/* Authors (Elias 02/11/2026, pickmycert.com): byline, end-of-article author box, author pages, team page, About strip.
   Served as a static file (public/authors/authors.css) and linked only by the pages that use it (Base prop `authors`),
   so the bundled CSS of every other page stays byte-identical.
   Site tokens only: Plus Jakarta Sans, ink #160533, violet accent, lilac grounds, 16px radius, pills. */

.au-av { display: block; flex: none; width: var(--av, 44px); height: var(--av, 44px); max-width: none; border-radius: 50%; object-fit: cover; background: var(--lilac); }
a:hover > .au-av { box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #fff, 0 0 0 3px var(--violet); }

/* Byline: in the banner of blog posts and career guides. */
.au-byline { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin: 0 0 24px; }
.au-byline-banner { margin: 18px 0 0; }
.au-byline-av { flex: none; display: block; border-radius: 50%; }
.au-byline-banner .au-av { box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px #fff; }
.au-byline-txt { min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; }
.au-byline-who { margin: 0; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; color: var(--muted); }
.au-byline-who a { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: var(--violet-light); text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; }
.au-byline-who a:hover { color: var(--violet); text-decoration-color: currentColor; }
/* every item starts with a 15px "·"; the list is pulled 15px left inside an overflow:hidden box, so the separator of an item that
   starts a line is clipped and wrapped lines never begin with a dangling dot */
.au-byline-meta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin: 2px 0 0 -15px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; color: var(--muted); }
.au-byline-meta > span { position: relative; padding-left: 15px; }
.au-byline-meta > span::before { content: "·"; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 15px; text-align: center; color: var(--muted-2); }
.au-byline-meta a { color: var(--violet); font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; }
.au-byline-meta a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

/* End-of-article author box. */
.au-box { display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start; margin: 32px 0; padding: 24px 26px; border: 1px solid var(--border-3); border-radius: var(--radius); background: var(--card-tint); }
.au-box-av { flex: none; display: block; border-radius: 50%; }
.au-box-txt { min-width: 0; }
.au-box-k { margin: 0; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.2px; color: var(--muted-2); }
.au-box-name { margin: 4px 0 0; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.3px; }
.au-box-name a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.au-box-name a:hover { color: var(--violet); }
.au-box-role { margin: 2px 0 0; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; color: var(--muted); }
.au-box-bio { margin: 12px 0 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; color: var(--ink); }
.au-box-more { display: inline-block; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--violet); text-decoration: none; }
.au-box-more span { display: inline-block; transition: transform .2s; }
.au-box-more:hover span { transform: translateX(3px); }

/* Author page: portrait left, text right. */
.au-page { padding-bottom: 72px; }
.au-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 220px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 56px; align-items: start; margin-top: 8px; }
.au-side { position: sticky; top: 84px; display: flex; justify-content: center; }
.au-side .au-av { box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px #fff, 0 0 0 7px var(--border-3); }
.au-main { min-width: 0; }
.au-kicker { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.2px; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.au-kicker::before { content: ''; width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--orange); }
.au-h1 { font-size: 40px; line-height: 48px; }
.au-h1-role { display: block; margin-top: 6px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0; color: var(--muted); }
.au-bio { margin-top: 24px; max-width: 720px; }
.au-bio p { margin: 0 0 16px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 28px; color: #2a2340; }
.au-block { margin-top: 36px; max-width: 760px; }
.au-chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; margin: 14px 0 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.au-chips li { margin: 0; padding: 7px 14px; border-radius: 800px; background: var(--lilac); font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); }
.au-how { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; margin: 14px 0 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.au-how li { display: flex; gap: 10px; margin: 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; }
.au-how svg { flex: none; width: 18px; height: 18px; margin-top: 3px; color: var(--violet); }
.au-arts { margin-top: 44px; }
.au-group { margin: 22px 0 12px; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1.2px; color: var(--muted-2); }
.au-arts .guide-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(250px, 1fr)); gap: 14px; }
.au-arts .guide-card { padding: 18px 20px; }
.au-arts .guide-card strong { font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; }
.au-arts .guide-kicker { align-items: flex-start; }
.au-arts .guide-kicker svg { flex: none; width: 16px; height: 16px; margin-top: 1px; }
.au-method { margin: 40px 0 0; max-width: 760px; padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border-2); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; color: var(--muted); }
.au-method a { color: var(--violet); font-weight: 600; }

/* Team page. */
.au-team-head { max-width: 820px; }
.au-team-head h1 { font-size: 40px; line-height: 48px; }
.au-team-lede { margin: 16px 0 0; font-size: 17px; line-height: 27px; color: var(--ink); }
.au-team-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 16px; margin-top: 32px; max-width: 1000px; }
.au-team-card { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 120px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 28px; align-items: start; padding: 26px 28px; border: 1px solid var(--border-3); border-radius: var(--radius); background: #fff; }
.au-team-av { display: block; border-radius: 50%; }
.au-team-card h2 a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.au-team-card h2 a:hover { color: var(--violet); }
.au-team-role { margin: 4px 0 0; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; color: var(--muted); }
.au-team-bio { margin: 12px 0 0; max-width: 760px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24px; }
.au-team-foot { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 6px 20px; margin: 16px 0 0; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; }
.au-team-foot a { color: var(--violet); font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; }
.au-team-count { color: var(--muted-2); }
.au-team-foot-note { max-width: 1000px; }

/* About page block (inside .prose). */
.au-strip { margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 8px; border-top: 1px solid var(--border-2); }
.au-strip .au-strip-list { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(210px, 1fr)); gap: 12px; margin: 16px 0 8px; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.au-strip .au-strip-list li { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.au-strip .au-strip-list li::before { display: none; }
.au-strip .au-strip-list a { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; height: 100%; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--border-3); border-radius: var(--radius); background: #fff; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.au-strip .au-strip-list a:hover { border-color: var(--violet); }
.au-strip .au-strip-list a > span { display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-width: 0; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px; color: var(--muted); }
.au-strip .au-strip-list strong { font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; color: var(--ink); }
.au-strip .au-strip-more { font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .au-grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
  .au-side { position: static; }
  .au-h1, .au-team-head h1 { font-size: 30px; line-height: 38px; }
  .au-team-card { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 14px; padding: 22px 20px; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .au-side .au-av { width: 168px; height: 168px; }
  .au-box { flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; padding: 20px; }
  .au-byline { align-items: flex-start; }
  .au-bio p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; }
}