:root {
    --navbar-height: 50px; /* ⬅️ INCREASE THIS VALUE TO ADJUST NAVBAR HEIGHT */
}

/* ==========================================================================
   1. Navbar Container & Layout Base
   ========================================================================== */
.navbar-custom {
    background: white !important;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
    height: var(--navbar-height) !important;
    min-height: var(--navbar-height) !important;
    max-height: var(--navbar-height) !important;
    padding-top: 0 !important;
    padding-bottom: 0 !important;
    display: flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
}

/* Overrule nested full-width fluid navbar edge padding breaks */
.navbar-custom .container,
.navbar-custom .container-fluid {
    max-width: 95% !important;
    padding-left: 1rem !important;
    padding-right: 0 !important;
}

.navbar-custom .unified-layout-width {
    height: 100% !important;
    display: flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   2. Brand / Logo
   ========================================================================== */
.navbar-brand-link {
    display: inline-flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    height: 100% !important;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.brand-logo {
    letter-spacing: 0.4rem !important;
    font-size: 1.1rem !important;
    color: inherit;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   3. Navigation Standard Links
   ========================================================================== */
.nav-link-custom {
    color: #000 !important;
    font-size: 0.75rem !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.15rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    height: var(--navbar-height) !important;
    display: inline-flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    padding-top: 0 !important;
    padding-bottom: 0 !important;
    box-sizing: border-box !important;
    transition: color 0.25s ease;
}

.nav-link-custom:hover {
    color: #dc3545 !important;
    border-bottom: none !important;
}

.navbar-collapse .nav-item:last-child {
    margin-right: 1rem !important;
    padding-right: 0 !important;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   4. Dropdown Specific Rules
   ========================================================================== */
/* Dropdown Toggle Trigger */
.navbar-custom .nav-link-custom-dropdown > .dropdown-toggle {
    height: var(--navbar-height) !important;
    display: inline-flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    padding-top: 0 !important;
    padding-bottom: 0 !important;
    box-sizing: border-box !important;
    margin: 0 !important;
}

/* Strip indicator arrow for a clean minimal design line */
.nav-link-custom-dropdown .dropdown-toggle::after {
    display: none; 
}

/* Dropdown Menu Container */
.nav-link-custom-dropdown .dropdown-menu {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    right: 0 !important;          /* Force the menu block to anchor precisely to the right edge boundary */
    left: auto !important;         /* Override default left-alignments */
    z-index: 1050;
    border-radius: 0;
    border: 1px solid #eee !important;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.05) !important;
    margin-top: 0 !important;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.1rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    background-color: #ffffff !important;
    padding-top: 5px !important;
    padding-bottom: 5px !important;
} 

/* Hover Activation States */
.nav-link-custom-dropdown:hover .dropdown-menu,
.dropdown-menu.show {
    display: block !important;
    visibility: visible !important;
    opacity: 1 !important;
}

/* Dropdown Sub-Items */
.dropdown-item {
    color: #333333 !important;
    font-size: 0.7rem !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.1rem;
    padding: 12px 20px !important;
    transition: background-color 0.2s, color 0.2s;
}

.dropdown-item:hover {
    background-color: #f8f9fa !important;
    color: #dc3545 !important;
}

.navbar-custom .navbar-nav {
    height: 100% !important;
    display: flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
}