.site-footer {
  background-color: #f8f9fa; /* light background */
  color: #495057; /* dark gray text */
  padding: 2rem 1rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  border-top: 1px solid #dee2e6;
}

.footer-container {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.footer-text {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0;
}

.footer-links {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.footer-link {
  color: #007bff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;
  transition: 0.3s;
  margin: 0 0.25rem;
}

.footer-link:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.social-links {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center; /* center horizontally */
  align-items: center;
  gap: 15px;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}

.follow-text {
  font-weight: bold;
  margin-right: 10px;
  color: #333;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

/* Social icons */
.social-links a {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  color: #495057;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
  border-radius: 50%;
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  text-decoration: none; /* remove underline */
}

/* Hover effect */
.social-links a:hover {
  color: #ffffff;
  background-color: #007bff;
  transform: scale(1.2);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0, 123, 255, 0.3);
}