        /* Disable text selection across the whole site */
        body {
            cursor: none; 
            -webkit-user-select: none;
            /* Safari */
            -ms-user-select: none;
            /* IE 10 and Consumer Preview */
            -moz-user-select: none;
            /* Firefox */
            user-select: none;
            /* Standard syntax */
        }

          /* Custom Cursor */
        #cursor {
            width: 10px; height: 10px;
            
            border-radius: 50%;
            position: fixed; pointer-events: none; z-index: 10000;
        }
        #cursor-follower {
            width: 40px; height: 40px;
            /* border: 1px solid rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.4); */
            border-radius: 50%;
            position: fixed; pointer-events: none; z-index: 9999;
            transition: all .2s ease-out;
        }

        #nav-links a::after {
            content: "";
            width: 100%;
            height: 2px;
            border-radius: 20px;
            position: absolute;
            left: 0;
            bottom: 3px;
            transform-origin: right;
            transform: scaleX(0);
            transition: transform .2s linear;
        }

        #nav-links a:hover::after {
            transform: scaleX(1);
            transform-origin: left;
        }

        #nav-links a.active::after {
            transform: scaleX(1);
            transform-origin: left;
        }

        .rotate-icon {
                    transform: rotate(90deg);
                    opacity: 0;
                }

        /* 3. LOGOS MARQUEE: Animation for scrolling logos endlessly */
        @keyframes scroll {
            0% {
                transform: translateX(0);
            }

            100% {
                transform: translateX(-50%);
            }
        }

        .animate-marquee {
            display: flex;
            width: max-content;
            animation: scroll 30s linear infinite;
            /* Runs for 30s linearly */
        }

        /* Pauses the animation when user hovers over it */
        .animate-marquee:hover {
            animation-play-state: paused;
        }

        .animate-marquee-text {
            display: flex;
            width: max-content;
            animation: scroll-text 40s linear infinite;
        }

        /* 5. SPINNING STAR: Rotates elements (like asterisks) 360 degrees */
        @keyframes spin {
            from {
                transform: rotate(0deg);
            }

            to {
                transform: rotate(360deg);
            }
        }

        .animate-spin-slow {
            animation: spin 8s linear infinite;
        }

        /* 6. FLOATING EFFECT: Makes the Footer Card float up and down */
        @keyframes float {

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

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

            /* Moves up slightly */
        }

        .animate-float {
            animation: float 6s ease-in-out infinite;
        }

        /* 7. GLASS SHINE: Adds a moving shine effect over glass cards */
        @keyframes shine {
            0% {
                left: -100%;
                opacity: 0;
            }

            50% {
                opacity: 0.5;
            }

            100% {
                left: 100%;
                opacity: 0;
            }
        }

        .glass-shine {
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .glass-shine::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: -100%;
            width: 50%;
            height: 100%;
            background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1), transparent);
            transform: skewX(-25deg);
            animation: shine 8s infinite;
            pointer-events: none;
        }

    
      

.animate-marquee-text {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    width: max-content;
    will-change: transform;
}



    .footer-links{
        position: relative;
    }

    .footer-links::after{
        position: absolute;
        bottom: -3px;
        left: 0;
        width: 0%;
        height: 1px;
        content: "";
        transition: all .2s ease-out;        
    }

    .footer-links:hover::after{
        width: 100%;
    }