*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: var(--header-h); background: var(--navy); }
body {
  margin: 0; min-height: 100vh; display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  background: var(--navy); color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: var(--fs-1); line-height: 1.7; font-weight: 400;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
main { flex: 1; }
img, picture { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration-color: var(--line-gold); text-underline-offset: 0.25em; }
a:hover { text-decoration-color: var(--gold); }
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 3px; }
ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.08; margin: 0 0 var(--s-3); letter-spacing: 0.005em; }
h1 { font-size: var(--fs-5); }
h2 { font-size: var(--fs-4); }
h3 { font-size: var(--fs-3); }
p { margin: 0 0 var(--s-2); max-width: var(--measure); color: var(--ink-soft); }
.container { width: min(100% - 2 * var(--gutter), var(--maxw)); margin-inline: auto; }
.skip { position: absolute; inset-inline-start: var(--s-2); top: -4rem; background: var(--gold); color: var(--navy); padding: 0.6rem 1rem; z-index: 100; }
.skip:focus { top: var(--s-2); }

/* Header */
.site-header {
  position: fixed; inset-inline: 0; top: 0; z-index: 50; height: var(--header-h);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: var(--s-3);
  padding-inline: var(--gutter);
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(4, 8, 20, 0.88), rgba(4, 8, 20, 0));
  transition: background 0.4s var(--ease);
}
.site-header.is-scrolled::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1; background: rgba(4, 8, 20, 0.92); backdrop-filter: blur(12px); border-block-end: 1px solid var(--line); } /* on a pseudo-element: backdrop-filter on the header itself would trap the fixed mobile menu inside it */
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.8rem; font-family: var(--font-display); font-weight: 500; font-size: 1.35rem; letter-spacing: 0.34em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; }
.brand-mark { width: 2.25rem; height: 2.25rem; object-fit: contain; }
.site-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--s-4); }
.site-nav ul { display: flex; gap: var(--s-3); align-items: center; }
.site-nav a { text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft); padding-block: 0.4rem; border-block-end: 1px solid transparent; transition: color 0.3s, border-color 0.3s; }
.site-nav a:hover, .site-nav a[aria-current] { color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--gold); }
.lang-switch { position: relative; }
.lang-dd summary { list-style: none; cursor: pointer; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--ink-soft); padding: 0.4rem 0.2rem; }
.lang-dd summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.lang-dd summary::after { content: ''; width: 0.4rem; height: 0.4rem; border-inline-end: 1px solid currentColor; border-block-end: 1px solid currentColor; transform: rotate(45deg) translateY(-2px); transition: transform 0.25s; }
.lang-dd[open] summary::after { transform: rotate(225deg); }
.lang-dd summary:hover, .lang-dd[open] summary { color: var(--ink); }
.lang-dd .code { font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em; color: var(--gold); }
.lang-dd ul { position: absolute; inset-inline-end: 0; top: calc(100% + 0.4rem); min-width: 12rem; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 0; background: var(--deep); border: 1px solid var(--line-gold); padding: 0.4rem 0; z-index: 80; }
.lang-dd li { display: block; }
.lang-switch a { display: flex; gap: 0.7rem; align-items: baseline; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: none; font-size: 0.88rem; padding: 0.55rem 1rem; border-block-end: 0; }
.lang-switch a .code { min-width: 1.8rem; color: var(--gold); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.1em; }
.lang-switch a[aria-current] { color: var(--ink); background: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.08); }
.menu-btn { display: none; background: none; border: 0; color: var(--ink); font: inherit; font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; cursor: pointer; padding: 0.6rem 0; }
@media (max-width: 62rem) {
  .menu-btn { display: block; position: relative; z-index: 70; }
  .brand { position: relative; z-index: 70; }
  .site-nav {
    position: fixed; inset: 0; background: var(--deep); overflow-y: auto; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; gap: var(--s-5);
    opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transition: opacity 0.35s var(--ease), visibility 0.35s; padding: var(--s-5) var(--gutter);
  }
  .site-nav.is-open { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; }
  .site-nav ul { flex-direction: column; gap: var(--s-3); text-align: center; }
  .site-nav a { font-size: 1rem; }
  .lang-dd ul { position: static; background: transparent; border: 0; min-width: 0; margin-top: 0.4rem; }
  .lang-switch a { justify-content: center; }
  .lang-dd summary { justify-content: center; font-size: 0.95rem; }
  .site-header { z-index: 60; }
  body.menu-open { overflow: hidden; }
}

/* Buttons and labels */
.eyebrow { font-size: 0.74rem; letter-spacing: 0.28em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin: 0 0 var(--s-3); max-width: none; }
.btn {
  display: inline-block; font: inherit; font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none;
  padding: 1rem 2rem; border: 1px solid var(--gold); color: var(--ink); background: transparent; cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.35s var(--ease), color 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.btn:hover { background: var(--gold); color: var(--navy); }
.btn--quiet { border-color: var(--line-gold); color: var(--gold-light); }
.btn--quiet:hover { border-color: var(--gold); background: rgba(212, 175, 55, 0.1); color: var(--gold-light); }
.btn[disabled] { opacity: 0.5; cursor: wait; }
.actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: var(--s-2); margin-block-start: var(--s-4); }

/* Hero */
.hero { position: relative; min-height: 100vh; min-height: 100svh; display: flex; align-items: flex-end; overflow: hidden; background: var(--deep); }
.hero-media, .hero-media img { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.hero-media img { object-position: 50% 50%; }
@media (min-width: 62rem) {
  .hero-media img { object-position: 50% 50%; }
  [dir='rtl'] .hero-media img { object-position: 50% 50%; }
}
.hero::after { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(4, 8, 20, 0.84) 0%, rgba(4, 8, 20, 0.34) 42%, rgba(4, 8, 20, 0.1) 100%); }
.hero-inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; padding-block: calc(var(--header-h) + var(--s-5)) var(--s-6); }
.hero h1 { max-width: 14ch; }
.hero .lead { font-size: var(--fs-2); max-width: 34rem; color: var(--ink); }
/* the small gold line sits over bright stone: lighter gold, a soft shadow and a gentle scrim from the start side */
.hero .eyebrow { color: var(--gold-light); font-weight: 500; text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(4, 8, 20, 0.85), 0 0 2px rgba(4, 8, 20, 0.6); }
.hero::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1; background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(4, 8, 20, 0.5) 0%, rgba(4, 8, 20, 0.18) 45%, transparent 70%); pointer-events: none; }
[dir='rtl'] .hero::before { background: linear-gradient(to left, rgba(4, 8, 20, 0.5) 0%, rgba(4, 8, 20, 0.18) 45%, transparent 70%); }

/* Sections */
.section { padding-block: var(--s-6); }
.section--deep { background: var(--deep); }
.section--line { border-block-start: 1px solid var(--line); }
.section h2 { max-width: 18ch; }
.lead { font-size: var(--fs-2); line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink); max-width: 40rem; font-family: var(--font-display); }
.split { display: grid; gap: var(--s-5); grid-template-columns: 1fr; align-items: center; }
@media (min-width: 62rem) { .split { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: var(--s-6); } }
.split-media { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; background: var(--deep); overflow: hidden; }
.split-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.steps { list-style: none; padding: 0; display: grid; gap: 0; grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin-block-start: var(--s-5); counter-reset: step; }
@media (min-width: 62rem) { .steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }
.step { padding: var(--s-4) 0; border-block-start: 1px solid var(--line-gold); counter-increment: step; }
@media (min-width: 62rem) { .step { padding-inline: 0 var(--s-4); } .step + .step { padding-inline: var(--s-4); border-inline-start: 1px solid var(--line); } }
.step::before { content: '0' counter(step); display: block; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 1; color: var(--gold-light); margin-block-end: var(--s-2); letter-spacing: 0.08em; }
.step h3 { font-size: var(--fs-3); margin-block-end: var(--s-1); }
.invitation { text-align: center; }
.invitation h2, .invitation p { margin-inline: auto; max-width: 30rem; }
.invitation .actions { justify-content: center; }

/* Inner pages */
.page-head { padding-block: calc(var(--header-h) + var(--s-6)) var(--s-5); background: var(--deep); border-block-end: 1px solid var(--line); }
.page-head h1 { font-size: var(--fs-4); max-width: 20ch; }
.prose { padding-block: var(--s-5) var(--s-6); }
.prose h2 { font-size: var(--fs-3); margin-block: var(--s-5) var(--s-2); max-width: none; color: var(--gold-light); }
.prose p { max-width: 44rem; }
.prose .updated { color: var(--ink-mute); font-size: var(--fs-0); }

/* Form */
.form { display: grid; gap: var(--s-3); max-width: 38rem; margin-block-start: var(--s-4); }
.field { display: grid; gap: 0.5rem; }
.field label { font-size: 0.74rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.field input, .field select, .field textarea {
  font: inherit; color: var(--ink); background: var(--deep); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 0; padding: 0.9rem 1rem; width: 100%;
  transition: border-color 0.3s;
}
.field textarea { min-height: 9rem; resize: vertical; }
.field input:focus, .field select:focus, .field textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--gold); }
.field select { appearance: none; background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 50%, var(--silver) 50%), linear-gradient(135deg, var(--silver) 50%, transparent 50%); background-position: calc(100% - 1.3rem) 50%, calc(100% - 1rem) 50%; background-size: 0.3rem 0.3rem; background-repeat: no-repeat; }
[dir='rtl'] .field select { background-position: 1.3rem 50%, 1rem 50%; }
.check { display: flex; gap: 0.8rem; align-items: flex-start; font-size: var(--fs-0); color: var(--ink-soft); }
.check input { margin-block-start: 0.3rem; accent-color: var(--gold); flex: none; }
.hp { position: absolute; inset-inline-start: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }
.form-status { min-height: 1.5rem; font-size: var(--fs-0); margin: 0; }
.form-status.is-error { color: var(--danger); }
.form-status.is-ok { color: var(--gold); }
.form-done { border: 1px solid var(--line-gold); padding: var(--s-4); max-width: 38rem; margin-block-start: var(--s-4); }
.form-done p { color: var(--ink); }

/* Footer */
.site-footer { background: var(--deep); border-block-start: 1px solid var(--line); padding-block: var(--s-5) var(--s-4); }
.footer-top { display: grid; gap: var(--s-4); grid-template-columns: 1fr; justify-items: center; text-align: center; margin-block-end: var(--s-5); }
@media (min-width: 62rem) { .footer-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr; align-items: start; justify-items: stretch; text-align: start; } .footer-about { text-align: end; } }
.footer-mark { width: 7rem; height: auto; flex: none; }
.footer-brand { font-family: var(--font-display); letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 4vw, 2.6rem); line-height: 1.1; margin: 0; color: var(--ink); }
.footer-tagline { font-size: 0.78rem; letter-spacing: 0.26em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin: 0.7rem 0 0; }
.footer-pillars { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.4rem 0; margin: 1rem 0 0; font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: none; }
@media (max-width: 61.99rem) { .footer-pillars { justify-content: center; } }
.footer-pillars span + span::before { content: ''; display: inline-block; width: 0.3rem; height: 0.3rem; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--gold); margin-inline: 0.9rem; vertical-align: middle; }
.footer-about { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: var(--fs-0); max-width: 24rem; justify-self: end; }
.footer-cols { display: grid; gap: var(--s-4); grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding-block: var(--s-5); border-block-start: 1px solid var(--line); }
@media (min-width: 48rem) { .footer-cols { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: var(--s-5); } }
.footer-h { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1rem; font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin: 0 0 var(--s-3); }
.footer-h::after { content: ''; flex: 1; max-width: 5rem; height: 1px; background: var(--line-gold); }
.footer-cols ul.places { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.footer-cols li { font-size: var(--fs-0); color: var(--ink-soft); margin-block-end: var(--s-2); }
.footer-cols .city { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: 1.35rem; color: var(--ink); }
.footer-label { font-size: 0.74rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0 0 0.8rem; max-width: 22rem; }
.footer-cta { margin: 0; }
.footer-cta a { color: var(--gold-light); font-size: 1.05rem; text-decoration: none; }
.footer-cols a { text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink-soft); } .footer-cols a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.footer-cols .footer-cta a:hover { color: var(--gold); }
.footer-langs { border-block-start: 1px solid var(--line); padding-block: var(--s-3); }
.footer-langs ul { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 0.5rem 2.2rem; margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.footer-langs a { text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.8rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.footer-langs a:hover, .footer-langs a[aria-current] { color: var(--gold-light); }
.footer-langs .code { font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
.disclosure { font-size: 0.82rem; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--ink-mute); max-width: 52rem; }
.legal-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.5rem 1.6rem; margin-block: var(--s-3); }
.legal-links a { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.rights { font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--ink-mute); margin: 0; }

/* Consent banner */
.consent { position: fixed; inset-inline: var(--s-2); bottom: var(--s-2); z-index: 80; max-width: 44rem; margin-inline: auto; background: var(--deep); border: 1px solid var(--line-gold); padding: var(--s-3); display: grid; gap: var(--s-2); }
.consent[hidden] { display: none; }
.consent p { margin: 0; font-size: var(--fs-0); max-width: none; color: var(--ink); }
.consent .actions { margin: 0; }
.consent .btn { padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem; }

/* Motion */
.js .reveal { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(14px); transition: opacity 0.9s var(--ease), transform 0.9s var(--ease); }
.js .reveal.is-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { transition: none !important; animation: none !important; }
  .js .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

/* Journal */
.journal-hero { position: relative; background: #0a1226; }
.journal-stage { position: relative; min-height: 100vh; min-height: 100svh; display: grid; place-items: center; overflow: hidden; padding-block: calc(var(--header-h) + var(--s-3)) var(--s-4); }
.journal-stage video { position: absolute; inset-inline: 0; top: var(--header-h); height: 60%; width: 100%; object-fit: contain; object-position: 50% 50%; -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 52% 62% at 50% 50%, #000 58%, transparent 100%); mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse 52% 62% at 50% 50%, #000 58%, transparent 100%); }
.journal-title { position: relative; align-self: end; text-align: center; opacity: 1; }
.journal-title h1 { margin-inline: auto; max-width: none; }
.journal-title::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset: -6rem -2rem -2rem; background: linear-gradient(to top, #0a1226 40%, transparent); z-index: -1; }
.js .journal-hero:not(.is-static) { height: 260vh; }
.js .journal-hero:not(.is-static) .journal-stage { position: sticky; top: 0; height: 100vh; min-height: 0; }
.js .journal-hero:not(.is-static) .journal-title { opacity: calc((var(--p, 0) - 0.78) * 5); transform: translateY(calc((1 - var(--p, 0)) * 12px)); }
.journal-quote { font-family: var(--font-display); font-style: italic; font-size: var(--fs-2); color: var(--ink-soft); margin-inline: auto; }
.cat-nav ul { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.6rem 1.8rem; justify-content: center; margin-block-end: var(--s-5); }
.cat-nav a { text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.78rem; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft); padding-block: 0.3rem; border-block-end: 1px solid transparent; }
.cat-nav a:hover, .cat-nav a[aria-current] { color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--gold); }
.grid { display: grid; gap: var(--s-5) var(--s-4); grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@media (min-width: 40rem) { .grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (min-width: 62rem) { .grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }
.card-img { display: block; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; overflow: hidden; background: var(--deep); margin-block-end: var(--s-2); }
.card-img img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform 1.2s var(--ease); }
.card:hover .card-img img { transform: scale(1.03); }
.card-meta { font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.24em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold); margin: 0 0 0.6rem; max-width: none; }
.card-title { font-size: var(--fs-3); margin: 0 0 var(--s-1); }
.card-title a { text-decoration: none; }
.card-lead { font-size: var(--fs-0); }
.card-foot { font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--ink-mute); margin: 0; }
.card--lead { display: grid; gap: var(--s-3); margin-block-end: var(--s-6); }
@media (min-width: 62rem) { .card--lead { grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr; align-items: center; gap: var(--s-5); } .card--lead .card-img { grid-row: 1 / span 4; margin: 0; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; } .card--lead .card-title { font-size: var(--fs-4); } }
.article .page-head { text-align: center; }
.article .page-head h1, .article .page-head .lead { margin-inline: auto; }
.article-img { margin-block: var(--s-5) 0; }
.article-img img { width: 100%; max-height: 32rem; object-fit: cover; }
.prose blockquote { margin: var(--s-4) 0; padding-inline-start: var(--s-3); border-inline-start: 1px solid var(--line-gold); font-family: var(--font-display); font-style: italic; font-size: var(--fs-2); color: var(--ink); max-width: 38rem; }
.prose ul.plain { margin-block: var(--s-2); max-width: 44rem; }
.prose ul.plain li { padding-inline-start: 1.2rem; position: relative; margin-block-end: 0.5rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.prose ul.plain li::before { content: ''; position: absolute; inset-inline-start: 0; top: 0.8em; width: 0.5rem; height: 1px; background: var(--gold); }
.sources { margin-block-start: var(--s-5); padding-block-start: var(--s-3); border-block-start: 1px solid var(--line); }
.sources h2 { font-size: var(--fs-1); letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.sources li, .sources span { font-size: var(--fs-0); color: var(--ink-mute); }
.notice { font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--ink-mute); }
.more { padding-block: var(--s-5) var(--s-6); border-block-start: 1px solid var(--line); margin-block-start: var(--s-5); }
.more h2 { font-size: var(--fs-3); }

/* Home: journal highlights (pinned story + three latest) */
.grid--home { margin-block-start: var(--s-5); }
@media (min-width: 62rem) { .grid--home { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (min-width: 80rem) { .grid--home { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); } }
.grid--home .card-title { font-size: var(--fs-2); }

/* Anavesta page: crest once, three quiet identity cards */
.about-head { text-align: center; }
.about-head h1, .about-head .lead { margin-inline: auto; }
.about-crest { display: block; width: 8rem; height: 8rem; object-fit: contain; margin: 0 auto var(--s-3); }
.identity { display: grid; gap: var(--s-4); grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
@media (min-width: 48rem) { .identity { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: var(--s-5); } }
.identity-card { padding-block-start: var(--s-3); border-block-start: 1px solid var(--line-gold); }
.identity-card h3 { font-size: var(--fs-2); margin: 0 0 var(--s-1); }
.identity-card p { color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0; }

/* Footer social links */
.footer-cols ul.social { display: grid; gap: 0.9rem; margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.footer-cols ul.social li { margin: 0; }
.footer-cols ul.social a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 1rem; color: var(--ink-soft); transition: color .3s var(--ease); }
.footer-cols ul.social .ico { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; width: 2.6rem; height: 2.6rem; border: 1px solid var(--line-gold); border-radius: 50%; transition: border-color .3s var(--ease); }
.footer-cols ul.social .nm { font-size: var(--fs-1); }
.footer-cols ul.social a:hover, .footer-cols ul.social a:focus-visible { color: var(--ink); }
.footer-cols ul.social a:hover .ico, .footer-cols ul.social a:focus-visible .ico { border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--gold); }

/* Arabic-script languages: own faces, no tracking, no capitals or italics (they do not exist in the script) */
html[lang='ar'] { --font-display: 'Noto Naskh Arabic', 'Times New Roman', serif; --font-body: 'Noto Naskh Arabic', system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, sans-serif; }
html[lang='fa'] { --font-display: 'Vazirmatn', 'Times New Roman', serif; --font-body: 'Vazirmatn', system-ui, 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, sans-serif; }
html[lang='ar'] *, html[lang='ar'] *::before, html[lang='ar'] *::after,
html[lang='fa'] *, html[lang='fa'] *::before, html[lang='fa'] *::after { letter-spacing: normal !important; text-transform: none !important; font-style: normal !important; }
html[lang='ar'] body, html[lang='fa'] body { line-height: 1.95; font-size: 1.06em; }
html[lang='ar'] h1, html[lang='ar'] h2, html[lang='ar'] h3, html[lang='fa'] h1, html[lang='fa'] h2, html[lang='fa'] h3 { line-height: 1.4; font-weight: 600; }
html[lang='ru'] .brand, html[lang='ru'] .footer-brand { letter-spacing: 0.3em; }

/* Chinese: no web font is shipped (CJK files are very large). Latin letters keep the site faces; Chinese characters use the best serif/sans installed on the visitor's device. No tracking, capitals or italics (they do not exist in the script). */
html[lang='zh'] { --font-display: 'Cormorant Garamond', 'Songti SC', 'STSong', 'Noto Serif CJK SC', 'Source Han Serif SC', 'Noto Serif SC', 'SimSun', serif; --font-body: 'Inter', 'PingFang SC', 'Hiragino Sans GB', 'Microsoft YaHei', 'Noto Sans CJK SC', 'Noto Sans SC', system-ui, sans-serif; }
html[lang='zh'] *, html[lang='zh'] *::before, html[lang='zh'] *::after { text-transform: none !important; font-style: normal !important; }
html[lang='zh'] body { line-height: 1.9; line-break: strict; }
html[lang='zh'] h1, html[lang='zh'] h2, html[lang='zh'] h3 { line-height: 1.4; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.04em; }
html[lang='zh'] .site-nav a, html[lang='zh'] .btn, html[lang='zh'] .eyebrow, html[lang='zh'] .card-meta, html[lang='zh'] .cat-nav a, html[lang='zh'] .field label, html[lang='zh'] .footer-h, html[lang='zh'] .footer-label, html[lang='zh'] .footer-tagline, html[lang='zh'] .footer-pillars, html[lang='zh'] .menu-btn { letter-spacing: 0.1em; }
html[lang='zh'] .brand, html[lang='zh'] .footer-brand { letter-spacing: 0.3em; text-transform: uppercase !important; }
html[lang='zh'] .site-nav a, html[lang='zh'] .menu-btn, html[lang='zh'] .btn { white-space: nowrap; }
.menu-open .consent { display: none; }
/* two plain sections in a row: the gap was both paddings added up */
.section:not(.section--deep):not(.section--line):has(+ .section:not(.section--deep):not(.section--line)) { padding-block-end: var(--s-5); }
.section:not(.section--deep):not(.section--line) + .section:not(.section--deep):not(.section--line) { padding-block-start: var(--s-4); }
/* About page: the card section and the text that follows it were stacking three paddings/margins */
.section:has(+ .prose) { padding-block-end: var(--s-5); }
.section + .prose { padding-block-start: 0; }
.section + .prose h2:first-child { margin-block-start: 0; }