@media (max-width: 450px) {
	.client-stories-link {
		font-size: 0.75rem !important; /* 12px */
		padding: 8px 10px !important;
		white-space: nowrap;
	}
}

@media (max-width: 1199px) {
	.client-stories-bar {
		position: static !important;
		top: unset !important;
		left: unset !important;
		right: unset !important;
		width: 100% !important;
		z-index: 999 !important;
		margin-top: 0 !important;
	}
}
/* ================== Client Stories Banner - 2026 Modern Design ================== */
/* Ensure banner is always visible and not hidden behind nav */
.client-stories-bar {
	position: relative;
	width: 100%;
	min-height: 80px;
	max-height: 80px;
	background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1a3e 0%, #2d2d62 50%, #1a1a3e 100%);
	display: flex;
	justify-content: center;
	align-items: center;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0 20px;
	box-sizing: border-box;
	overflow: hidden;
	z-index: 1;
}

/* Animated gradient background */
.client-stories-bar::before {
	content: '';
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
	width: 200%;
	height: 100%;
	background: linear-gradient(90deg, 
		transparent 0%, 
		rgba(248, 207, 64, 0.15) 25%,
		rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.2) 50%,
		rgba(248, 207, 64, 0.15) 75%,
		transparent 100%
	);
	animation: slideGradient 8s linear infinite;
}

@keyframes slideGradient {
	0% { transform: translateX(-50%); }
	100% { transform: translateX(0); }
}

/* Modern CTA link - clean underline style */
.client-stories-link {
	position: relative;
	display: block;
	text-align: left;
	gap: 12px;
	font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
	font-size: 1.1rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	color: #ffffff;
	text-decoration: none;
	cursor: pointer;
	padding: 16px 40px;
	line-height: 1;
	background: transparent;
	border: none;
	transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
	z-index: 1;
	margin-top: 20px; /* ✅ changed from 30px to 20px */
	text-align: left;
}

/* Bottom accent line - narrower, only under text + icon */
.client-stories-link::before {
	content: '';
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 12px; /* ✅ slightly higher from bottom */
	left: 50%;
	transform: translateX(-50%);
	width: 0;
	height: 3px;
	background: linear-gradient(90deg, #f8cf40, #ffd700, #f8cf40);
	border-radius: 3px;
	transition: width 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
}

.client-stories-link:hover::before {
	width: calc(100% - 80px); /* ✅ narrower - doesn't extend to padding edges */
}

/* Arrow icon */
.client-stories-link::after {
	content: '';
	width: 24px;
	height: 24px;
	background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%23f8cf40' stroke-width='2.5' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpath d='M18 13v6a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V8a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h6'/%3E%3Cpolyline points='15 3 21 3 21 9'/%3E%3Cline x1='10' y1='14' x2='21' y2='3'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
	background-size: contain;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: center;
	transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
	filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px rgba(248, 207, 64, 0.5));
}

/* Hover effects */
.client-stories-link:hover {
	transform: translateY(-2px);
	color: #f8cf40;
}

.client-stories-link:hover::after {
	transform: translate(4px, -4px);
}

/* Active/click state */
.client-stories-link:active {
	transform: translateY(0);
}

/* Remove ALL span elements inside link */
.client-stories-link span,
.client-stories-link .underline {
	display: none !important;
}

/* Tablet */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
	.client-stories-bar {
		min-height: 80px;
		max-height: 80px;
		padding: 0 15px;
	}
  
	.client-stories-link {
		font-size: 1rem;
		padding: 14px 32px;
		line-height: 1;
		margin-top: 32px !important; /* Move text+icon lower for tablet only */
	}
  
	.client-stories-link::before {
		bottom: 10px;
	}
  
	.client-stories-link:hover::before {
		width: calc(100% - 64px);
	}
  
	.client-stories-link::after {
		width: 22px;
		height: 22px;
	}
}

/* Mobile */
@media (max-width: 600px) {
	.client-stories-bar {
		min-height: 70px;
		max-height: 70px;
		padding: 0 12px;
	}
  
	.client-stories-link {
		font-size: 0.9rem;
		padding: 12px 28px;
		line-height: 1.2;
		white-space: normal;
		text-align: center;
		margin-top: 24px !important; /* Move text+icon lower for mobile only */
	}
  
	.client-stories-link::before {
		bottom: 8px;
	}
  
	.client-stories-link:hover::before {
		width: calc(100% - 56px);
	}
  
	.client-stories-link::after {
		width: 20px;
		height: 20px;
	}
}