/* Guides: article + index styles. Loaded only on /guides pages. */

/* Gold spin-ticket SVG (see _ticket_icon.html) - sizes inline with text,
   consistent across OSes unlike the ticket emoji. */
.ticket-icon {
  width: 1em;
  height: 1em;
  vertical-align: -0.15em;
  flex: none;
}

/* ── On-brand product visuals for guide articles ───────────────────────
   Self-contained mockups (Slack conversation, admin cards) so guides can
   show the product without screenshots. Light-theme, article-width. */
.gd-figure { margin: 2rem auto; max-width: 560px; }
.gd-figure-narrow { max-width: 430px; }
.gd-figure-cap {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

/* Slack-style conversation card */
.gd-slack {
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.05), 0 12px 32px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.08);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.gd-slack-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  padding: 11px 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #eef2f6;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: #0f172a;
}
.gd-slack-head .gd-hash { color: #94a3b8; }
.gd-slack-body {
  padding: 15px 16px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 15px;
}
.gd-msg { display: flex; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; }
.gd-msg-av {
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  object-fit: cover;
  flex: none;
  background: #0f172a;
}
.gd-msg-main { min-width: 0; }
.gd-msg-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
  line-height: 1.15;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.gd-msg-who { font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.87rem; color: #0f172a; }
.gd-msg-time { font-size: 0.72rem; color: #94a3b8; }
.gd-msg-text {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: #1f2937;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin-top: 2px;
}
.gd-msg-text .ticket-icon { vertical-align: -0.2em; }
.gd-mention {
  color: #1264a3;
  background: #e8f2fb;
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 0 3px;
  font-weight: 600;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.gd-link { color: #0e7c66; font-weight: 500; }
.gd-app {
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: #6b21a8;
  background: #f3e8ff;
  border-radius: 3px;
  padding: 1px 4px;
}
.gd-eph {
  background: #fff8ec;
  border: 1px solid #f6e6c4;
  border-radius: 9px;
  padding: 8px 11px;
  margin-top: 3px;
}
.gd-eph .gd-msg-text { margin-top: 0; }
.gd-eph-note {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #a1873f;
  margin-top: 3px;
}

/* Admin/access card (mirrors the Users-page granter controls) */
.gd-card {
  border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.05), 0 12px 32px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.08);
  padding: 16px 18px;
}
.gd-card-person {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 11px;
  padding-bottom: 13px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #eef2f6;
}
.gd-card-person img {
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border-radius: 9px;
  object-fit: cover;
  flex: none;
}
.gd-card-name {
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #0f172a;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 7px;
}
.gd-card-sub { font-size: 0.8rem; color: #94a3b8; margin-top: 1px; }
.gd-tag {
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #1264a3;
  background: #e8f2fb;
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 2px 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.gd-card-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  padding-top: 13px;
}
.gd-card-label { font-size: 0.92rem; color: #1f2937; }
.gd-card-row-quiet { font-size: 0.84rem; color: #64748b; }
.gd-pill {
  font-size: 0.64rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  background: #f1f5f9;
  color: #475569;
  border-radius: 20px;
  padding: 2px 8px;
  margin-left: 4px;
}
.gd-card-num { font-weight: 700; color: #0f172a; font-size: 0.84rem; white-space: nowrap; }
.gd-toggle {
  width: 40px;
  height: 23px;
  border-radius: 20px;
  background: #cbd5e1;
  position: relative;
  flex: none;
}
.gd-toggle::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 3px;
  left: 3px;
  width: 17px;
  height: 17px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
}
.gd-toggle-on { background: #2563eb; }
.gd-toggle-on::after { left: 20px; }
.gd-card-give { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; padding-top: 13px; margin-top: 2px; border-top: 1px solid #eef2f6; }
.gd-card-give-label { font-size: 0.82rem; color: #64748b; margin-right: auto; }
.gd-card-amount { font-size: 0.8rem; color: #9aa4af; border: 1px solid #d7dbe0; border-radius: 7px; padding: 4px 12px; background: #fff; }
.gd-card-give-btn { font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 600; color: #fff; background: #0e7c66; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 14px; }

.guide-shell {
  padding: 2.5rem 0 4rem;
}

.breadcrumb {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}

.breadcrumb a {
  color: var(--text-soft);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.breadcrumb a:hover {
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.guide-article {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.guide-head {
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.guide-article h1 {
  font-size: 2.2rem;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--text);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.guide-sub {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.guide-meta {
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.guide-article h2 {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--text);
  margin: 2.2rem 0 0.9rem;
}

.guide-article h3 {
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  color: var(--text);
  margin: 1.6rem 0 0.5rem;
}

.guide-article p {
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--text);
}

.guide-article ul,
.guide-article ol {
  margin: 0 0 1.1rem 1.35rem;
  color: var(--text);
}

.guide-article li {
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.guide-article strong {
  color: var(--text);
}

.guide-article code {
  background: var(--panel-soft);
  padding: 0.15em 0.4em;
  border-radius: 6px;
  font-size: 0.9em;
  font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
}

.guide-cta {
  margin: 2.25rem 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.guide-cta .btn-gold,
.guide-card-cta .btn-gold {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 0.9rem 1.6rem;
  border-radius: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: #0d1117;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 22px rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.3);
  transition: 0.16s ease;
}

.guide-cta .btn-gold:hover {
  background: var(--gold-2);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.guide-faq {
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding-top: 1.5rem;
}

.guide-more {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 2rem auto 0;
}

.guide-more a {
  color: var(--primary);
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.guide-more a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Guides index */
.guides-index {
  padding: 2.5rem 0 4rem;
}

.guides-index .container {
  max-width: 820px;
}

.guides-index-head {
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}

.guides-index-head h1 {
  font-size: 2rem;
  color: var(--text);
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}

.guides-index-head p {
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.guide-card {
  display: block;
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: 0.15s ease;
}

.guide-card:hover {
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-soft);
  transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.guide-card h2 {
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--text);
  margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
}

.guide-card p {
  color: var(--text-soft);
  margin: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .guide-article h1 {
    font-size: 1.8rem;
  }

  .guide-article h2 {
    font-size: 1.3rem;
  }
}

/* Comparison guide */
.guide-article-wide {
  max-width: 820px;
}

.guide-disclose {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold, #f59e0b);
  padding: 0.1rem 0 0.1rem 0.9rem;
  margin: 1.25rem 0 1.5rem;
}

.cmp-table {
  border-collapse: collapse;
  width: 100%;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  margin: 1.25rem 0 0.5rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.cmp-table th,
.cmp-table td {
  padding: 0.7rem 0.8rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  text-align: left;
  vertical-align: top;
  color: var(--text);
}

.cmp-table thead th {
  background: var(--panel-soft, #f1f5f9);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.cmp-table tbody tr:last-child td {
  border-bottom: none;
}

.cmp-table tr.cmp-us td {
  background: #fff7e6;
}

.cmp-table tr.cmp-us td:first-child {
  box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--gold, #f59e0b);
}

.cmp-note {
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  margin-top: 0.4rem;
}

.cmp-table th.cmp-c { text-align: center; }
.cmp-table td.y,
.cmp-table td.n,
.cmp-table td.p { text-align: center; }
.cmp-table td.y { color: #137a3e; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.cmp-table td.n { color: #cbd2da; font-weight: 700; }
.cmp-table td.p { color: #b45309; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.8rem; }

.cmp-badge {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  background: var(--gold, #f59e0b);
  color: #0d1117;
  padding: 2px 7px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  vertical-align: middle;
  margin-left: 0.3rem;
}

.tldr {
  background: #fffdf7;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold, #f59e0b);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.3rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
}

.tldr p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--text);
}

/* Per-app cards */
.app-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.4rem;
  margin: 1rem 0;
  background: var(--panel, #fff);
}

.app-card-us {
  border-color: var(--gold, #f59e0b);
  background: #fffdf7;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(245, 158, 11, 0.12);
}

.app-head {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.app-head h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  color: var(--text);
}

.app-tag {
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #b45309;
  background: #fff4e5;
  padding: 3px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
}

.app-card-us .app-tag {
  color: #0d1117;
  background: var(--gold-2, #fcd34d);
}

.app-card p {
  margin: 0 0 0.7rem;
  color: var(--text);
}

.app-features {
  margin: 0 0 0.7rem 1.1rem;
}

.app-features li {
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
  color: var(--text);
}

.app-price,
.app-consider {
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  color: var(--text-soft);
}

.app-compare {
  margin: 0.55rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
}
.app-compare a {
  color: #b45309;
  font-weight: 600;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.app-compare a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* ============================================================
   Article guide polish (applies to all .guide-article pages)
   ============================================================ */

/* Gold section markers, matching the compare pages */
.guide-article h2 {
  padding-left: 0.85rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold, #f59e0b);
}

/* Key-takeaway callout at the top of an article */
.guide-takeaway {
  background: #fffdf7;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold, #f59e0b);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 1.05rem 1.3rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0;
}
.guide-takeaway .tk-label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: #b45309;
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}
.guide-takeaway p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--text);
}

/* Example snippets (recognition message examples): calm 2-column, no gold */
.msg-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 0 1.7rem;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 0.7rem;
}
.msg-list li {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.75rem 0.95rem;
  background: var(--panel-soft, #f6f8fa);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 10px;
  color: var(--text);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .msg-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

.app-price strong,
.app-consider strong {
  color: var(--text);
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .cmp-table { font-size: 0.82rem; }
  .cmp-table th, .cmp-table td { padding: 0.5rem 0.55rem; }
}

/* Head-to-head "vs" table: highlight the PrizeBot column */
.cmp-vs th,
.cmp-vs td {
  width: 33%;
}
.cmp-vs th.cmp-usc,
.cmp-vs td.cmp-usc {
  background: #fff7e6;
}
.cmp-vs thead th.cmp-usc {
  color: #b45309;
}
.cmp-vs tbody td.cmp-usc {
  box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--gold, #f59e0b);
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* "Who should pick which" split */
.pick-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1rem;
  margin: 1.25rem 0;
}
.pick-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 1.2rem 1.35rem;
  background: var(--panel, #fff);
}
.pick-card.pick-us {
  border-color: var(--gold, #f59e0b);
  background: #fffdf7;
}
.pick-card h3 {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
}
.pick-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--text);
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .pick-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ============================================================
   Head-to-head comparison page polish (scoped to .cmp-page)
   ============================================================ */
.cmp-eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  color: #b45309;
  background: #fff4e5;
  padding: 4px 11px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  margin-bottom: 0.9rem;
}
.cmp-hero {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding-bottom: 1.4rem;
}

/* Section headings get a subtle gold marker */
.cmp-page h2 {
  padding-left: 0.85rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold, #f59e0b);
}

/* Icon cells in the vs table (left-aligned to match the text cells) */
.cmp-vs td.cmp-ic { text-align: left; font-size: 0; }
.cmp-vs td.cmp-ic .tick,
.cmp-vs td.cmp-ic .cross { font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1; }
.cmp-vs td.cmp-ic .tick { color: #137a3e; }
.cmp-vs td.cmp-ic .cross { color: #c3ccd6; }

/* Check-style bullets for the strengths + differences cards */
.feat-check,
.feat-star { list-style: none; margin-left: 0; }
.feat-check li,
.feat-star li { position: relative; padding-left: 1.7rem; }
.feat-check li::before,
.feat-star li::before {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.02em;
  font-weight: 700;
  content: "\2713";
}
.feat-check li::before { color: #137a3e; }
.feat-star li::before { color: var(--gold, #f59e0b); }

.strengths-card { background: var(--panel-soft, #f8fafc); }

/* Who should pick which: equal-height cards, chip pinned top */
.pick-grid { align-items: stretch; }
.pick-card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.pick-card .pick-chip { align-self: flex-start; }
.pick-chip {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  background: var(--panel-soft, #eef2f7);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 3px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
}
.pick-chip-us {
  color: #0d1117;
  background: var(--gold-2, #fcd34d);
  border-color: transparent;
}

/* FAQ dividers (all article + compare pages) */
.guide-article .guide-faq h3 {
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  padding-top: 1.4rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.guide-article .guide-faq h3:first-of-type {
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  padding-top: 0;
  border-top: none;
}

/* === EDITORIAL REDESIGN (v1, audit winner) === */
/* =============================================================
   PrizeBot content redesign - EDITORIAL / MAGAZINE
   Injected AFTER guides.css. Content area only.
   Topbar + footer untouched.

   Direction: high-end publication. Strong serif display
   hierarchy over a clean sans body, generous whitespace,
   mostly monochrome ink on paper, ONE restrained accent
   (deep teal ink), thin elegant rules, tasteful lead + aside
   treatments. Deliberately NO gold blocks, NO stripey lists.
   ============================================================= */

.guide-shell,
.guides-index {
  /* editorial accent + ink scale, local to the content area */
  --ed-ink:      #16181d;   /* near-black display ink            */
  --ed-body:     #2b2f36;   /* readable body ink                 */
  --ed-soft:     #6b7280;   /* muted captions / meta             */
  --ed-faint:    #9aa1ab;   /* faintest labels                   */
  --ed-rule:     #e3e5e9;   /* hairline rules                    */
  --ed-rule-2:   #cfd3d9;   /* slightly stronger rule            */
  --ed-paper:    #ffffff;   /* card paper                        */
  --ed-cream:    #faf9f6;   /* warm paper wash for asides        */
  --ed-accent:   #0e7c66;   /* single restrained accent (teal)   */
  --ed-accent-d: #0a5f4e;   /* accent, darker for text-on-white  */
  --ed-accent-w: #eef4f1;   /* accent wash, whisper-quiet        */
  --ed-serif:    system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; /* display = clean sans (not serif) */
}

/* =============================================================
   1. SHELL + RHYTHM
   ============================================================= */

.guide-shell {
  padding: 3.25rem 0 5rem;
}

/* generous single measure; slightly wider than baseline for air */
.guide-article {
  max-width: 700px;
}
.guide-article-wide {
  max-width: 860px;
}

/* Breadcrumb: quiet, uppercase, tracked - a masthead kicker */
.guide-shell .breadcrumb,
.guides-index .breadcrumb {
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--ed-faint);
  gap: 0.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.guide-shell .breadcrumb a,
.guides-index .breadcrumb a {
  color: var(--ed-soft);
}
.guide-shell .breadcrumb a:hover,
.guides-index .breadcrumb a:hover {
  color: var(--ed-accent-d);
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
}

/* =============================================================
   2. ARTICLE HEAD - the masthead
   ============================================================= */

.guide-head {
  margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.75rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ed-rule);
}

.guide-article h1 {
  font-family: var(--ed-serif);
  font-weight: 750;
  font-size: 2.85rem;
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--ed-ink);
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}

/* Lead / standfirst: larger, lighter, serif-adjacent elegance */
.guide-sub {
  font-size: 1.24rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ed-body);
  font-weight: 400;
  max-width: 60ch;
}

.guide-meta {
  margin-top: 1.25rem;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  color: var(--ed-faint);
}

/* =============================================================
   3. BODY TYPOGRAPHY
   ============================================================= */

.guide-article p {
  color: var(--ed-body);
  font-size: 1.06rem;
  line-height: 1.72;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
}

/* Lead paragraph: the first true body para reads bigger, with a
   classic drop-cap initial. Scoped to plain paragraphs so it never
   lands on the italic disclosure note or an aside. */
.guide-article > p:not([class]):first-of-type {
  font-size: 1.16rem;
  line-height: 1.66;
  color: var(--ed-ink);
}
/* drop-cap removed for brand fit */

.guide-article strong {
  color: var(--ed-ink);
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* Section heads: serif, confident, with a short accent rule ABOVE
   rather than the old gold left-stripe. Overrides guides.css marker. */
.guide-article h2 {
  font-family: var(--ed-serif);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--ed-ink);
  margin: 3rem 0 1rem;
  padding-left: 0;
  border-left: 0;
}

.guide-article h3 {
  font-family: var(--ed-serif);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--ed-ink);
  margin: 1.9rem 0 0.5rem;
}

/* Lists: refined markers in accent, comfortable spacing.
   No stripes, no boxes - just quiet typographic bullets. */
.guide-article ul,
.guide-article ol {
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem 0;
  padding-left: 1.4rem;
  color: var(--ed-body);
}
.guide-article li {
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.68;
  padding-left: 0.35rem;
}
.guide-article ul li::marker {
  color: var(--ed-accent);
  font-size: 0.9em;
}
.guide-article ol li::marker {
  color: var(--ed-accent-d);
  font-family: var(--ed-serif);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.guide-article code {
  background: var(--ed-cream);
  border: 1px solid var(--ed-rule);
  color: var(--ed-accent-d);
  padding: 0.12em 0.42em;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

/* =============================================================
   4. EDITORIAL ASIDES - takeaway + tldr as pull treatments
   ============================================================= */

/* KEY TAKEAWAY: an elegant framed aside, cream paper, accent rule.
   No gold, no rounded pill look. Reads like a magazine call-out. */
.guide-takeaway,
.tldr {
  background: var(--ed-cream);
  border: 0;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--ed-accent);
  border-radius: 0;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem 1.3rem;
  margin: 2rem 0 2.25rem;
}
.guide-takeaway .tk-label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  color: var(--ed-accent-d);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.guide-takeaway p,
.tldr p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ed-ink);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}
.tldr p strong {
  color: var(--ed-accent-d);
}

/* Disclosure note: a quiet editor's note, hairline rule, italic */
.guide-disclose {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ed-soft);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--ed-rule-2);
  padding: 0.15rem 0 0.15rem 1rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 1.75rem;
}

/* =============================================================
   5. FAQ - clean stacked Q&A with hairline dividers
   ============================================================= */

.guide-faq {
  margin-top: 3.25rem;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--ed-ink);
  padding-top: 1.75rem;
}
.guide-faq > h2 {
  border-top: 0;
  padding-top: 0;
  margin-top: 0;
}
.guide-faq > h2::before { display: none; }

.guide-article .guide-faq h3 {
  margin-top: 1.75rem;
  padding-top: 1.6rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ed-rule);
  font-family: var(--ed-serif);
  font-size: 1.18rem;
  color: var(--ed-ink);
}
.guide-article .guide-faq h3:first-of-type {
  margin-top: 1rem;
  padding-top: 0;
  border-top: none;
}

/* =============================================================
   6. CTA - restrained, editorial. Let nav own the gold button.
   ============================================================= */

.guide-cta {
  margin: 3rem 0 1rem;
  text-align: center;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ed-rule);
}

/* "More" back-links: quiet accent */
.guide-more a {
  color: var(--ed-accent-d);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.guide-more a:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid currentColor;
}

/* =============================================================
   7. MESSAGE EXAMPLES - the msg-list
   Calm editorial index cards: paper, hairline, accent quote mark.
   ============================================================= */

.guide-article .msg-list {
  column-gap: 2.4rem;
  row-gap: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ed-rule);
  margin-bottom: 2.25rem;
}
.guide-article .msg-list li {
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ed-rule);
  border-radius: 0;
  padding: 0.95rem 0.2rem;
  color: var(--ed-body);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.62;
}
/* examples lead with the PrizeBot emoji (star / ticket), so no quote glyph */
.guide-article .msg-list li::before { content: none; }
.guide-article .msg-list li strong {
  color: var(--ed-accent-d);
  font-weight: 700;
}

/* =============================================================
   8. COMPARE PAGE (.cmp-page)
   ============================================================= */

/* Eyebrow: tracked caps, no pill, accent underline */
.cmp-page .cmp-eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--ed-accent-d);
  padding: 0 0 0.35rem 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ed-accent);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}

.cmp-hero {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ed-rule);
  padding-bottom: 1.6rem;
}

/* cmp section heads inherit the article h2 treatment; strip
   the guides.css gold stripe explicitly. */
.cmp-page h2 {
  padding-left: 0;
  border-left: 0;
}

/* --- comparison table: an editorial ledger, ink rules, no gold --- */
.cmp-table {
  border: 0;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--ed-ink);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ed-ink);
  border-radius: 0;
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0.6rem;
}
.cmp-table thead th {
  background: transparent;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ed-rule-2);
  color: var(--ed-soft);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  padding: 0.8rem 0.9rem;
}
.cmp-table th,
.cmp-table td {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ed-rule);
  padding: 0.8rem 0.9rem;
  color: var(--ed-body);
}
.cmp-table tbody tr:last-child td {
  border-bottom: 0;
}

/* Our column: quiet accent wash instead of loud gold */
.cmp-table tr.cmp-us td {
  background: var(--ed-accent-w);
}
.cmp-table tr.cmp-us td:first-child {
  box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--ed-accent);
}
.cmp-vs th.cmp-usc,
.cmp-vs td.cmp-usc {
  background: var(--ed-accent-w);
}
.cmp-vs thead th.cmp-usc {
  color: var(--ed-accent-d);
}
.cmp-vs tbody td.cmp-usc {
  box-shadow: inset 3px 0 0 var(--ed-accent);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ed-ink);
}

/* Badge: solid accent, understated */
.cmp-page .cmp-badge {
  background: var(--ed-accent);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.58rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  padding: 3px 8px;
}

/* tick / cross marks recoloured to the accent scale */
.cmp-table td.y { color: var(--ed-accent-d); }
.cmp-table td.n { color: var(--ed-rule-2); }
.cmp-table td.p { color: #8a6d3b; }
.cmp-vs td.cmp-ic .tick { color: var(--ed-accent-d); }
.cmp-vs td.cmp-ic .cross { color: var(--ed-rule-2); }

.cmp-note {
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ed-soft);
}

/* --- strengths / differences cards: paper with hairline, no gold --- */
.app-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--ed-rule);
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: var(--ed-paper);
  padding: 1.4rem 1.6rem;
  margin: 1.1rem 0;
}
.strengths-card {
  background: var(--ed-cream);
  border-color: var(--ed-rule);
}
/* Differences card: full teal-tinted panel (no left-bar; varies the
   accent treatment so it does not echo the takeaway's left border). */
.app-card-us {
  background: var(--ed-accent-w);
  border: 1px solid #cfe3dc;
  box-shadow: none;
}

/* Deliberate hanging accent tick for both cards. Give the marker
   its own gutter so it never crowds the text. */
.strengths-card .feat-check li,
.app-card-us .feat-star li {
  padding-left: 1.9rem;
}
.strengths-card .feat-check li::before,
.app-card-us .feat-star li::before {
  content: "\2713";
  color: var(--ed-accent);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  top: 0.28em;
  left: 0.1rem;
}
.app-card .app-features li {
  color: var(--ed-body);
  line-height: 1.66;
  margin-bottom: 0.6rem;
}
.app-card .app-features li strong {
  color: var(--ed-ink);
}

/* --- who-should-pick cards --- */
.pick-card {
  border: 1px solid var(--ed-rule);
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: var(--ed-paper);
  padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem;
}
.pick-card.pick-us {
  border: 1px solid var(--ed-rule);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--ed-accent);
  background: var(--ed-cream);
}
.pick-card h3 {
  font-family: var(--ed-serif);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--ed-ink);
}
.pick-card p { color: var(--ed-body); }

.pick-chip {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--ed-rule-2);
  color: var(--ed-soft);
  border-radius: 3px;
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  padding: 3px 9px;
}
.pick-chip-us {
  background: var(--ed-accent);
  border-color: var(--ed-accent);
  color: #fff;
}

/* per-app cards on the roundup guide (app-tag etc.) recoloured */
.app-tag {
  color: var(--ed-accent-d);
  background: var(--ed-accent-w);
}
.app-card-us .app-tag {
  color: #fff;
  background: var(--ed-accent);
}
.app-compare a {
  color: var(--ed-accent-d);
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* =============================================================
   9. HUB PAGES - the big win. Guides index + Compare index.
   Turn near-identical white card rows into an editorial
   numbered contents list: serif titles, hairline dividers,
   generous rhythm, an accent that only appears on hover.
   ============================================================= */

.guides-index {
  padding: 3.25rem 0 5rem;
}
.guides-index .container {
  max-width: 780px;
}

/* Masthead */
.guides-index-head {
  margin-bottom: 2.25rem;
  padding-bottom: 1.75rem;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ed-ink);
}
.guides-index-head h1 {
  font-family: var(--ed-serif);
  font-weight: 750;
  font-size: 2.6rem;
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--ed-ink);
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
}
.guides-index-head p {
  color: var(--ed-body);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  max-width: 52ch;
}
.guides-index-head p a {
  color: var(--ed-accent-d);
  font-weight: 600;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ed-rule-2);
}
.guides-index-head p a:hover {
  border-bottom-color: var(--ed-accent);
}

/* Contents list: numbered editorial rows */
.guides-index .guide-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 3.25rem 1fr auto;
  align-items: baseline;
  column-gap: 1.25rem;
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ed-rule);
  border-radius: 0;
  padding: 1.6rem 0.5rem 1.6rem 0;
  margin: 0;
  counter-increment: ed-guide;
  transition: 0.18s ease;
}
.guides-index .container {
  counter-reset: ed-guide;
}
/* leading number in the accent serif */
.guides-index .guide-card::before {
  content: counter(ed-guide, decimal-leading-zero);
  font-family: var(--ed-serif);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ed-faint);
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  padding-top: 0.35rem;
  transition: color 0.18s ease;
}
/* trailing arrow, revealed/emphasised on hover */
.guides-index .guide-card::after {
  content: "\2192";
  grid-column: 3;
  align-self: center;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--ed-faint);
  transform: translateX(-4px);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: 0.18s ease;
}
.guides-index .guide-card h2 {
  grid-column: 2;
  font-family: var(--ed-serif);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  line-height: 1.22;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--ed-ink);
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  border: 0;
  padding: 0;
  transition: color 0.18s ease;
}
.guides-index .guide-card h2::before { display: none; }
.guides-index .guide-card p {
  grid-column: 2;
  color: var(--ed-soft);
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 0;
}
.guides-index .guide-card:first-of-type {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ed-rule);
}
.guides-index .guide-card:hover {
  box-shadow: none;
  transform: none;
  background: var(--ed-cream);
  /* pull the card edges out over the gutter for a highlighted row */
  box-shadow: -0.75rem 0 0 var(--ed-cream), 0.75rem 0 0 var(--ed-cream);
}
.guides-index .guide-card:hover h2 {
  color: var(--ed-accent-d);
}
.guides-index .guide-card:hover::before {
  color: var(--ed-accent);
}
.guides-index .guide-card:hover::after {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
  color: var(--ed-accent);
}

/* The compare hub reuses .guides-index + .guide-card, and adds a
   CTA button at the bottom - give it breathing room. */
.guides-index .guide-cta {
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 0;
  padding-top: 0.5rem;
}

/* =============================================================
   10. RESPONSIVE
   ============================================================= */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .guide-article h1 { font-size: 2.25rem; }
  .guide-article h2 { font-size: 1.5rem; }
  .guides-index-head h1 { font-size: 2rem; }
  .guides-index .guide-card {
    grid-template-columns: 2.4rem 1fr;
    column-gap: 0.9rem;
  }
  .guides-index .guide-card::after { display: none; }
  .guides-index .guide-card h2 { font-size: 1.2rem; }
}
/* (drop-cap removed; nothing mobile-specific needed here) */