/* Preloader Styles */
.preloader {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: var(--dark-bg);
    z-index: 9999;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    flex-direction: column;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease, visibility 0s 0.3s;
  }
  
  .preloader.active {
    opacity: 1;
    visibility: visible;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease, visibility 0s;
  }
  
  /* Loader from Uiverse.io by SchawnnahJ */
  .loader {
    position: relative;
    width: 2.5em;
    height: 2.5em;
    transform: rotate(165deg);
  }
  
  .loader:before,
  .loader:after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    display: block;
    width: 0.5em;
    height: 0.5em;
    border-radius: 0.25em;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  }
  
  .loader:before {
    animation: before8 2s infinite;
  }
  
  .loader:after {
    animation: after6 2s infinite;
  }
  
  @keyframes before8 {
    0% {
      width: 0.5em;
      box-shadow: 1em -0.5em rgba(225, 20, 98, 0.75), -1em 0.5em rgba(111, 202, 220, 0.75);
    }
  
    35% {
      width: 2.5em;
      box-shadow: 0 -0.5em rgba(225, 20, 98, 0.75), 0 0.5em rgba(111, 202, 220, 0.75);
    }
  
    70% {
      width: 0.5em;
      box-shadow: -1em -0.5em rgba(225, 20, 98, 0.75), 1em 0.5em rgba(111, 202, 220, 0.75);
    }
  
    100% {
      box-shadow: 1em -0.5em rgba(225, 20, 98, 0.75), -1em 0.5em rgba(111, 202, 220, 0.75);
    }
  }
  
  @keyframes after6 {
    0% {
      height: 0.5em;
      box-shadow: 0.5em 1em rgba(61, 184, 143, 0.75), -0.5em -1em rgba(233, 169, 32, 0.75);
    }
  
    35% {
      height: 2.5em;
      box-shadow: 0.5em 0 rgba(61, 184, 143, 0.75), -0.5em 0 rgba(233, 169, 32, 0.75);
    }
  
    70% {
      height: 0.5em;
      box-shadow: 0.5em -1em rgba(61, 184, 143, 0.75), -0.5em 1em rgba(233, 169, 32, 0.75);
    }
  
    100% {
      box-shadow: 0.5em 1em rgba(61, 184, 143, 0.75), -0.5em -1em rgba(233, 169, 32, 0.75);
    }
  }
  
  .loader-text {
    margin-top: 60px;
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--neon-green);
    letter-spacing: 2px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  
  .loader-progress {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 20%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    width: 0%;
    height: 2px;
    background-color: var(--neon-green);
    transition: width 0.3s ease;
    max-width: 200px;
  }
  
  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .loader-text {
      font-size: 14px;
    }
  }
  
  @media (max-width: 480px) {
    .loader-text {
      font-size: 12px;
    }
  }