.faq-categories .section-title {
        font-weight: 700;
        color: #2c3e50;
        border-bottom: 3px solid var(--theme-primary-color);  
        padding-bottom: 8px;
        display: inline-block;
    }
    .faq-categories .list-group {
        border-radius: 10px;
        overflow: hidden;
        box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
    }
    .faq-categories .list-group-item {
        border: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f0f0;
        padding: 12px 18px;
        background-color: #ffffff;
        transition: all 0.25s ease;
        cursor: pointer;
        color: #4a5568;
        font-size: 1rem;
    }
    .faq-categories .list-group-item:last-child {
        border-bottom: none;
    }
    .faq-categories .list-group-item:hover {
        color: var(--theme-primary-color);
    }
    .faq-categories .list-group-item.active {
        background: var(--theme-primary-color); 
        border-color: var(--theme-primary-color);
        color: #fff;
        font-weight: 600;
    }

    .faq-category-title {
        font-weight: 700;
        color: #2c3e50;
        font-size: 1.75rem;
        margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
        border-left: 5px solid var(--theme-primary-color);
        padding-left: 15px;
    }

    /* ── FAQ section layout ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
    /* Mobile-first: heading, then accordion, then contact-card, in natural DOM order */
    .faq-layout {
        display: grid;
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 2rem;
    }
    @media (min-width: 992px) {
        .faq-layout {
            grid-template-columns: 5fr 7fr;
            column-gap: 3rem;
            row-gap: 2rem;
            grid-template-areas:
                "heading   accordion"
                "contact   accordion";
            align-items: start;
        }
        .faq-heading-col { grid-area: heading; }
        .faq-accordion-col { grid-area: accordion; }
        .faq-contact-col {
            grid-area: contact;
            position: sticky;
            top: 120px;
            align-self: start;
        }
    }

    /* ── FAQ accordion cards ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
    .custom-faq-accordion {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 10px;
    }
    .custom-faq-accordion .accordion-item {
        border: 1px solid #e2e8f0;
        border-radius: 10px !important;
        background: #fff;
        box-shadow: 0 1px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
        overflow: hidden;
    }

    /* Question bar */
    .custom-faq-accordion .accordion-button {
        font-weight: 600;
        color: #2d3748;
        background: #fff;
        box-shadow: none;
        font-size: 1rem;
        position: relative;
        display: flex;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 12px;
        border-radius: 10px !important;
    }
    .custom-faq-accordion .accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
        background: #fffbf0;
        color: #2d3748;
        box-shadow: none;
        border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0 !important;
    }

    /* Q icon */
    .custom-faq-accordion .accordion-button::before {
        font-family: 'Font Awesome 6 Free', 'Font Awesome 5 Free';
        font-weight: 900;
        content: '\f059'; /* fa-circle-question */
        flex-shrink: 0;
        font-size: 1.1rem;
        color: var(--theme-primary-color);
    }

    /* +/- toggle */
    .custom-faq-accordion .accordion-button::after {
        content: '+';
        background-image: none !important;
        font-size: 1.6rem;
        font-weight: 300;
        color: #a0aec0;
        transition: color 0.25s ease;
        position: absolute;
        right: 1.1rem;
        top: 50%;
        transform: translateY(-50%);
        width: auto;
        height: auto;
        margin-left: 0;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
    }
    .custom-faq-accordion .accordion-button:not(.collapsed)::after {
        content: '−';
        color: var(--theme-primary-color);
    }

    /* Answer area — clearly divided from question */
    .custom-faq-accordion .accordion-body {
        padding-left: 1.25em;
        color: #4a5568;
        line-height: 1.5;
        background: #f8fafd;
        border-top: 2px solid var(--theme-primary-color);
        display: flex;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 12px;
    }

    /* A icon */
    .custom-faq-accordion .accordion-body::before {
        font-family: 'Font Awesome 6 Free', 'Font Awesome 5 Free';
        font-weight: 600;
        content: '\f4ad'; /* fa-comment-dots */
        flex-shrink: 0;
        font-size: 1.1rem;
        color: #94a3b8;
    }

    .faq-category-content {
        animation: fadeIn 0.35s ease;
    }
    @keyframes fadeIn {
        from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); }
        to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
    }

    /* ── Mobile category pill strip ─────────────────────────────────── */
    .faq-mobile-categories {
        position: sticky;
        top: 0;
        z-index: 10;
        background: #fff;
        padding: 10px 0 4px;
        margin-left: -12px;
        margin-right: -12px;
        padding-left: 12px;
        padding-right: 12px;
        box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
    }
    .faq-mobile-scroll {
        display: flex;
        gap: 8px;
        overflow-x: auto;
        -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
        scrollbar-width: none;
        padding-bottom: 6px;
    }
    .faq-mobile-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar {
        display: none;
    }
    .faq-mobile-tab {
        flex-shrink: 0;
        white-space: nowrap;
        padding: 7px 16px;
        border-radius: 20px;
        border: 1.5px solid var(--theme-primary-color);
        background: #fff;
        color: var(--theme-primary-color);
        font-size: 0.875rem;
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: background 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
    }
    .faq-mobile-tab.active {
        background: var(--theme-primary-color);
        color: #fff;
    }
    .faq-mobile-tab:focus {
        outline: none;
    }

    /* ── Responsive tweaks ──────────────────────────────────────────── */
    @media (max-width: 767.98px) {
        .faq-category-title {
            font-size: 1.3rem;
        }
        .custom-faq-accordion .accordion-button {
            font-size: 0.92rem;
            padding: 0.85rem 3rem 0.85rem 0.9rem;
        }
        .custom-faq-accordion .accordion-body {
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            padding: 0.85rem 0.9rem 1rem;
        }
        .faq-page {
            padding-top: 1.5rem !important;
        }
    }