.vl-header-area2,
.vl-header-area2.header-tranperent,
#vl-header-sticky {
    background: #170642 !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    border-radius: 0 !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    left: 0 !important;
    right: 0 !important;
    top: 0 !important;
}


    .vl-header-area2 .header2-bg {
        background: #170642 !important;
        border-radius: 0 !important;
        box-shadow: none !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        max-width: 100% !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
        padding: 3px 32px !important;
    }

        /* Vertically center all header columns */

        .vl-header-area2 .header2-bg > .row {
            align-items: center !important;
        }


.tc-header-brand {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
    text-decoration: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.tc-header-logo {
    width: 72px;
    height: 72px;
    object-fit: contain;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* Header uses <h2>Techno Connect</h2> */

.vl-header-area2 .tc-header-brand h2,
.vl-header-area2 .tc-header-brand h1,
.vl-header-area2 .tc-header-brand-name {
    color: #a8ff2a !important;
    font-size: 45px !important;
    font-weight: 600 !important;
    line-height: 1.1 !important;
    letter-spacing: -1px;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.tc-header-brand:hover,
.tc-header-brand:focus {
    text-decoration: none;
}


.vl-header-area2 .vl-main-menu nav > ul {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 34px;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

    .vl-header-area2 .vl-main-menu nav > ul > li {
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
    }

        .vl-header-area2 .vl-main-menu nav > ul > li > a {
            font-family: inherit;
            font-size: 17px;
            font-weight: 500;
            line-height: 1.4;
            letter-spacing: 0;
            text-transform: none;
            color: #ffffff !important;
            padding: 12px 0;
            transition: color 0.25s ease;
        }

            .vl-header-area2 .vl-main-menu nav > ul > li > a:hover,
            .vl-header-area2 .vl-main-menu nav > ul > li > a:focus {
                color: #a8ff2a !important;
            }


.vl-header-area2 .vl-header2-btns .buttons {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    gap: 10px;
}

    .vl-header-area2 .vl-header2-btns .buttons > a.theme-btn3 {
        display: inline-flex !important;
        align-items: center !important;
        justify-content: center !important;
        text-align: center !important;
        vertical-align: middle;
        background: #195eff !important;
        color: #ffffff !important;
        min-width: 105px;
        min-height: 52px;
        padding: 12px 22px !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
        font-size: 18px;
        font-weight: 700;
        line-height: 1 !important;
        border-radius: 50px !important;
        white-space: nowrap;
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: background-color 0.25s ease;
    }

        .vl-header-area2 .vl-header2-btns .buttons > a.theme-btn3:hover {
            background: #0848db !important;
            color: #ffffff !important;
        }


.tc-seox-footer {
    background: #170642;
    color: #e5e5e7;
    padding: 85px 0 0;
}

.tc-footer-columns {
    row-gap: 38px;
    padding-bottom: 52px;
}

.tc-footer-logo {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    text-decoration: none;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}

    .tc-footer-logo img {
        width: 64px;
        height: 64px;
        object-fit: contain;
        flex-shrink: 0;
    }

    .tc-footer-logo span {
        color: #ffffff;
        font-size: 29px;
        font-weight: 800;
        line-height: 1.2;
        letter-spacing: -0.8px;
        white-space: nowrap;
    }

.tc-footer-brand p {
    color: #e5e5e7;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.8;
    max-width: 345px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}


.tc-footer-social {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
}

    .tc-footer-social a {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        width: 38px;
        height: 38px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: #25272b;
        border: 1px solid #35373b;
        color: #ffffff;
        font-size: 15px;
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: background-color 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
    }

        .tc-footer-social a:hover {
            background: #195eff;
            color: #ffffff;
            transform: translateY(-2px);
        }


.tc-footer-widget h4 {
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 23px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.3;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
}

.tc-footer-widget ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}

.tc-footer-widget li {
    color: #e5e5e7;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.tc-footer-widget a {
    color: #e5e5e7;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

    .tc-footer-widget a:hover,
    .tc-footer-widget a:focus {
        color: #a8ff2a;
    }


.tc-footer-contact li {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 13px;
}

    .tc-footer-contact li i {
        color: #ffffff;
        font-size: 18px;
        margin-top: 5px;
        flex-shrink: 0;
    }

.tc-footer-bottom {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 20px;
    border-top: 1px solid #36383b;
    padding: 22px 0;
}

    .tc-footer-bottom p {
        color: #d9d9dc;
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 1.5;
        margin: 0;
    }

.tc-footer-legal {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 18px;
}

    .tc-footer-legal a,
    .tc-footer-legal span {
        color: #d9d9dc;
        font-size: 15px;
        text-decoration: none;
    }

        .tc-footer-legal a:hover,
        .tc-footer-legal a:focus {
            color: #a8ff2a;
        }


@media (min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1199px) {

    .vl-header-area2 .header2-bg {
        padding: 12px 20px !important;
    }

    .vl-header-area2 .tc-header-brand h2,
    .vl-header-area2 .tc-header-brand h1,
    .vl-header-area2 .tc-header-brand-name {
        font-size: 30px !important;
    }

    .tc-header-logo {
        width: 58px;
        height: 58px;
    }

    .vl-header-area2 .vl-main-menu nav > ul {
        gap: 18px;
    }

        .vl-header-area2 .vl-main-menu nav > ul > li > a {
            font-size: 15px;
        }

    .vl-header-area2 .vl-header2-btns .buttons > a.theme-btn3 {
        min-width: 85px;
        padding: 12px 14px !important;
        font-size: 15px;
    }
}


@media (max-width: 991px) {

    .vl-header-area2 .header2-bg {
        background: #170642 !important;
        border-radius: 0 !important;
        min-height: 76px;
        padding: 4px 18px !important;
    }

    .vl-header-area2 .tc-header-brand {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 10px;
    }

    .vl-header-area2 .tc-header-logo {
        width: 65px !important;
        height: 65px !important;
    }

    .vl-header-area2 .tc-header-brand h2,
    .vl-header-area2 .tc-header-brand h1,
    .vl-header-area2 .tc-header-brand-name {
        font-size: 56px !important;
        font-weight: 600 !important;
        line-height: 1 !important;
        color: #a8ff2a !important;
        letter-spacing: -1.2px;
        margin: 0 !important;
    }

    /* Hamburger button */

    .vl-header-action-item {
        display: flex !important;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: flex-end;
    }

    .vl-offcanvas-toggle {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        width: 54px;
        height: 54px;
        padding: 0;
        border: 1px solid #ffffff !important;
        border-radius: 12px;
        color: #ffffff !important;
    }

        .vl-offcanvas-toggle i {
            color: #ffffff !important;
        }

    /* Footer responsive layout */

    .tc-footer-bottom {
        flex-direction: column;
        text-align: center;
    }
}


@media (max-width: 575px) {

    .vl-header-area2 .header2-bg {
        min-height: 72px;
        padding: 4px 12px !important;
    }

    .vl-header-area2 .tc-header-brand {
        gap: 7px;
    }

    .vl-header-area2 .tc-header-logo {
        width: 60px !important;
        height: 60px !important;
    }

    .vl-header-area2 .tc-header-brand h2,
    .vl-header-area2 .tc-header-brand h1,
    .vl-header-area2 .tc-header-brand-name {
        font-size: clamp(44px, 6vw, 42px) !important;
        letter-spacing: -1px;
    }

    .vl-offcanvas-toggle {
        width: 48px;
        height: 48px;
    }

    .tc-seox-footer {
        padding-top: 55px;
    }

    .tc-footer-logo span {
        font-size: 24px;
    }

    .tc-footer-legal {
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 10px;
    }
}

.tc-hero-slider {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaf7ff 0%, #d8efff 55%, #eef4ff 100%);
}

.tc-hero-slide {
    display: none;
    width: 100%;
}

    .tc-hero-slide.is-active {
        display: block;
    }

.tc-hero-content h1,
.tc-hero-content h2 {
    color: #101828;
    font-size: clamp(34px, 4.5vw, 68px);
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.13;
    letter-spacing: -1.5px;
    margin: 0 0 22px;
}

.tc-hero-content p {
    max-width: 850px;
    color: #344054;
    font-size: 19px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    margin: 0 auto 30px;
}

.tc-hero-buttons {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 16px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

    .tc-hero-buttons a {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 12px;
        text-align: center;
        text-decoration: none;
    }

/* Slider controls */
.tc-hero-navigation {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 20px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    z-index: 5;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
}

.tc-hero-prev,
.tc-hero-next {
    width: 38px;
    height: 38px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: #195eff;
    color: #fff;
    border: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.tc-hero-dots {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 9px;
}

    .tc-hero-dots button {
        width: 11px;
        height: 11px;
        padding: 0;
        border: none;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: #9bb8d7;
        cursor: pointer;
    }

        .tc-hero-dots button.is-active {
            width: 27px;
            border-radius: 20px;
            background: #195eff;
        }

/* Tablet */
@media (max-width: 991px) {

    .tc-hero-content p {
        font-size: 17px;
    }
}

/* Mobile */
@media (max-width: 575px) {

    .tc-hero-content h1,
    .tc-hero-content h2 {
        font-size: clamp(28px, 7vw, 38px);
        letter-spacing: -0.7px;
    }

    .tc-hero-content p {
        font-size: 15px;
        line-height: 1.6;
    }

    .tc-hero-buttons {
        gap: 10px;
    }

        .tc-hero-buttons a {
            font-size: 14px;
            padding: 12px 16px;
        }

    .tc-hero-navigation {
        bottom: 15px;
    }
}


@media (min-width: 992px) {

    /* Compact hero section */
    .hero2 {
        min-height: 600px !important;
        height: auto !important;
        padding: 55px 0 35px !important;
        overflow: hidden;
    }

        /* Heading and image side by side */
        .hero2 .row {
            align-items: center;
        }

        /* Remove excess space */
        .hero2 .main-heading2 {
            margin-bottom: 0 !important;
        }

        /* Keep banner images inside hero */
        .hero2 .images-all {
            max-width: 100%;
            margin: 0 auto !important;
        }

            .hero2 .images-all img {
                max-width: 100%;
                height: auto;
                object-fit: contain;
            }
}

.tc-hero-slider {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient( 110deg, #f7fcff 0%, #e5f5ff 55%, #d8eeff 100% );
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* Hide inactive slides */
.tc-hero-slide {
    display: none;
    width: 100%;
}

    .tc-hero-slide.is-active {
        display: block;
    }


.tc-hero-text h1,
.tc-hero-text h2 {
    color: #10152b;
    font-size: clamp(36px, 3.4vw, 56px);
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.15;
    letter-spacing: -1.5px;
    margin: 0 0 24px;
}

.tc-hero-text p {
    color: #40506b;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    max-width: 560px;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
}

/* Buttons */
.tc-hero-buttons {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 15px;
}

    .tc-hero-buttons a {
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 12px;
        white-space: nowrap;
    }


/* Navigation below banner content */
.tc-hero-navigation {
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    bottom: 16px;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    z-index: 5;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 14px;
}

/* Tablet */
@media (max-width: 1199px) {

    .tc-hero-text h1,
    .tc-hero-text h2 {
        font-size: clamp(32px, 3.5vw, 44px);
    }
}

/* Mobile: text above image */
@media (max-width: 767px) {

    .tc-hero-text h1,
    .tc-hero-text h2 {
        font-size: clamp(29px, 7vw, 38px);
        line-height: 1.2;
        letter-spacing: -0.8px;
        margin-bottom: 18px;
    }

    .tc-hero-text p {
        font-size: 16px;
        line-height: 1.6;
        margin-bottom: 24px;
    }

    .tc-hero-buttons {
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 10px;
    }

    .tc-hero-navigation {
        bottom: 15px;
    }
}


.tc-hero-slider {
    position: relative;
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {

    .vl-header-area2 .header2-bg {
        padding: 10px 12px !important;
    }

    .vl-header-area2 .tc-header-brand {
        display: inline-flex !important;
        align-items: center !important;
        gap: 6px !important;
        max-width: 100%;
        white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .vl-header-area2 .tc-header-logo {
        width: 55px !important;
        height: 55px !important;
        flex-shrink: 0;
        object-fit: contain;
    }

    .vl-header-area2 .tc-header-brand h2 {
        font-size: clamp(35px, 5.5vw, 26px) !important;
        line-height: 1.1 !important;
        letter-spacing: -0.5px !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
        white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .vl-header-area2 .vl-offcanvas-toggle {
        flex-shrink: 0;
        margin-left: auto;
    }
}


/* Customer sidebar: Campaigns submenu, using the Ready Dashboard navigation palette. */
.sidebar .nav .tc-sidebar-submenu > .tc-submenu-toggle {
    cursor: pointer;
}

    .sidebar .nav .tc-sidebar-submenu > .tc-submenu-toggle .tc-submenu-chevron {
        margin-left: auto;
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        color: #a7a9ac;
    }

.sidebar .nav .tc-sidebar-submenu.submenu-open > .tc-submenu-toggle .tc-submenu-chevron {
    transform: rotate(180deg);
}

.sidebar .nav .tc-sidebar-submenu .tc-submenu-nav {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0 0 8px;
    padding: 0 0 0 18px;
}

    .sidebar .nav .tc-sidebar-submenu .tc-submenu-nav li {
        display: block;
        position: relative;
    }

        .sidebar .nav .tc-sidebar-submenu .tc-submenu-nav li a {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 9px;
            padding: 10px 14px 10px 30px;
            margin: 0 8px 3px 0;
            width: auto;
            border-radius: 4px;
            color: #83848a;
            font-size: 13px;
            font-weight: 600;
        }

            .sidebar .nav .tc-sidebar-submenu .tc-submenu-nav li a i {
                width: 18px;
                margin: 0;
                font-size: 17px;
            }

        .sidebar .nav .tc-sidebar-submenu .tc-submenu-nav li.active a {
            color: #4d7cfe;
            background: #f0f5ff;
        }

            .sidebar .nav .tc-sidebar-submenu .tc-submenu-nav li.active a:before {
                content: none;
            }


/* ==========================================
   Techno Connect - Homepage hero banner (3 slides)
   Responsive sizing for the three panoramic banner images.
   The image artwork, slider behavior, colors and controls remain unchanged.
========================================== */
.tc-hero-slider {
    --tc-header-h: 88px;
    padding-top: var(--tc-header-h);
}

    .tc-hero-slider .container {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 1440px;
        padding-left: 24px;
        padding-right: 24px;
    }

.tc-hero-slide.is-active {
    animation: tcHeroFade .7s ease;
}

@keyframes tcHeroFade {
    from {
        opacity: 0;
    }

    to {
        opacity: 1;
    }
}

.tc-hero-slide .tc-hero-content {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    padding-bottom: 48px;
}

.tc-hero-slide .tc-hero-visual {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 1983 / 793;
    margin-top: 26px;
    border-radius: 18px;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 14px 38px rgba(23, 6, 66, .20);
    background: #dfeaf8;
}

.tc-hero-slide .tc-hero-image {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: contain;
    object-position: center center;
}

/* Slide headings remain available for SEO and assistive technology. */
.tc-hero-slide .tc-hero-text {
    padding-top: 22px;
    text-align: center;
}

    .tc-hero-slide .tc-hero-text h1,
    .tc-hero-slide .tc-hero-text h2,
    .tc-hero-slide .tc-hero-text p {
        position: absolute;
        width: 1px;
        height: 1px;
        margin: -1px;
        padding: 0;
        overflow: hidden;
        clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
        white-space: nowrap;
        border: 0;
    }

@media (max-width: 1199px) {
    .tc-hero-slider .container {
        max-width: 100%;
        padding-left: 20px;
        padding-right: 20px;
    }

    .tc-hero-slide .tc-hero-visual {
        margin-top: 22px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
    .tc-hero-slider .container {
        padding-left: 18px;
        padding-right: 18px;
    }

    .tc-hero-slide .tc-hero-visual {
        margin-top: 20px;
        border-radius: 14px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
    .tc-hero-slider {
        --tc-header-h: 84px;
    }

        .tc-hero-slider .container {
            padding-left: 12px;
            padding-right: 12px;
        }

    .tc-hero-slide .tc-hero-content {
        padding-bottom: 44px;
    }

    .tc-hero-slide .tc-hero-visual {
        margin-top: 14px;
        border-radius: 10px;
        box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(23, 6, 66, .18);
    }

    .tc-hero-slide .tc-hero-text {
        padding-top: 16px;
    }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .tc-hero-slide.is-active {
        animation: none;
    }
}

/* ==========================================================
   Techno Connect homepage banner - final responsive override
   Full browser width, preserve the complete banner artwork.
   Keep this block at the VERY END of technoconnect.css.
========================================================== */

#tcHeroSlider.tc-hero-slider {
    --tc-header-h: 0px;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

    #tcHeroSlider.tc-hero-slider > .tc-hero-slide {
        width: 100%;
        margin: 0;
        padding: 0;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider.tc-hero-slider .container {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: none;
        margin: 0;
        padding-left: 0;
        padding-right: 0;
    }

#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-content {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0 0 54px;
}

#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: none;
    height: auto;
    aspect-ratio: auto;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-radius: 0;
    background: transparent;
    box-shadow: none;
}

#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-image {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: none;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
    aspect-ratio: auto;
    object-fit: contain;
    object-position: center center;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

/* Keep the SEO text visually hidden; retain the CTA links below the artwork. */
#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-text {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    text-align: center;
}

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-text h1,
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-text h2,
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-text p {
        position: absolute;
        width: 1px;
        height: 1px;
        margin: -1px;
        padding: 0;
        overflow: hidden;
        clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
        white-space: nowrap;
        border: 0;
    }

#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-buttons {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 16px;
    margin: 22px 12px 0;
}

#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-navigation {
    bottom: 8px;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    z-index: 10;
}

#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-prev,
#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-next {
    flex: 0 0 38px;
}

/* Tablet */
@media (max-width: 991px) {
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-content {
        padding-bottom: 50px;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-buttons {
        gap: 12px;
        margin-top: 18px;
    }
}

/* Mobile: preserve the full image without horizontal overflow or cropping. */
@media (max-width: 575px) {
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-content {
        padding-bottom: 46px;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual {
        border-radius: 0;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-buttons {
        gap: 10px;
        margin: 14px 10px 0;
    }

        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-buttons a {
            max-width: calc(100vw - 24px);
            white-space: normal;
        }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-navigation {
        bottom: 5px;
        gap: 10px;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-prev,
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-next {
        width: 32px;
        height: 32px;
        flex-basis: 32px;
    }
}

/* ==========================================================
   Techno Connect hero - image crop fix + overlay controls
   Append last. Keeps the original image ratio and places
   CTA buttons and slider controls on top of the artwork.
========================================================== */

#tcHeroSlider,
#tcHeroSlider.tc-hero-slider {
    position: relative !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    height: auto !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-slide {
        position: relative !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        height: auto !important;
        min-height: 0 !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
    }

        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-slide .container {
            width: 100% !important;
            max-width: none !important;
            padding: 0 !important;
            margin: 0 !important;
        }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-content {
        position: relative !important;
        display: block !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        height: auto !important;
        min-height: 0 !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual {
        display: block !important;
        position: relative !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        height: auto !important;
        min-height: 0 !important;
        max-height: none !important;
        aspect-ratio: auto !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
        overflow: hidden !important;
        border: 0 !important;
        border-radius: 0 !important;
        box-shadow: none !important;
        background: transparent !important;
        line-height: 0 !important;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider img.tc-hero-image {
        display: block !important;
        position: static !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        max-width: 100% !important;
        height: auto !important;
        min-height: 0 !important;
        max-height: none !important;
        aspect-ratio: auto !important;
        object-fit: contain !important;
        object-position: center center !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
        transform: none !important;
    }

    /* Keep text available to search engines, but do not let it
   create a second row below the image. */
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-text {
        position: static !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        height: 0 !important;
        min-height: 0 !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
        overflow: visible !important;
    }

        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-text h1,
        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-text h2,
        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-text p {
            position: absolute !important;
            width: 1px !important;
            height: 1px !important;
            margin: -1px !important;
            padding: 0 !important;
            overflow: hidden !important;
            clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0) !important;
            white-space: nowrap !important;
            border: 0 !important;
        }

    /* CTA buttons: overlay near the bottom of the banner image. */
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-buttons {
        position: absolute !important;
        left: 50% !important;
        bottom: clamp(34px, 5.2vw, 76px) !important;
        z-index: 12 !important;
        display: flex !important;
        width: max-content !important;
        max-width: calc(100% - 24px) !important;
        align-items: center !important;
        justify-content: center !important;
        flex-wrap: wrap !important;
        gap: 14px !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
        transform: translateX(-50%) !important;
    }

        /* Modern pill buttons with visible arrow icons. */
        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-buttons a {
            display: inline-flex !important;
            align-items: center !important;
            justify-content: center !important;
            gap: 12px !important;
            min-height: 48px !important;
            padding: 13px 24px !important;
            border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.9) !important;
            border-radius: 999px !important;
            background: #155eef !important;
            color: #fff !important;
            font-size: clamp(14px, 1.25vw, 18px) !important;
            font-weight: 700 !important;
            line-height: 1.2 !important;
            text-align: center !important;
            text-decoration: none !important;
            white-space: nowrap !important;
            box-shadow: 0 5px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.24) !important;
            transition: background-color .2s ease, transform .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease !important;
        }

            #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-buttons a:hover,
            #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-buttons a:focus {
                background: #0848c7 !important;
                color: #fff !important;
                transform: translateY(-2px) !important;
                box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(0,0,0,.3) !important;
            }

            #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-buttons a.theme-btn4 {
                background: rgba(13, 20, 36, .76) !important;
                color: #fff !important;
                border-color: rgba(255,255,255,.95) !important;
                backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
            }

                #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-buttons a.theme-btn4:hover,
                #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-buttons a.theme-btn4:focus {
                    background: #155eef !important;
                }

    /* Slider navigation spans the image: arrows at left/right,
   pagination dots centered along the bottom. */
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-navigation {
        position: absolute !important;
        inset: 0 !important;
        left: 0 !important;
        bottom: auto !important;
        z-index: 15 !important;
        display: block !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        height: 100% !important;
        pointer-events: none !important;
        transform: none !important;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-prev,
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-next {
        position: absolute !important;
        top: 50% !important;
        display: inline-flex !important;
        align-items: center !important;
        justify-content: center !important;
        width: clamp(36px, 3.4vw, 52px) !important;
        height: clamp(36px, 3.4vw, 52px) !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.9) !important;
        border-radius: 50% !important;
        background: rgba(12, 22, 40, .58) !important;
        color: #fff !important;
        font-size: 18px !important;
        box-shadow: 0 3px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.22) !important;
        transform: translateY(-50%) !important;
        pointer-events: auto !important;
        cursor: pointer !important;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-prev {
        left: clamp(10px, 2.2vw, 30px) !important;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-next {
        right: clamp(10px, 2.2vw, 30px) !important;
    }

        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-prev:hover,
        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-next:hover {
            background: #155eef !important;
        }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-dots {
        position: absolute !important;
        left: 50% !important;
        bottom: clamp(10px, 1.5vw, 20px) !important;
        display: flex !important;
        align-items: center !important;
        justify-content: center !important;
        gap: 9px !important;
        transform: translateX(-50%) !important;
        pointer-events: auto !important;
    }

        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-dots button {
            width: 10px !important;
            height: 10px !important;
            padding: 0 !important;
            border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.9) !important;
            border-radius: 50% !important;
            background: rgba(255,255,255,.72) !important;
            box-shadow: 0 1px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.25) !important;
        }

            #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-dots button.is-active {
                width: 24px !important;
                border-radius: 20px !important;
                background: #155eef !important;
            }

/* Tablet and mobile: smaller overlay controls, still on artwork. */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-buttons {
        bottom: 28px !important;
        gap: 8px !important;
        max-width: calc(100% - 16px) !important;
    }

        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-buttons a {
            min-height: 38px !important;
            padding: 9px 13px !important;
            gap: 7px !important;
            font-size: 12px !important;
        }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-prev,
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-next {
        width: 32px !important;
        height: 32px !important;
        font-size: 14px !important;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-prev {
        left: 7px !important;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-next {
        right: 7px !important;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-dots {
        bottom: 7px !important;
        gap: 7px !important;
    }

        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-dots button {
            width: 8px !important;
            height: 8px !important;
        }

            #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-dots button.is-active {
                width: 19px !important;
            }
}

@media (max-width: 380px) {
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-buttons {
        bottom: 25px !important;
        gap: 6px !important;
    }

        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-buttons a {
            padding: 8px 10px !important;
            font-size: 11px !important;
        }
}

/* ==========================================================
   Techno Connect hero - definitive image-fit layout
   The banner image defines the hero's height by its own ratio.
   CTA links are inside the image frame; slider arrows overlay it.
========================================================== */

#tcHeroSlider.tc-hero-slider {
    position: relative !important;
    display: block !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: none !important;
    height: auto !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
    box-sizing: border-box !important;
    background: #101b35 !important;
}

#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-slide,
#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-slide.is-active {
    position: relative !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    height: auto !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    overflow: visible !important;
}

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-slide:not(.is-active) {
        display: none !important;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-slide.is-active {
        display: block !important;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-slide > .container {
        display: block !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        max-width: none !important;
        height: auto !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
    }

#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-content {
    position: relative !important;
    display: block !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    height: auto !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    overflow: visible !important;
}

/* The visual frame uses the real banner aspect ratio on every device. */
#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual {
    position: relative !important;
    display: block !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: none !important;
    height: auto !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
    max-height: none !important;
    aspect-ratio: 1983 / 793 !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
    border: 0 !important;
    border-radius: 0 !important;
    background: #eaf3fb !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    line-height: 0 !important;
}

    /* Absolute fill is safe here because the frame has the source image ratio. */
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual > img.tc-hero-image {
        position: absolute !important;
        inset: 0 !important;
        display: block !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        height: 100% !important;
        min-width: 0 !important;
        min-height: 0 !important;
        max-width: none !important;
        max-height: none !important;
        object-fit: contain !important;
        object-position: 50% 50% !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
        transform: none !important;
    }

/* Hide the duplicate SEO copy visually; it must not add height. */
#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-text {
    position: absolute !important;
    width: 1px !important;
    height: 1px !important;
    margin: -1px !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
    clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0) !important;
    white-space: nowrap !important;
    border: 0 !important;
}

/* CTA buttons now sit inside .tc-hero-visual and overlay the artwork. */
#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual .tc-hero-buttons {
    position: absolute !important;
    left: 50% !important;
    bottom: clamp(24px, 4.2vw, 58px) !important;
    z-index: 20 !important;
    display: flex !important;
    width: max-content !important;
    max-width: calc(100% - 24px) !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    flex-wrap: wrap !important;
    gap: 14px !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    transform: translateX(-50%) !important;
    line-height: 1.2 !important;
}

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual .tc-hero-buttons a {
        display: inline-flex !important;
        align-items: center !important;
        justify-content: center !important;
        gap: 10px !important;
        min-height: 46px !important;
        padding: 11px 22px !important;
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.95) !important;
        border-radius: 999px !important;
        background: #155eef !important;
        color: #fff !important;
        font-size: clamp(13px, 1.15vw, 17px) !important;
        font-weight: 700 !important;
        line-height: 1.2 !important;
        text-decoration: none !important;
        white-space: nowrap !important;
        box-shadow: 0 5px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.28) !important;
        transition: background-color .2s ease, transform .2s ease !important;
    }

        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual .tc-hero-buttons a:hover,
        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual .tc-hero-buttons a:focus {
            background: #0848c7 !important;
            color: #fff !important;
            transform: translateY(-2px) !important;
        }

        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual .tc-hero-buttons a.theme-btn4 {
            background: rgba(13,20,36,.82) !important;
            color: #fff !important;
            backdrop-filter: blur(5px);
        }

/* Navigation fills the image frame; arrows sit at the vertical midpoint. */
#tcHeroSlider > .tc-hero-navigation {
    position: absolute !important;
    inset: 0 !important;
    z-index: 25 !important;
    display: block !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    height: 100% !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    transform: none !important;
    pointer-events: none !important;
}

#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-prev,
#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-next {
    position: absolute !important;
    top: 50% !important;
    display: inline-flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    width: clamp(34px, 3.2vw, 50px) !important;
    height: clamp(34px, 3.2vw, 50px) !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.9) !important;
    border-radius: 50% !important;
    background: rgba(10,20,38,.62) !important;
    color: #fff !important;
    font-size: 17px !important;
    box-shadow: 0 3px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.25) !important;
    transform: translateY(-50%) !important;
    cursor: pointer !important;
    pointer-events: auto !important;
}

#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-prev {
    left: clamp(8px, 2vw, 28px) !important;
}

#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-next {
    right: clamp(8px, 2vw, 28px) !important;
}

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-prev:hover,
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-next:hover {
        background: #155eef !important;
    }

/* Pagination dots overlay the lower edge of the banner. */
#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-dots {
    position: absolute !important;
    left: 50% !important;
    bottom: 10px !important;
    display: flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    gap: 8px !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    transform: translateX(-50%) !important;
    pointer-events: auto !important;
}

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-dots button {
        width: 10px !important;
        height: 10px !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
        border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.95) !important;
        border-radius: 50% !important;
        background: rgba(255,255,255,.75) !important;
        box-shadow: 0 1px 5px rgba(0,0,0,.3) !important;
    }

        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-dots button.is-active {
            width: 23px !important;
            border-radius: 20px !important;
            background: #155eef !important;
        }

/* Smaller controls on phones; image still keeps its full natural ratio. */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual .tc-hero-buttons {
        bottom: 22px !important;
        gap: 7px !important;
        max-width: calc(100% - 14px) !important;
    }

        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual .tc-hero-buttons a {
            min-height: 34px !important;
            padding: 8px 11px !important;
            gap: 6px !important;
            font-size: 11px !important;
        }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-prev,
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-next {
        width: 30px !important;
        height: 30px !important;
        font-size: 13px !important;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-prev {
        left: 6px !important;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-next {
        right: 6px !important;
    }

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-dots {
        bottom: 5px !important;
        gap: 6px !important;
    }

        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-dots button {
            width: 7px !important;
            height: 7px !important;
        }

            #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-dots button.is-active {
                width: 17px !important;
            }
}

@media (max-width: 380px) {
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual .tc-hero-buttons {
        bottom: 18px !important;
        gap: 5px !important;
    }

        #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual .tc-hero-buttons a {
            padding: 7px 8px !important;
            font-size: 10px !important;
        }
}

/* ==========================================================
   FIX: Keep the complete hero banner below the fixed header.
   Apply the offset to the whole slider, not to the image.
   Responsive values follow the header height at each width.
========================================================== */

#tcHeroSlider.tc-hero-slider {
    margin-top: clamp(80px, 5.7vw, 96px) !important;
    scroll-margin-top: 16px;
}

@media (max-width: 767px) {
    #tcHeroSlider.tc-hero-slider {
        margin-top: clamp(78px, 17vw, 92px) !important;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 380px) {
    #tcHeroSlider.tc-hero-slider {
        margin-top: 82px !important;
    }
}

/* ==========================================================
   Homepage banner: taller frame (width unchanged).
   The artwork is centred and fills the frame, so only a thin strip at the left/right edges is trimmed.
   To change the height, edit --tc-hero-ratio (smaller second number = shorter, larger = taller).
========================================================== */
#tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual {
    --tc-hero-ratio: 1983 / 841;
    aspect-ratio: var(--tc-hero-ratio) !important;
}

    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual > img.tc-hero-image {
        object-fit: cover !important;
        object-position: 50% 50% !important;
    }

@media (max-width: 767px) {
    #tcHeroSlider .tc-hero-visual {
        --tc-hero-ratio: 1983 / 841;
    }
}