.varta-shell {
  width: min(calc(100% - (2 * var(--varta-gutter))), var(--varta-shell-max));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.varta-main {
  min-height: 52vh;
}

.varta-now {
  min-height: var(--varta-now-height);
  background: var(--varta-black);
  color: var(--varta-white);
}

.varta-now__inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
  min-height: var(--varta-now-height);
  align-items: stretch;
}

.varta-now__label {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-width: 176px;
  padding: 0.5rem 1.2rem 0.5rem 0;
  background: var(--varta-red);
  color: var(--varta-white);
  font-size: var(--varta-text-xs);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}

.varta-now__label::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: -22px;
  width: 22px;
  height: 100%;
  background: var(--varta-red);
  clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 50%, 0 100%);
}

.varta-now__bolt {
  margin-right: 0.5rem;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
}

.varta-now__story {
  display: flex;
  min-width: 0;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  padding-inline: 2rem 1rem;
  font-size: var(--varta-text-sm);
  font-weight: 500;
}

.varta-now__story a {
  min-width: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.varta-now__story span:last-child {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  color: #cbc6c9;
  font-size: var(--varta-text-xs);
}

.varta-now__utilities {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}

.varta-header {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 30;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.985);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--varta-border);
}

.varta-header__inner {
  min-height: var(--varta-header-height);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(250px, 0.85fr) minmax(0, 2.2fr) auto;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  align-items: center;
}

.varta-brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 1rem;
  min-width: 0;
}

.varta-brand__logo,
.varta-brand__logo .custom-logo-link {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}

.varta-brand__logo .custom-logo {
  width: auto;
  max-width: 176px;
  max-height: 56px;
}

.varta-primary-nav {
  justify-self: center;
  min-width: 0;
}

.varta-menu,
.varta-footer-menu,
.varta-mobile-menu {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.varta-menu {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(0.95rem, 1.8vw, 1.85rem);
}

.varta-mobile-nav,
.varta-search-panel {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--varta-border);
  background: var(--varta-surface);
}

.varta-mobile-nav[hidden],
.varta-search-panel[hidden] {
  display: none !important;
}

.varta-mobile-nav .varta-shell {
  padding-block: 0.75rem 1.25rem;
}

.varta-home {
  padding-block: var(--varta-grid-gap) var(--varta-space-12);
}

.varta-home-shell {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(272px, 300px);
  gap: var(--varta-grid-gap);
  align-items: start;
}

.varta-home-main {
  min-width: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--varta-section-gap);
}

.varta-lead-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2.05fr) minmax(255px, 1fr);
  gap: var(--varta-grid-gap);
  min-width: 0;
}

.varta-secondary-stack {
  min-width: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: var(--varta-grid-gap);
}

.varta-identity-ribbon__inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem 2rem;
}

.varta-mission-block {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(190px, auto);
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  align-items: center;
}

.varta-information-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 0.8fr) minmax(0, 1.9fr);
  gap: var(--varta-grid-gap);
  align-items: stretch;
}

.varta-lower-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) minmax(300px, 0.75fr);
  gap: var(--varta-grid-gap);
  align-items: start;
}

.varta-sidebar {
  display: grid;
  gap: var(--varta-grid-gap);
  position: sticky;
  top: 1rem;
}

.varta-panel {
  min-width: 0;
}

.varta-tablet-only,
.varta-mobile-only {
  display: none;
}

.varta-listing-page,
.varta-page-layout,
.varta-related {
  padding-block: clamp(2.25rem, 4vw, 4.75rem);
}

.varta-page-layout {
  max-width: calc(var(--varta-reading-max) + (2 * var(--varta-gutter)));
}

.varta-page-header {
  max-width: 940px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3.5rem);
}

.varta-story-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 2.2vw, 2.25rem) clamp(1rem, 1.8vw, 1.75rem);
}

.varta-story-grid--opinion {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
}

.varta-pagination {
  margin-top: 3rem;
}

.varta-article-header {
  padding-top: clamp(2.25rem, 3.8vw, 4rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 2.4vw, 2.4rem);
}

.varta-article-header__inner {
  width: min(100%, var(--varta-article-header-max));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.varta-article-media {
  width: min(calc(100% - (2 * var(--varta-gutter))), var(--varta-article-media-max));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.varta-article-layout {
  width: min(calc(100% - (2 * var(--varta-gutter))), 900px);
  margin-inline: auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 48px minmax(0, var(--varta-reading-max)) 48px;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: start;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding-block: clamp(1.9rem, 3.2vw, 3.4rem) clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5.5rem);
}

.varta-article-layout--no-media {
  padding-top: 0.7rem;
}

.varta-article-content {
  grid-column: 2;
  min-width: 0;
}

.varta-share {
  grid-column: 1;
  align-self: start;
  position: sticky;
  top: 1.5rem;
}

.admin-bar .varta-share {
  top: calc(32px + 1.5rem);
}

.varta-related {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--varta-border);
}

.varta-footer {
  margin-top: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 6rem);
  background: var(--varta-black);
  color: var(--varta-white);
}

.varta-footer__top {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 1.05fr) minmax(220px, 0.75fr) auto;
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 4rem);
  padding-block: 3rem 2.5rem;
  align-items: start;
}

.varta-footer__identity {
  padding-block: 1.2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
}

.varta-footer__bottom {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-height: 72px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem;
  padding-block: 1.1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
}

.varta-404 {
  min-height: 58vh;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(180px, 0.42fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  align-items: center;
  padding-block: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 7rem);
}


/* v1.2.6 desktop sticky header stack. Mobile/tablet keeps the existing flow. */
@media (min-width: 1024px) {
  .varta-now {
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 60;
  }

  .varta-header {
    position: sticky;
    top: var(--varta-now-height);
    z-index: 55;
  }

  .admin-bar .varta-now {
    top: 32px;
  }

  .admin-bar .varta-header {
    top: calc(32px + var(--varta-now-height));
  }

  .varta-share {
    top: calc(var(--varta-now-height) + var(--varta-header-height) + 1.5rem);
  }

  .admin-bar .varta-share {
    top: calc(32px + var(--varta-now-height) + var(--varta-header-height) + 1.5rem);
  }

  .varta-sidebar {
    top: calc(var(--varta-now-height) + var(--varta-header-height) + 1rem);
  }

  .admin-bar .varta-sidebar {
    top: calc(32px + var(--varta-now-height) + var(--varta-header-height) + 1rem);
  }
}

/* Four-area trust footer layout introduced in 1.2.14. */
.varta-footer__top--trust {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(220px, 1.25fr) repeat(3, minmax(150px, 0.75fr));
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.6rem);
}
