.projectsSection {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  padding-top: 3.75rem;
  padding-bottom: 5rem;
}

.headerRow {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  margin-bottom: 2.75rem;
}

.arrowButtons {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  padding-top: 2px;
}

.navButton {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: var(--size-icon-button);
  height: var(--size-icon-button);
  padding: 0;
  border: 2px solid var(--color-blue-600);
  border-radius: 50%;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition:
    color var(--motion-duration-fast) ease,
    background-color var(--motion-duration-fast) ease,
    border-color var(--motion-duration-fast) ease,
    transform var(--motion-duration-fast) var(--motion-ease-out);
}

.navButtonPrevious,
.navButtonNext {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--color-blue-600);
}

.navButton svg {
  transition: transform var(--motion-duration-fast) var(--motion-ease-out);
}

.navButton:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}

.navButton:disabled {
  cursor: default;
  opacity: 0.36;
}

[data-theme="dark"] .navButton {
  border-color: var(--color-blue-white);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--color-blue-white);
}

.navButton:active:not(:disabled) {
  border-color: var(--color-blue-700);
  background: var(--color-blue-600);
  color: var(--color-blue-white);
  transform: scale(0.96);
}

[data-theme="dark"] .navButton:active:not(:disabled) {
  border-color: var(--color-blue-white);
  background: var(--color-blue-white);
  color: var(--color-blue-950);
}

.carouselViewport {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  overflow-x: auto;
  overflow-y: hidden;
  cursor: grab;
  scrollbar-width: none;
  overscroll-behavior-inline: contain;
  touch-action: pan-y;
  user-select: none;
  container-type: inline-size;
  container-name: carousel;
}

.carouselViewport::-webkit-scrollbar {
  display: none;
}

.carouselViewport:focus-visible {
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  outline: 3px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

.dragging {
  cursor: grabbing;
  scroll-snap-type: none !important;
  scroll-behavior: auto !important;
  user-select: none;
}

.carouselTrack {
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  width: max-content;
  gap: 1.25rem;
  padding: 0.25rem 0 0.5rem;
}

.card {
  display: flex;
  flex: 0 0 clamp(18.75rem, 24vw, 21.25rem);
  flex-shrink: 0;
  flex-direction: column;
  width: clamp(18.75rem, 24vw, 21.25rem);
  min-height: 28.75rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  border: 1px solid var(--border-default);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  background: var(--bg-raised);
  scroll-snap-align: start;
  transition: border-color 0.25s ease, box-shadow 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

.mediaContainer {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--color-blue-900);
}

.projectImage {
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center;
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.cardBody {
  display: flex;
  flex: 1;
  flex-direction: column;
  padding: 1.125rem 1rem;
}

.cardTitleRow {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4375rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.375rem;
}

.cardTitle {
  color: var(--text-primary);
  font-size: 1.125rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.titleLinkIcon {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  color: var(--color-blue-500);
  transition: transform var(--motion-duration-fast) var(--motion-ease-out);
}

[data-theme="dark"] .titleLinkIcon {
  color: var(--accent-default);
}

.cardDate {
  margin-bottom: 0.625rem;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 0.6875rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: var(--line-height-label-small);
  letter-spacing: var(--letter-spacing-eyebrow);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.cardDesc {
  display: -webkit-box;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: var(--text-primary);
  font-size: 0.84375rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.55;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  white-space: normal;
  word-break: normal;
  overflow-wrap: break-word;
}

.tagList {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.375rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.125rem;
}

.tagBadge {
  padding: 0.3125rem 0.75rem;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  background: var(--color-blue-200);
  color: var(--color-blue-700);
  font-size: var(--font-size-label-small);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: var(--line-height-label-small);
}

[data-theme="dark"] .tagBadge {
  background: var(--bg-subtle);
  color: var(--color-blue-100);
}

.cardFooter {
  margin-top: auto;
}

.caseStudyLink {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.625rem;
  color: var(--color-blue-500);
  font-size: var(--font-size-body-small);
  font-weight: 600;
  transition: color 0.2s ease, gap 0.2s ease;
  min-height: 2.75rem;
}

.caseStudyLink svg {
  transition: transform var(--motion-duration-fast) var(--motion-ease-out);
}

.caseStudyLink:focus-visible {
  border-radius: 2px;
  outline: 3px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

[data-theme="dark"] .caseStudyLink {
  color: var(--accent-default);
}

.scrollbarWrapper {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
}

.scrollbarTrack {
  position: relative;
  width: 30rem;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: 0.375rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  background: var(--color-blue-200);
  cursor: pointer;
  touch-action: none;
}

.scrollbarTrack::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: -0.75rem 0;
}

.scrollbarTrack:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--focus-ring);
  outline-offset: 0.5rem;
}

.scrollbarThumb {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: var(--radius-pill);
  background: var(--color-blue-400);
  cursor: grab;
  will-change: transform;
}

.scrollbarDragging .scrollbarThumb {
  cursor: grabbing;
}

[data-theme="dark"] .scrollbarTrack {
  background: var(--color-blue-800);
}

[data-theme="dark"] .scrollbarThumb {
  background: var(--color-blue-300);
}

/* ================================================================
   LAPTOP  1101px – 1440px
   Comfortable ~290px-330px cards (~3 to 4 visible)
   ================================================================ */
@media (max-width: 1440px) and (min-width: 1101px) {
  .carouselTrack {
    gap: 1.25rem;
  }

  .card {
    flex: 0 0 clamp(18.125rem, 23vw, 20.625rem);
    width: clamp(18.125rem, 23vw, 20.625rem);
  }

  .scrollbarTrack {
    width: min(30rem, 50vw);
  }
}

/* ================================================================
   TABLET  651px – 1100px
   Comfortable ~310px-350px cards (~2 cards visible)
   ================================================================ */
@media (max-width: 1100px) and (min-width: 651px) {
  .projectsSection {
    padding-top: var(--space-8);
    padding-bottom: var(--space-9);
  }

  .headerRow {
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: space-between;
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
  }

  .carouselViewport {
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    scroll-padding-inline: 0;
  }

  .carouselTrack {
    gap: 1.25rem;
  }

  .card {
    flex: 0 0 clamp(19.375rem, 42vw, 21.875rem);
    width: clamp(19.375rem, 42vw, 21.875rem);
    min-height: 28rem;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    scroll-snap-align: start;
  }

  .mediaContainer {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  }

  .cardBody {
    padding: 1.125rem 1rem;
  }

  .cardTitle {
    font-size: 1.125rem;
  }

  .cardDesc {
    font-size: 0.84375rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
    margin-bottom: 0.875rem;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
    white-space: normal;
    word-break: normal;
    overflow-wrap: break-word;
  }

  .tagList {
    gap: 0.375rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }

  .tagBadge {
    padding: 0.25rem 0.5625rem;
    font-size: 0.6875rem;
  }

  .scrollbarWrapper {
    margin-top: 2rem;
  }

  .scrollbarTrack {
    width: min(22.5rem, 60vw);
  }
}

/* ================================================================
   MOBILE  ≤ 650px
   Clean 1-column layout: 1 card visible at a time with page gutter
   ================================================================ */
@media (max-width: 650px) {
  .projectsSection {
    padding-top: 3rem;
    padding-bottom: 4rem;
  }

  .headerRow {
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  }

  .arrowButtons {
    display: none;
  }

  .carouselViewport {
    width: 100%;
    margin-inline: 0;
    padding-inline: 0;
    scroll-padding-inline: 0;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
  }

  .carouselTrack {
    gap: 1rem;
    width: max-content;
  }

  .card {
    flex: 0 0 calc(100vw - (2 * var(--layout-page-gutter)));
    flex: 0 0 100cqw;
    width: calc(100vw - (2 * var(--layout-page-gutter)));
    width: 100cqw;
    min-width: calc(100vw - (2 * var(--layout-page-gutter)));
    min-width: 100cqw;
    max-width: 100%;
    min-height: 26.25rem;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    scroll-snap-align: start;
    scroll-snap-stop: always;
  }

  .mediaContainer {
    aspect-ratio: 16 / 10;
  }

  .cardBody {
    padding: 1.125rem 1rem;
  }

  .cardTitle {
    font-size: 1.125rem;
  }

  .cardDesc {
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 0.875rem;
    white-space: normal;
    word-break: normal;
    overflow-wrap: break-word;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  }

  .tagList {
    gap: 0.375rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }

  .tagBadge {
    padding: 0.375rem 0.625rem;
    font-size: 0.75rem;
  }

  .scrollbarWrapper {
    margin-top: 1.5rem;
  }

  .scrollbarTrack {
    width: min(12.5rem, 60vw);
  }
}

@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .navButton:hover:not(:disabled) {
    border-color: var(--color-blue-700);
    background: var(--color-blue-600);
    color: var(--color-blue-white);
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }

  .card:hover {
    border-color: var(--border-strong);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 24px var(--shadow-color);
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }

  .card:hover .projectImage {
    transform: scale(1.035);
  }

  .card:hover .titleLinkIcon {
    transform: translate(2px, -2px);
  }

  .caseStudyLink:hover {
    gap: 14px;
    color: var(--color-blue-700);
  }

  [data-theme="dark"] .caseStudyLink:hover {
    color: var(--color-blue-100);
  }

  [data-theme="dark"] .navButton:hover:not(:disabled) {
    border-color: var(--color-blue-white);
    background: var(--color-blue-white);
    color: var(--color-blue-950);
  }


  .caseStudyLink:hover svg {
    transform: translateX(3px);
  }

  .navButtonPrevious:hover:not(:disabled) svg {
    transform: translateX(-2px);
  }

  .navButtonNext:hover:not(:disabled) svg {
    transform: translateX(2px);
  }
}