.site-footer {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bg-color), var(--second-bg-color) 120%);
    color: var(--text-color);
    padding: 48px 20px 20px;

  }

  .footer-inner {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 24px;
    align-items: start;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
  }

  /* Column */
  .footer-col {
    padding: 18px;
    border-radius: 1rem;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 18px var(--bg-nav);
  }

  .brand {
    display: flex;
    gap: 12px;
    align-items: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--text-color);
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  .brand svg {
    color: var(--text-color);
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }

  .brand-name {
    font-family: "El Messiri", sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.2px;
  }

  .brand-desc {
    color: var(--text-muted);
    margin: 12px 0 16px;
    line-height: 1.45;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  .footer-title {
    font-size: 0.98rem;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    color: var(--text-color);
  }

  .footer-list {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .footer-list a {
    color: var(--text-muted);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  .footer-list a:hover,
  .footer-list a:focus {
    color: var(--text-color);
    text-decoration: underline;
    outline: none;
  }

  .social {
    display: flex;
    gap: 8px;
    margin-top: 6px;
  }

  .social-link {
    display: inline-flex;
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    border-radius: 8px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
    color: var(--text-color);
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  .social-link:focus {
    outline: 3px solid var(--border);
  }

  .contact {
    font-style: normal;
    color: var(--text-muted);
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .contact a {
    color: var(--text-muted);
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  .contact a:hover,
  .contact a:focus {
    color: var(--text-color);
    text-decoration: underline;
  }

  .subscribe {
    margin-top: 12px;
    display: flex;
    gap: 8px;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .subscribe input {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 0;
    padding: 10px 12px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    border: 1px solid var(--glass);
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--text-color);
    font-size: 0.95rem;
  }

  .subscribe input::placeholder {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
  }

  .btn {
    padding: 10px 14px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    border: 0;
    cursor: pointer;
    background-color: gray;
    color: black;
    font-weight: 600;
  }

  .btn:focus {
    outline: 3px solid var(--border);
  }

  /* Accessibility helpers */
  .visually-hidden {
    position: absolute !important;
    height: 1px;
    width: 1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
    white-space: nowrap;
    border: 0;
    padding: 0;
    margin: -1px;
  }

  /* Responsive */
  @media (max-width:1000px) {
    .footer-inner {
      grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
    }
  }

  @media (max-width:620px) {
    .footer-inner {
      grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .footer-col {
      text-align: center;
    }
    .brand {
    justify-content: center;
  }
  }

  /* small polish */
  a:focus {
    outline-offset: 3px;
  }