.loader {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(-45deg, #6a11cb, #2575fc, #00c6ff, #0072ff);
    background-size: 400% 400%;
    animation: gradientMove 10s ease infinite;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    z-index: 9999;
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease-out, visibility 0.5s ease-out;
}

.loader.hidden {
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
}

.loader-content {
    text-align: center;
}

.loader-text {
    font-size: 4rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: white;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1em;
    animation: loaderTextPulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
    text-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}

@keyframes loaderTextPulse {
    0%, 100% {
        transform: scale(1);
        opacity: 1;
    }
    50% {
        transform: scale(1.05);
        opacity: 0.9;
    }
}

.loader-spinner {
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    border: 4px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
    border-top: 4px solid white;
    border-radius: 50%;
    animation: spin 1s linear infinite;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

@keyframes spin {
    0% { transform: rotate(0deg); }
    100% { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}

/* Responsive loader text */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .loader-text {
        font-size: 2.5rem;
    }
    .loader-spinner {
        width: 40px;
        height: 40px;
    }
}

.fade-up {

            opacity: 0;

            transform: translateY(20px);

            animation: fadeUp 0.8s ease-out forwards;

        }

        @keyframes fadeUp {

            to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }

        }

        .glow-hover {

            transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;

        }

        .glow-hover:hover {

            transform: translateY(-4px);

            box-shadow: 0px 8px 20px rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.2); 

        }

       .typewriter {

    display: inline-block;

    width: 0;

    overflow: hidden;

    white-space: nowrap;

    border-right: 3px solid #006eff;

    animation: 

        typing 3s steps(40, end) forwards,

        blink 0.6s step-end infinite;

}

@keyframes typing {

    from { width: 0; }

    to { width: 100%; }

}

@keyframes blink {

    50% { border-color: transparent; }

}

        .float-card {

            animation: float 3s ease-in-out infinite;

        }

        @keyframes float {

            0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }

            50% { transform: translateY(-10px); }

        }

        .animated-bg {

            background: linear-gradient(-45deg, #6a11cb, #2575fc, #00c6ff, #0072ff);

            background-size: 400% 400%;

            animation: gradientMove 10s ease infinite;

        }

        @keyframes gradientMove {

            0% { background-position: 0% 50%; }

            50% { background-position: 100% 50%; }

            100% { background-position: 0% 50%; }

        }

        .scale-in {

            opacity: 0;

            transform: scale(0.95);

            animation: scaleIn 0.6s ease-out forwards;

        }

        @keyframes scaleIn {

            to { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }

        }

        .slide-left {

            opacity: 0;

            transform: translateX(-40px);

            transition: opacity 0.8s ease-out, transform 0.8s ease-out;

        }

        .slide-left.animated {

            opacity: 1;

            transform: translateX(0);

        }

        .slide-right {

            opacity: 0;

            transform: translateX(40px);

            transition: opacity 0.8s ease-out, transform 0.8s ease-out;

        }

        .slide-right.animated {

            opacity: 1;

            transform: translateX(0);

        }

        .blur-reveal {

            opacity: 0;

            filter: blur(10px);

            transform: translateY(20px);

            transition: opacity 0.9s ease-out, filter 0.9s ease-out, transform 0.9s ease-out;

        }

        .blur-reveal.animated {

            opacity: 1;

            filter: blur(0);

            transform: translateY(0);

        }

        .neon-hover {

            position: relative;

            transition: 0.3s;

        }

        .neon-hover::before {

            content: "";

            position: absolute;

            inset: 0;

            border-radius: inherit;

            border: 2px solid transparent;

            transition: 0.3s;

            pointer-events: none; 

        }

        .neon-hover:hover::before {

            border-color: #4effff;

            box-shadow: 0 0 15px #4effff;

        }

        .neon-hover > * {

            position: relative;

            z-index: 10;

        }

        .highlight {

            background: linear-gradient(120deg, #00e1ff 0%, #006eff 100%);

            background-size: 200% 100%;

            background-position: 100% 0;

            -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;

            animation: highlightMove 1s ease 3s forwards; 

        }

        @keyframes highlightMove {

            to { background-position: 0 0; }

        }

        /* --- Combined rotate-fade styles (merged to avoid conflicts) --- */
        .rotate-fade {

            opacity: 0;

            transform: rotate(-15deg) scale(0.9);

            transition: transform 0.35s ease, 

                        filter 0.35s ease, 

                        color 0.35s ease,

                        opacity 0.8s ease-out;

            position: relative;

            animation: floatIcon 3.2s ease-in-out infinite;

        }

        .rotate-fade.animated {

            opacity: 1;

            transform: rotate(0) scale(1);

        }

        /* --- Floating Animation on Idle --- */
        @keyframes floatIcon {

            0% { transform: translateY(0px) rotate(0deg) scale(1); }

            50% { transform: translateY(-4px) rotate(0deg) scale(1); }

            100% { transform: translateY(0px) rotate(0deg) scale(1); }

        }

        /* --- Main Hover Effect: Scale + rotate + neon glow --- */
        .rotate-fade:hover {

            transform: scale(1.28) rotate(4deg) !important;

            filter: drop-shadow(0 0 10px currentColor)

                    drop-shadow(0 0 20px currentColor);

            animation: pulseGlow 0.8s ease-in-out infinite;

        }

        /* --- Pulse Glow on Hover --- */
        @keyframes pulseGlow {

            0% { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px currentColor); }

            50% { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 14px currentColor); }

            100% { filter: drop-shadow(0 0 8px currentColor); }

        }

        /* --- Click Ripple --- */
        .rotate-fade:active::after {

            content: "";

            position: absolute;

            inset: 0;

            border-radius: 50%;

            background: currentColor;

            opacity: 0.3;

            transform: scale(0);

            animation: ripple 0.5s ease-out forwards;

        }

        @keyframes ripple {

            to {

                opacity: 0;

                transform: scale(2.5);

            }

        }

        /* --- Brand Glow Colors --- */
        a[href*="github"]:hover {

            color: #0077ff;

        } 

        a[href*="linkedin"]:hover {

            color: #0077ff;

        }

        a[href*="x.com"]:hover {

            color: #0077ff;

        }