footer {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  font-family: var(--font-main);
  height: auto;
  margin-left: 0;
  border-radius: 0;
  position: relative;
  background: var(--duck-charcoal);
  color: var(--duck-white);
  padding: 1.8rem 0 1.2rem 0;
  text-align: center;
  box-shadow: 0 -0.2rem 1.2rem rgba(44, 44, 44, 0.1);
  margin-top: 5rem;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
}

footer nav {
  font-family: var(--font-main);
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2rem; /* reduced slightly */
  flex-wrap: wrap; /* wrap links on small screens */
  padding: 1rem 0;
}

footer nav a {
  font-family: var(--font-main);
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  color: var(--duck-yellow);
  font-weight: bold;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0.6rem 1.8rem;
  border-radius: 1.8rem;
  transition: background 0.2s;
  display: inline-block;
  white-space: nowrap; /* keep each link on one line */
}

footer nav a:hover {
  background: var(--duck-charcoal);
  color: var(--duck-yellow);
}

footer nav a { transform: none; }
footer nav a:hover { transform: none; }



/* ----------------------------------------- */
/* TABLET SIZE 480 -1023 */
/* ----------------------------------------- */
@media (min-width: 800px) and (max-width: 1023px) {
  footer {
    font-size: 1.3rem; /* slightly smaller text */
    padding: 1.5rem 0 1rem;
    margin-top: 3rem; /* less space above footer */
  }

  footer nav {
    gap: 1.5rem; /* reduce gap between links */
    padding: 0.8rem 0;
  }

  footer nav a {
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    padding: 0.5rem 1.5rem;
  }
}

/* ----------------------------------------- */
/* MOBILE SIZE 479 */
/* ----------------------------------------- */
@media (max-width: 479px) {
  footer {
    font-size: 1.1rem; /* smaller font for tiny screens */
    padding: 1.2rem 0 0.8rem;
    margin-top: 2rem;
  }

  footer nav {
    flex-direction: column; /* stack links vertically */
    gap: 1rem;
    padding: 0.5rem 0;
  }

  footer nav a {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    padding: 0.4rem 1.2rem;
    display: block; /* full-width touch targets */
  }
}