.makeapayment {
    position: relative;
    width: 150px;
    height: 38px;
    background-color: #333333;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 1px;
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    overflow: hidden;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
  }
  
  .makeapayment::before,
  .makeapayment::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: white;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
    z-index: 1;
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  
  .makeapayment::before {
    content: "£\00a0\00a0Make a Payment";
    /* padding-left: 1.5em; */
    font-size: 0.9em; /* normal size for text */
    font-weight: bold;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
  
  .makeapayment::after {
    content: "Make a Payment";
    transform: translateX(-100%);
  }
  
  .makeapayment:hover {
    background-color: #1C1B3B;
  }
  
  .makeapayment:hover::before {
    transform: translateY(100%);
  }
  
  .makeapayment:hover::after {
    transform: translateX(0);
  }
  
  

    .bgcolor{
        background-color: #9D1C1C;
    }

    .fontcolor{
        color: #9D1C1C;
    }

    .defaultwhiteclr{
        color:white;
    }

    .trust-pilot {
        background-color: #F6F6F6;
        font-family: "Poppins, Sans-serif";
        font-size: 1rem;
        font-weight: 400;
    }
    .trusts-pilots {
      /* background-color: #F6F6F6; */
      font-family: "Poppins, Sans-serif";
      font-size: 1rem;
      font-weight: 400;
  }
.trustpilot-box {
        background-color: #fff;
        border: 1px solid #00b67a;
        border-radius: 3px;
        padding: 9px;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        margin-top:-8px;
        margin-bottom:-8px;
        align-items: center;
    }
    .fonts {
        font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;
      }
      
      .headings {
        font-size: 15px;
      }
      .headinge{
        font-size: 13px;
      }

      



      body {
        font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
      }
      .nav-social-icons i {
          background-color: #1a1a40; /* dark navy background */
          color: white;
          border-radius: 50%;
          padding: 15px;
          margin-left: 20px;
          font-size: 16px;
          transition: background-color 0.3s;
        }
        .nav-social-icons i:hover {
          background-color: #333360;
        }
    
        .container-about {
        position: relative;
        width: 100%;
        min-height: 52vh;
        background-image: url('../images/virtual-learning-g22e2215a8_1920-min.png');



        background-size: cover;
        background-position: center;
        background-repeat: no-repeat;
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: center;
        text-align: center;
        padding: 5rem;
    }
    
    /* Adjusted overlay for a lighter dim effect */
    .container-about::before {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        opacity: 0.68;
        background-color: #000000; /* Reduced opacity for a lighter effect */
        z-index: 1;
    }
    
    /* Ensure text stays above overlay */
    .container-about * {
        position: relative;
        z-index: 2;
    }


    
    .form-control:focus {
          box-shadow: none;
          border-color: #ced4da;
        }
    
        .input-group .form-control {
          border-top-left-radius: 10px;
          border-bottom-left-radius: 10px;
          max-width: 400px;
          
        }
    
        .input-group .btn {
          background-color: #1C1B3B;
          color: white;
          border-top-right-radius: 10px;
          border-bottom-right-radius: 10px;
          
        }
    
        .input-group-text {
          background-color: white;
          border: none;
          border-top-left-radius: 10px;
          border-bottom-left-radius: 10px;
        }


        .bullet{
          color:#9D1C1C;
          font-size:20px;
          font-style: bold;
            }


            .testimonial-bg {
              background-color: #1C1B3B; 
              color: white;
           
            }
        
            .testimonial-carousel .carousel-item {
              text-align: center;
              padding: 30px 20px;
            }
            
        
            /* .testimonial-carousel h2 {
              font-weight: bold;
              margin-bottom: 20px;
            } */
      
        
            .lead {
              
              font-size: 16px;
              font-style: italic;
              /* font-family: "Poppins, Sans-serif"; */
            }
        
            .name{
              font-size: 16.8px;
              font-style: italic;
              font-family: "Poppins, Sans-serif";
            
            }
        
            .role {
              font-size: 14.4px;
              font-family: "Poppins, Sans-serif";
              font-style: italic;
              color: #ffffff;
            }
            .category-icon {
              width: auto;
              height: 160px;
              border-radius: 50%;
              display: flex;
              /* justify-content: center; */
              align-items: center;
              /* margin: 0 auto 15px auto; */
            }
        
            .category-icon img {
              max-width: 60%;
            }
        
            .category-title {
              /* font-weight: 600; */
              color: #9D1C1C; 
              font-size: 16px;
              font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;
            }


            .wave-top {
              position: relative;
              overflow: hidden;
              background-color: #1a1a3c; 
            }
        
           
        
            .elementor-shape-fill {
              fill: #ffffff; 
            }
            .wave-top svg {
              display: block;
              width: 100%;
              height: 50px;
              transform: rotate(180deg); 
            }

            .course-card {
              background-color: #1C1B3B;
              color: white;
              /* width:70px; */
              /* border-radius: 1rem; */
              padding: 2rem;
              text-align: center;
              height: 100%;
              display: flex;
              border-radius: 2px 40px;
              flex-direction: column;
              
             
            }
        
        
        
            .course-btn:hover {
              background-color: #9D1C1C;
            }
        
         
            .course-btn {
            position: relative;
            width: 150px;
            height: 38px;
            background-color: #9D1C1C;
            border: none;
            color: white;
            border-radius: 1px;
            font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
            overflow: hidden;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
          }
          .carousel-caption-box {
            background-color: #1C1B3B;
            color: white;
            padding: 18px;
            /* font-weight: 600; */
            font-size: 19.2px;
          }
          .radius-card{
            border-radius: 15px;
            overflow: hidden;
            max-width: 400px;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
            border-color: #000000;
      
          }
          .meets-card{
            border-radius: 15px;
            overflow: hidden;
            width: 350px;
            height: 396 px;
          
          }
          .caption-box{
            font-size: 19.2px;
      
          }
           .splide__pagination__page.is-active {
          background-color: #1C1B3B;
          /* position:absolute */
          
          
        }
        
        .splide__pagination__page {
        width: 10px;
        
        height: 10px;
        margin-top: 100px;
        /* background: #ccc; */
        border-radius: 90%;
        transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
        border: none;
        margin-top: 90px;
      }
      
      .nav-social-icones i {
        background-color: #ffffff; /* dark navy background */
        color: #1a1a40;
        border-radius: 50%;
        padding: 12px;
        margin-left: 20px;
        font-size: 16px;
        transition: background-color 0.3s;
      }
      .nav-social-icones i:hover {
        background-color: #ffffff;
      }


      .btn-light:hover, 
      .btn-outline-light:hover {
        background-color: inherit !important;
        color: inherit !important;
        border-color: inherit !important;
        box-shadow: none !important;
      }
      .foot-text{
        font-size:15px;
        /* font-family: "Poppins, Sans-serif"; */
      }