.blog-hero {
    display: block;
    height: 350px;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
} 

.articles-slider {
    display: block;
    margin-top: -220px;
}

.articles-slider .slider {
    margin-top: 24px;
    margin-left: -10px;
    margin-right: -10px;
    position: relative;
}

.articles-slider .slick-list{ 
    padding: 0 20% 0 0 !important;
}

.articles-slider .slider .slide {
    display: block;
    border-radius: 30px;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin: 0 10px;
    position: relative;
}

.articles-slider .slider .slide img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 500px;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center;
}

.articles-slider .slider .slide .text {
    /*background: #F9F7FA;*/
    background: var(--slider-background-color);
    padding: 16px 22px 50px 22px;
    width: 420px;
    max-width: 90%;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    border-top-right-radius: 30px;
}

.articles-slider .slider .slide .text .meta {
    color: var(--meta-color);
    font-family: var(--meta-font-family), Rubik, sans-serif;
    font-size: var(--meta-font-size);
    font-weight: var(--meta-font-weight);
    font-style: var(--meta-font-style);
    letter-spacing: var(--meta-letter-spacing);
    display: block;
    padding-bottom: 16px;
}

.articles-slider .slider .slide .text .title {
    display: block;
    color: var(--blog-main-slider-text-color);
    font-family: var(--blog-main-slider-font-family), Gilroy, sans-serif;
    font-size: var(--blog-main-slider-font-size);
    font-weight: var(--blog-main-slider-font-weight);
    font-style: var(--blog-main-slider-font-style);
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: var(--blog-main-slider-letter-spacing);
}

.articles-slider .slider .slider-prev,
.articles-slider .slider .slider-next {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -10px;
    cursor: pointer;
    z-index: 50;
}

.articles-slider .slider .slider-prev {
    left: -30px;
}

.articles-slider .slider .slider-next {
    right: -30px;
}

.articles-slider .slider .slick-dots {
    /* margin-top: 24px; */
    bottom: -48px;
}

.articles-slider .slider .slick-dots li {
    width: auto !important;
    height: auto !important;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.articles-slider .slider .slick-dots button {
    width: 30px;
    height: 3px;
    background: var(--slider-dots-passive-color);
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: middle;
    margin: 0 var(--slider-dots-margin);
    padding: 0;
}

/* disabling slide show before JS slider initialization. Reduces layout shifts */
.articles-slider .slider:not(.slick-initialized)>.slide {
    display: none !important;
}

.articles-slider .slider .slick-dots button::before {
    display: none !important;
}

.articles-slider .slider .slick-dots li.slick-active button {
    width: 30px;
    height: 3px; 
    border-radius: 9px;
    border: 2px solid var(--slider-dots-active-color);
    background: var(--slider-dots-active-color);
  
}

@media screen and (max-width: 1120px) {

    .blog-hero {
        height: 420px;
    }

    .articles-slider {
        margin-top: -360px;
    }

    .articles-slider .breadcrumbs {
        display: none;
    }
    
    .articles-slider .slider .slide img {
        height: 500px;
    }
    
    .articles-slider .slider .slide .text {
        padding: 30px 16px;
    }
    
    .articles-slider .slider .slide .text .title {
        font-size: var(--blog-main-slider-font-size-mobile);
    }
    
    .articles-slider .slider .slide .text .meta {
        font-size: 12px;
        padding-bottom: 16px;
    }
}

.blog-banner {
    display: block;
    padding: 60px 0;
}

.blog-banner .no-click {
    pointer-events: none;
}

.blog-banner .banner {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    padding: 50px 100px 50px 50px;
    border-radius: 30px;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    text-decoration: none;
    align-items: center;
}

.blog-banner .banner img {
    margin-right: 100px;
    height: fit-content !important;
}

.blog-banner .banner span {
    color: #F0E9F1;
    font-family: Rubik, sans-serif;
    font-size: 25px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
    .blog-banner {
        padding: 40px 0;
    }
    
    .blog-banner .banner {
        display: block;
        padding: 14px 40px;
        border-radius: 20px;
        background-size: cover;
    }
    
    .blog-banner .banner img {
        margin-right: auto;
        margin-left: auto;
        width: 190px;
        height: fit-content !important;
        display: block;
    }
    
    .blog-banner .banner span {
        display: block;
        font-size: 15px;
        text-align: center;
        margin-top: 85px;
    }
}