.nikco-blog-page {
  --blog-ink: #061923;
  --blog-paper: #f3f6f5;
  --blog-mist: #dce8eb;
  --blog-cyan: #63bdd7;
  --blog-blue: #578b9e;
  --blog-line: rgba(38, 61, 71, .2);
}

.blog-index { padding-top: 0; }

/* The same image-led, dark-overlay hero language used across service pages. */
.blog-hero {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  min-height: min(790px, 100svh);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  align-items: end;
  gap: clamp(40px, 8vw, 130px);
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(190px, 19vh, 245px) var(--nikco-pad) clamp(70px, 9vh, 105px);
  background: var(--blog-ink);
  color: #fff;
}

.blog-hero-media,
.blog-hero-shade {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -2;
  inset: 0;
}

.blog-hero-media { margin: 0; }
.blog-hero-media.nikco-progressive-image { position: absolute; isolation: isolate; overflow: hidden; }
.blog-card-media.nikco-progressive-image { position: relative; isolation: isolate; }
.blog-hero-media.nikco-progressive-image::before,
.blog-card-media.nikco-progressive-image::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -8px;
  z-index: 0;
  background: center / cover no-repeat var(--nikco-lqip);
  filter: blur(8px);
  transform: scale(1.03);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.blog-hero-media .nikco-progressive-full,
.blog-card-media .nikco-progressive-full { position: relative; z-index: 1; transition: opacity .35s ease, transform .35s ease; }
html.nikco-image-js .nikco-progressive-image:not(.is-loaded) .nikco-progressive-full { opacity: 0; }
.nikco-progressive-image.is-loaded .nikco-progressive-full { opacity: 1; }

.blog-hero-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 54%; }
.blog-hero-shade {
  z-index: -1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(3, 17, 25, .95) 0%, rgba(3, 17, 25, .81) 45%, rgba(3, 17, 25, .36) 100%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3, 17, 25, .78) 0%, transparent 48%);
}

html[dir="rtl"] .blog-hero-shade {
  background:
    linear-gradient(270deg, rgba(3, 17, 25, .96) 0%, rgba(3, 17, 25, .8) 50%, rgba(3, 17, 25, .32) 100%),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3, 17, 25, .8) 0%, transparent 48%);
}

.blog-hero-copy { position: relative; z-index: 1; width: min(100%, 770px); }
.blog-kicker,
.blog-feed-heading p {
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  color: var(--blog-cyan);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.blog-kicker { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 13px; }
.blog-kicker::before { content: ""; width: 34px; height: 2px; background: currentColor; }

.blog-hero h1 {
  max-width: 9.5ch;
  margin: 0;
  font-family: "Abar", "NIKCO UI", sans-serif;
  font-size: clamp(62px, 7.2vw, 112px);
  font-weight: 880;
  line-height: .95;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
  text-wrap: balance;
}

html[dir="rtl"] .blog-hero h1 {
  line-height: 1.14;
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
}

.blog-hero-copy > p:not(.blog-kicker) {
  max-width: 61ch;
  margin: 30px 0 0;
  color: #d0dadd;
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.2vw, 19px);
  line-height: 1.9;
}

.blog-hero-facts {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: 38px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.27);
}

.blog-hero-facts > span {
  min-width: 190px;
  display: grid;
  gap: 6px;
  padding: 20px 0;
  color: #aebdc2;
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
}

.blog-hero-facts > span + span { padding-inline-start: 25px; border-inline-start: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.27); }
.blog-hero-facts strong { color: #fff; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 750; }

.blog-hero-index {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  align-self: center;
  display: grid;
  justify-items: end;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.68);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.blog-hero-index strong { color: rgba(255,255,255,.16); font-size: clamp(100px, 14vw, 210px); line-height: .72; }
.blog-hero-index span { margin-top: 24px; color: var(--blog-cyan); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .23em; }

/* Compact topic rail: useful navigation rather than a second hero. */
.blog-topics {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: stretch;
  width: min(100% - (var(--nikco-pad) * 2), 1180px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  border-inline: 1px solid var(--blog-line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blog-line);
  background: #fff;
}

.blog-topics > p { display: grid; place-items: center; margin: 0; padding: 0 28px; border-inline-end: 1px solid var(--blog-line); color: #58707a; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase; }
.blog-topics > div { display: flex; align-items: stretch; overflow-x: auto; scrollbar-width: thin; }
.blog-topics a { flex: 0 0 auto; min-height: 68px; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 0 24px; border-inline-end: 1px solid var(--blog-line); color: var(--blog-ink); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 750; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; transition: background-color .2s ease, color .2s ease; }
.blog-topics a:hover,
.blog-topics a:focus-visible,
.blog-topics a[aria-current="page"] { background: var(--blog-ink); color: #fff; }
.blog-topics a:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--blog-cyan); outline-offset: -3px; }

.blog-feed { overflow: hidden; padding: clamp(72px, 8vw, 120px) var(--nikco-pad) clamp(90px, 10vw, 150px); background: var(--blog-paper); }
.blog-feed > * { width: min(100%, 1180px); margin-inline: auto; }
.blog-feed-heading { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; gap: 30px; align-items: end; margin-bottom: 38px; padding-bottom: 24px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blog-line); }
.blog-feed-heading h2 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(48px, 5.5vw, 78px); line-height: .98; letter-spacing: -.035em; }
.blog-feed-heading > span { padding-bottom: 7px; color: #5b727b; font-size: 13px; }

/* Editorial grid: one lead story, then consistent cards. */
.blog-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: clamp(20px, 2.2vw, 32px); }
.blog-card { min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--blog-line); background: #fff; transition: border-color .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease, transform .2s ease; }
.blog-card > a { height: 100%; display: grid; color: inherit; text-decoration: none; cursor: pointer; }
.blog-card:not(.blog-card-featured) > a { grid-template-rows: minmax(240px, 25vw) auto; }
.blog-card-featured { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.blog-card-featured > a { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) minmax(330px, .65fr); min-height: 470px; }
.blog-card-media { min-height: 0; margin: 0; overflow: hidden; background: var(--blog-mist); }
.blog-card-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; transition: transform .35s ease; }
.blog-card-fallback { filter: saturate(.78) contrast(.94); }
.blog-card-copy { display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: clamp(26px, 3vw, 44px); }
.blog-card-meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 15px; color: #536a73; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; }
.blog-card-meta span:first-child { color: #167d9d; text-transform: uppercase; }
.blog-card h2 { max-width: 17ch; margin: 26px 0 16px; font-size: clamp(35px, 3.5vw, 54px); line-height: 1.04; letter-spacing: -.02em; text-wrap: balance; }
.blog-card:not(.blog-card-featured) h2 { font-size: clamp(32px, 3vw, 46px); }

html[dir="rtl"] .blog-feed-heading h2,
html[dir="rtl"] .blog-card h2,
html[dir="rtl"] .blog-card:not(.blog-card-featured) h2 {
  line-height: 1.18;
}
.blog-card-copy > p { max-width: 60ch; margin: 0 0 36px; color: #455e68; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.85; }
.blog-card-action { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 20px; margin-top: auto; padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid var(--blog-line); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800; }
.blog-card-action i { color: var(--blog-blue); font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; }
.blog-card:hover,
.blog-card:focus-within { border-color: rgba(34, 111, 137, .62); box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(6, 25, 35, .11); transform: translateY(-3px); }
.blog-card > a:hover .blog-card-media img,
.blog-card > a:focus-visible .blog-card-media img { transform: scale(1.025); }
.blog-card > a:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--blog-cyan); outline-offset: -3px; }

.blog-pagination { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; justify-content: center; margin-top: 52px; }
.blog-pagination .page-numbers { min-width: 48px; min-height: 48px; display: grid; place-items: center; padding: 0 14px; border: 1px solid var(--blog-line); color: var(--blog-ink); text-decoration: none; }
.blog-pagination .current,
.blog-pagination a:hover,
.blog-pagination a:focus-visible { background: var(--blog-ink); color: #fff; }

.blog-empty { min-height: 330px; display: grid; align-content: center; justify-items: start; padding: clamp(40px, 7vw, 80px); border: 1px solid var(--blog-line); background: #fff; }
.blog-empty > span { color: var(--blog-cyan); font-size: 32px; }
.blog-empty h2 { max-width: 15ch; margin: 18px 0 12px; font-size: clamp(40px, 5vw, 68px); line-height: 1; }
.blog-empty p { max-width: 50ch; margin: 0; color: #526a73; }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .blog-hero { min-height: 680px; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; padding-top: 170px; }
  .blog-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(58px, 10vw, 88px); }
  .blog-hero-index strong { font-size: 120px; }
  .blog-card-featured > a { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: 0; }
  .blog-card-featured .blog-card-media { min-height: min(58vw, 500px); }
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .blog-hero {
    min-height: 690px;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    align-content: end;
    padding: 145px 20px 48px;
  }
  .blog-hero-media img { object-position: 56% center; }
  .blog-hero-shade,
  html[dir="rtl"] .blog-hero-shade { background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3,17,25,.97) 0%, rgba(3,17,25,.82) 64%, rgba(3,17,25,.5) 100%); }
  .blog-hero h1 { max-width: 10ch; font-size: clamp(51px, 15vw, 72px); }
  .blog-hero-copy > p:not(.blog-kicker) { margin-top: 22px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.75; }
  .blog-hero-facts { margin-top: 28px; }
  .blog-hero-facts > span { min-width: 50%; padding: 17px 0; }
  .blog-hero-index { display: none; }
  .blog-topics { width: 100%; grid-template-columns: 1fr; border-inline: 0; }
  .blog-topics > p { min-height: 52px; padding: 0 20px; border-inline-end: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--blog-line); }
  .blog-topics a { min-height: 58px; padding-inline: 20px; }
  .blog-feed { padding: 68px 20px 100px; }
  .blog-feed-heading { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; align-items: start; margin-bottom: 28px; }
  .blog-feed-heading h2 { font-size: clamp(45px, 14vw, 62px); }
  .blog-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
  .blog-card-featured { grid-column: auto; }
  .blog-card > a,
  .blog-card-featured > a { grid-template-columns: 1fr; grid-template-rows: minmax(230px, 68vw) auto; }
  .blog-card-featured .blog-card-media { min-height: 0; }
  .blog-card h2,
  .blog-card:not(.blog-card-featured) h2 { font-size: clamp(34px, 11vw, 47px); }
  .blog-card-copy { padding: 24px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .blog-card,
  .blog-card-media img { transition: none; }
  .blog-hero-media .nikco-progressive-full,
  .blog-card-media .nikco-progressive-full { transition: none; }
}