: contain;
    scrollbar-width: thin;
  }

  .header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul {
    display: flex;
    flex: 0 0 max-content;
    width: max-content;
    min-width: max-content;
    align-items: stretch;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    gap: 0;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0 0 0 min(var(--ml-chrome-side-padding), 14px);
  }

  .header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > li {
    display: flex;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    align-items: stretch;
    margin: 0;
  }

  .header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > li > a {
    min-height: calc(min(var(--ml-menu-height), 60px) - 1px);
    padding-left: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
    padding-right: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
    font-size: min(var(--ml-menu-font-size), 16px);
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .header-menu-row .primary-nav > ul > li::after {
    left: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
    right: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
    bottom: 0;
    width: auto;
    height: 3px;
  }

  /* Social buttons follow the menu in the same swipeable strip. */
  .mobile-social-links {
    display: flex;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    align-items: center;
    align-self: stretch;
    gap: 7px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0 min(var(--ml-chrome-side-padding), 14px) 0 10px;
    border-top: 0;
  }
}


/* Monoletter 1.2.18: mobile logo/title lockup */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  /* On mobile, the publication name sits immediately to the right of the logo. */
  .header-top-row .site-branding {
    justify-self: start;
    width: auto;
    max-width: 100%;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .header-top-row .site-title {
    text-align: left;
  }
}

/* Monoletter 1.2.21 — visually separate the optional homepage sidebar */
.sidebar.sidebar-style-divider {
  border-left: 1px solid #d6d6d6;
  padding-left: 36px;
}

.sidebar.sidebar-style-gray {
  padding: 28px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: #f3f3f3;
}

/* The panel itself provides the separation, so avoid an extra hard rule at its top. */
.sidebar.sidebar-style-gray > .widget:first-child {
  border-top-color: transparent;
}

/* Keep magazine widgets crisp while the gray rail reads as a separate region. */
.home-magazine-layout .sidebar.sidebar-style-gray {
  background: #f1f1f1;
}

.home-magazine-layout .sidebar.sidebar-style-divider {
  padding-left: 36px;
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .sidebar.sidebar-style-divider,
  .home-magazine-layout .sidebar.sidebar-style-divider {
    padding-left: 28px;
  }

  .sidebar.sidebar-style-gray {
    padding: 22px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  /* Once the sidebar stacks below the content, a top rule is clearer than a left rule. */
  .sidebar.sidebar-style-divider,
  .home-magazine-layout .sidebar.sidebar-style-divider {
    margin-top: 28px;
    padding: 28px 0 0;
    border-left: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid #d6d6d6;
  }

  .sidebar.sidebar-style-gray,
  .home-magazine-layout .sidebar.sidebar-style-gray {
    margin-top: 28px;
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 6px;
  }
}



/* Monoletter 1.2.25 — use the full homepage content width on internal views */
.monoletter-inner-page .content-layout:not(.has-sidebar) {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-left: var(--ml-site-side-padding);
  padding-right: var(--ml-site-side-padding);
}

.monoletter-inner-page .content-layout:not(.has-sidebar) .content-layout-main {
  min-width: 0;
}

.monoletter-inner-page .content-layout:not(.has-sidebar) .feed-wrap,
.monoletter-inner-page .content-layout:not(.has-sidebar) .archive-wrap,
.monoletter-inner-page .content-layout:not(.has-sidebar) .search-wrap,
.monoletter-inner-page .content-layout:not(.has-sidebar) .single-wrap,
.monoletter-inner-page .content-layout:not(.has-sidebar) .page-wrap,
.monoletter-inner-page .content-layout:not(.has-sidebar) .comments-area {
  max-width: none;
  width: 100%;
  padding-left: 0;
  padding-right: 0;
}

/* A separately assigned Posts page still uses the magazine template, but now
   receives the same full 1180px canvas as the front page. */
.monoletter-inner-page .home-magazine-layout:not(.has-sidebar) {
  max-width: 1180px;
}

.monoletter-inner-page .not-found {
  max-width: 1180px;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .monoletter-inner-page .content-layout:not(.has-sidebar) {
    padding-left: min(var(--ml-site-side-padding), 20px);
    padding-right: min(var(--ml-site-side-padding), 20px);
  }
}

/* Monoletter 1.2.26 — title-free WordPress Pages with tighter top spacing */
/* Standard Pages intentionally begin with their content instead of a rendered page title. */
.page-wrap.page-wrap-no-title {
  padding-top: 34px;
}

/* A page featured image is now the first visible element, so do not reserve the old title-to-image gap. */
.page-wrap.page-wrap-no-title > .featured-image {
  margin-top: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .page-wrap.page-wrap-no-title {
    padding-top: 24px;
  }
}



/* Monoletter 1.2.29 — browser-local newspaper date beneath the header title */
.header-top-row .site-local-date {
  display: block;
  min-height: 1.3em;
  margin-top: 8px;
  color: #666;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .header-top-row .site-local-date {
    margin-top: 4px;
    font-size: 9px;
    letter-spacing: .08em;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
  }
}

/* Monoletter 1.2.30 page-menu shortcode ---------------------------------- */
.monoletter-page-menu {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: var(--ml-menu-height);
  margin: 0 0 var(--ml-row-gap);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow-x: auto;
  overflow-y: hidden;
  background: #fff;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
  overscroll-behavior-inline: contain;
  scrollbar-width: thin;
}

.monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list {
  list-style: none;
  width: max-content;
  min-width: max-content;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex: 0 0 max-content;
  align-items: stretch;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0;
}

.monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > li {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  align-items: stretch;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: transparent;
  transition: background-color 140ms ease;
}

.monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > li:hover,
.monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > li:focus-within {
  background: #f0f0f0;
}

.monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > li > a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: calc(var(--ml-menu-height) - 2px);
  padding: 0 var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
  color: #333;
  font-family: var(--ml-sans);
  font-size: var(--ml-menu-font-size);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > li > a:hover,
.monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > li > a:focus-visible {
  color: #111;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > li::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
  right: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
  bottom: -1px;
  height: 4px;
  background: #333;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: center;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > .current-menu-item::after,
.monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > .current_page_item::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > .current-menu-item > a,
.monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > .current_page_item > a {
  font-weight: 700;
}

.monoletter-menu-notice {
  margin: 1em 0;
  padding: 10px 12px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
  background: var(--ml-soft);
  color: var(--ml-muted);
  font-family: var(--ml-sans);
  font-size: 13px;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .monoletter-page-menu {
    min-height: min(var(--ml-menu-height), 60px);
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list {
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > li > a {
    min-height: calc(min(var(--ml-menu-height), 60px) - 2px);
    padding-left: min(var(--ml-menu-item-padding), 18px);
    padding-right: min(var(--ml-menu-item-padding), 18px);
    font-size: min(var(--ml-menu-font-size), 16px);
  }

  .monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > li::after {
    left: min(var(--ml-menu-item-padding), 18px);
    right: min(var(--ml-menu-item-padding), 18px);
    height: 3px;
  }
}



/* Monoletter 1.2.32 shared primary/shortcode navigation styling ----------- */
/*
 * Header and shortcode menus intentionally share this exact item treatment.
 * Container layout may differ, but typography, hover, and active underline do not.
 */
.monoletter-nav > ul {
  font-family: var(--ml-ui);
}

.monoletter-nav > ul > li {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  align-items: stretch;
  background: transparent;
  transition: background-color 140ms ease;
}

.monoletter-nav > ul > li:hover,
.monoletter-nav > ul > li:focus-within {
  background: #f0f0f0;
}

.monoletter-nav > ul > li > a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: calc(var(--ml-menu-height) - 1px);
  padding: 0 var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
  color: #333;
  font-family: var(--ml-ui);
  font-size: var(--ml-menu-font-size);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: normal;
  text-transform: none;
  text-decoration: none !important;
  text-underline-offset: initial;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.monoletter-nav > ul > li > a:hover,
.monoletter-nav > ul > li > a:focus,
.monoletter-nav > ul > li > a:focus-visible {
  color: #111;
  text-decoration: none !important;
}

.monoletter-nav > ul > li::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
  right: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
  bottom: -1px;
  width: auto;
  height: 4px;
  background: #333;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: center;
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Only the actual current page receives the persistent underline. */
.monoletter-nav > ul > li.current-menu-item::after,
.monoletter-nav > ul > li.current_page_item::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}

.monoletter-nav > ul > li.current-menu-item > a,
.monoletter-nav > ul > li.current_page_item > a {
  color: #333;
  font-weight: 700;
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .monoletter-nav > ul > li > a {
    min-height: calc(min(var(--ml-menu-height), 72px) - 1px);
    font-size: min(var(--ml-menu-font-size), 17px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .monoletter-nav > ul > li > a {
    min-height: calc(min(var(--ml-menu-height), 60px) - 1px);
    padding-left: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
    padding-right: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
    font-size: min(var(--ml-menu-font-size), 16px);
  }

  .monoletter-nav > ul > li::after {
    left: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
    right: var(--ml-menu-item-padding);
    bottom: 0;
    height: 3px;
  }
}

/* Monoletter 1.2.33 stronger shortcode-menu framing ---------------------- */
.monoletter-page-menu {
  border-top-width: 2px;
  border-bottom-width: 2px;
}


/* Monoletter 1.2.35 — vertically stacked shortcode menus on mobile ------- */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  /* Only shortcode menus stack. The primary header navigation remains a
     horizontally scrollable strip on small screens. */
  .monoletter-page-menu {
    display: block;
    min-height: 0;
    overflow-x: visible;
    overflow-y: visible;
  }

  .monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list {
    width: 100%;
    min-width: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    justify-content: flex-start;
  }

  .monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > li {
    width: 100%;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
  }

  .monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > li > a {
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 48px;
    justify-content: center;
    padding-top: 12px;
    padding-bottom: 12px;
    white-space: normal;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > li::after {
    bottom: 0;
  }
}

/* Monoletter 1.2.36 — remove the former column gutter once homepage columns stack on mobile */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .content-layout.has-sidebar,
  .home-magazine-layout.has-sidebar {
    column-gap: 0;
    row-gap: 0;
    gap: 0;
  }

  /* When the two desktop columns become one stack, do not retain spacing that
     belonged between those columns. */
  .content-layout.has-sidebar > .sidebar,
  .home-magazine-layout.has-sidebar > .sidebar,
  .sidebar.sidebar-style-divider,
  .home-magazine-layout .sidebar.sidebar-style-divider,
  .sidebar.sidebar-style-gray,
  .home-magazine-layout .sidebar.sidebar-style-gray {
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  /* Static-home Page wrappers normally reserve bottom breathing room. Remove
     it when the homepage sidebar immediately follows in the same mobile column. */
  .home .content-layout.has-sidebar .front-page-static {
    padding-bottom: 0;
  }

  /* Likewise, do not leave a trailing card gutter before the stacked sidebar. */
  .home-magazine-layout.has-sidebar .content-layout-main .feed-wrap > .post-card:last-of-type,
  .home-magazine-layout.has-sidebar .content-layout-main .feed-wrap > article:last-of-type {
    margin-bottom: 0;
  }
}

/* Monoletter 1.2.38 — strong separators between stacked shortcode menu items on mobile */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .monoletter-page-menu > .monoletter-page-menu-list > li + li {
    /* Match the shortcode menu frame exactly: same 2px thickness and color. */
    border-top: 2px solid var(--ml-border) !important;
  }
}



/* Monoletter 1.2.39 — remove the former second-column top rule on mobile */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  /* When the homepage's second desktop column (Homepage Sidebar) stacks below
     the main content, do not draw a new top rule at the start of that column. */
  .home .content-layout.has-sidebar > .sidebar,
  .home .home-magazine-layout.has-sidebar > .sidebar,
  .home .sidebar.sidebar-style-divider,
  .home .home-magazine-layout .sidebar.sidebar-style-divider {
    border-top: 0 !important;
    padding-top: 0 !important;
  }

  /* The generic widget rules can otherwise recreate the same visible line on
     the first widget in column two. Keep later widget/item separators intact. */
  .home .content-layout.has-sidebar > .sidebar > .widget:first-child,
  .home .home-magazine-layout.has-sidebar > .sidebar > .widget:first-child {
    border-top: 0 !important;
  }
}

/* Monoletter 1.2.40 — homepage subheader and subfooter widget bands */
.homepage-widget-region {
  width: 100%;
  background: #fff;
}

.homepage-widget-region-inner {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1180px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 18px var(--ml-site-side-padding);
}

.homepage-widget-region .homepage-band-widget {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
}

.homepage-widget-region .homepage-band-widget + .homepage-band-widget {
  margin-top: var(--ml-row-gap);
  padding-top: var(--ml-row-gap);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
}

.homepage-subheader {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
}

.homepage-subfooter {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ml-border);
}

.homepage-widget-region .widget-title {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.homepage-widget-region .widget > :first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.homepage-widget-region .widget > :last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .homepage-widget-region-inner {
    padding-top: 14px;
    padding-bottom: 14px;
  }
}

/* Monoletter 1.2.41 — flush homepage content into the Homepage Subfooter */
.homepage-subfooter {
  border-top: 0;
}

/* When a Subfooter is actually present, remove spacing that normally finishes
   the homepage so the widget band begins immediately after the last content. */
.home.has-homepage-subfooter .site-main {
  min-height: 0;
}

.home.has-homepage-subfooter .content-layout.has-sidebar {
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.home.has-homepage-subfooter .front-page-static {
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.home.has-homepage-subfooter .home-magazine-main {
  padding-bottom: 0;
}

.home.has-homepage-subfooter .home-magazine-layout .magazine-post-card:last-of-type {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* The band itself should not reintroduce blank space above its first widget. */
.homepage-subfooter .homepage-widget-region-inner {
  padding-top: 0;
}


/* Monoletter 1.2.42 — use supplied Ko-fi artwork in the standard circular social button. */

/* Monoletter 1.2.43 — reduce Ko-fi artwork inside the standard circular social button. */


/* Monoletter 1.2.44 — keep the supplied Ko-fi button visibly responsive for the full hover/focus state. */
.social-kofi .social-kofi-image {
  transition: transform .15s ease, filter .15s ease;
}

.social-kofi:hover,
.social-kofi:focus-visible {
  filter: brightness(.9);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 7px rgba(0, 0, 0, .18);
}

.social-kofi:hover .social-kofi-image,
.social-kofi:focus-visible .social-kofi-image {
  transform: scale(1.08);
}




/* Monoletter 1.2.47 — branded social pill buttons with visible platform names. */
.social-button {
  width: auto;
  min-width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  gap: 6px;
  padding: 0 11px 0 8px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.social-button svg {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.social-button-label {
  display: inline-block;
  color: inherit;
  font-family: var(--ml-sans);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.social-kofi {
  padding: 0 11px 0 6px;
}

.social-kofi .social-kofi-image {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  flex: 0 0 22px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

/* Keep wider pill controls tidy in the mobile swipeable social strip. */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .mobile-social-links .social-button {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
  }
}

/* Monoletter 1.2.51 — default body copy follows the configured main-menu font size. */
body {
  font-size: var(--ml-menu-font-size);
}

/* Article/page body copy should inherit the same base size rather than keeping
   older fixed reading-size values. Headings and intentionally compact metadata
   retain their dedicated sizes. */
.entry-content,
.homepage-page-content .entry-content {
  font-size: inherit;
}

/* Match the same responsive caps used by the primary navigation. */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  body {
    font-size: min(var(--ml-menu-font-size), 17px);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  body {
    font-size: min(var(--ml-menu-font-size), 16px);
  }
}


/* Monoletter 1.2.53 — optional Page with Title template */
.page-wrap.page-wrap-with-title .page-entry-header {
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.page-wrap.page-wrap-with-title .entry-title {
  font-size: 32px;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .page-wrap.page-wrap-with-title .page-entry-header {
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }

  .page-wrap.page-wrap-with-title .entry-title {
    font-size: 26px;
  }
}


/* Monoletter 1.2.55 — blank social button text intentionally renders icon-only. */
.social-button--icon-only {
  width: 32px;
  min-width: 32px;
  padding: 0;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0;
}

.social-kofi.social-button--icon-only {
  padding: 0;
}