/* eualts.com — the EU Alt blog, in eu-alt.eu's design (its 2026-10-30
   rebuild): a light canvas with white panels, a hero of concentric rings
   with a light running round three of them, the check-in-a-circle mark,
   Hanken Grotesk, and a dark mode that follows the system. The tokens and
   components are eu-alt.eu's site.css, kept to what this page uses. No
   script and no inline style anywhere (the CSP forbids both). */

/* Hanken Grotesk, the variable font eu-alt.eu serves, in its Latin and
   Latin Extended subsets (OFL, see fonts/OFL.txt). Linked without ?v: a
   changed font gets a new file name. */
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Hanken Grotesk';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 100 900;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url('/web/fonts/hanken-grotesk-latin-ext.woff2') format('woff2');
  unicode-range: U+0100-02BA, U+02BD-02C5, U+02C7-02CC, U+02CE-02D7, U+02DD-02FF, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+1D00-1DBF, U+1E00-1E9F, U+1EF2-1EFF, U+2020, U+20A0-20AB, U+20AD-20C0, U+2113, U+2C60-2C7F, U+A720-A7FF;
}
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Hanken Grotesk';
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 100 900;
  font-display: swap;
  src: url('/web/fonts/hanken-grotesk-latin.woff2') format('woff2');
  unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
}
/* Metric-matched fallback (Arial), so the page does not jump while Hanken loads. */
@font-face {
  font-family: 'Hanken Fallback';
  src: local('Arial');
  size-adjust: 123.47%;
  ascent-override: 80.99%;
  descent-override: 24.54%;
  line-gap-override: 0%;
}

:root {
  --canvas: #efefed;
  --panel: #ffffff;
  --panel-2: #f7f7f5;
  --line: #e8e8e5;
  --line-2: #d9d9d5;
  --ink: #111214;
  --ink-2: #4a4d54;
  --ink-3: #686a71;   /* eu-alt.eu's #85878e is 3.6:1 on white; this clears 4.5 on the canvas */
  --accent: #4a64ff;
  --accent-text: #3550f0;   /* the accent as small text: 5.1:1 on the canvas */
  --link: #2442d9;
  --btn-dark: #111214;
  --btn-dark-ink: #ffffff;
  --mark-ink: #ffffff;
  --eu: #0e8a55;
  --eu-bg: #e5f4ec;
  --soon: #935900;
  --soon-bg: #fbefd9;
  --shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px rgba(17, 18, 20, .04), 0 2px 6px rgba(17, 18, 20, .03);
  --shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(17, 18, 20, .04), 0 10px 28px rgba(17, 18, 20, .07);
  --radius: 20px;
  --font: "Hanken Grotesk", "Hanken Fallback", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  color-scheme: light;
}

@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --canvas: #0b0c0e;
    --panel: #141518;
    --panel-2: #1a1b1f;
    --line: #25272c;
    --line-2: #32343a;
    --ink: #f2f2f0;
    --ink-2: #b5b7bc;
    --ink-3: #8d9097;
    --accent: #7088ff;
    --accent-text: #7088ff;
    --link: #92a5ff;
    --btn-dark: #f2f2f0;
    --btn-dark-ink: #111214;
    --mark-ink: #111214;
    --eu: #3ec488;
    --eu-bg: rgba(62, 196, 136, .13);
    --soon: #e7a53c;
    --soon-bg: rgba(231, 165, 60, .14);
    --shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);
    --shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3), 0 12px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, .35);
    color-scheme: dark;
  }
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-padding-top: 96px; scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 12px;
  background: var(--canvas);
  color: var(--ink);
  font: 16px/1.55 var(--font);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
a { color: var(--link); text-underline-offset: 2px; }
h1, h2, h3 { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 700; }
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--accent); outline-offset: 2px; border-radius: 6px; }
.skip { position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 8px; z-index: 100; background: var(--panel); padding: 8px 12px; border-radius: 8px; }
.skip:focus { left: 16px; }
.icon { flex: none; fill: none; stroke: currentColor; stroke-width: 1.8; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; }

/* "Coming soon": a small amber dot that breathes. */
.live-dot { width: 8px; height: 8px; flex: none; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--soon); box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--soon) 55%, transparent); animation: breathe 2.4s ease-out infinite; }
.btn-dark .live-dot { background: #f5b13d; }
@keyframes breathe {
  0% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--soon) 55%, transparent); }
  70%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px transparent; }
}

/* Navigation */

.topbar { position: sticky; top: 12px; z-index: 50; margin-top: 12px; }
.nav {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  padding: 8px 8px 8px 16px;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--panel) 86%, transparent);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(1.4) blur(14px);
  backdrop-filter: saturate(1.4) blur(14px);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 16px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}
.brand { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 750; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: -.025em; white-space: nowrap; }
.mark { color: var(--ink); flex: none; }
.tagline { padding-left: 14px; border-left: 1px solid var(--line-2); color: var(--ink-3); font-size: 14px; font-weight: 550; white-space: nowrap; }
.nav-links { display: flex; gap: 2px; margin: 0 auto; }
.nav-links a { padding: 8px 12px; border-radius: 10px; color: var(--ink-2); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 550; font-size: 15px; }
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--ink); background: var(--panel-2); }
.nav-actions { display: flex; gap: 8px; }
.menu { display: none; }

/* Buttons */

.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  height: 40px;
  padding: 0 16px;
  border-radius: 11px;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  font: 600 15px/1 var(--font);
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color .15s, box-shadow .15s, opacity .15s;
}
.btn .icon { width: 17px; height: 17px; }
.btn-dark { background: var(--btn-dark); color: var(--btn-dark-ink); }
.btn-dark:hover { opacity: .86; }
.btn-light { background: var(--panel); color: var(--ink); border-color: var(--line-2); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); }
.btn-light:hover { background: var(--panel-2); }
.btn-lg { height: 48px; padding: 0 22px; font-size: 16px; border-radius: 12px; }

.pill { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; height: 26px; padding: 0 10px 0 9px; border-radius: 999px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 650; white-space: nowrap; }
.pill-soon { background: var(--soon-bg); color: var(--soon); }
.pill .live-dot { width: 7px; height: 7px; }

/* Hero: a white panel that rides up under the nav, with five concentric
   rings and a light running round three of them. */

.hero {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: -70px auto 0;
  padding: 150px 24px 72px;
  background: var(--panel);
  border-radius: 0 0 36px 36px;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.rings { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 430px; width: 0; height: 0; z-index: -1; }
.ring { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 50%; transform: translate(-50%, -50%); animation: ring-in 1.4s cubic-bezier(.2, .7, .2, 1) backwards; }
.r1 { width: 620px; height: 620px; }
.r2 { width: 860px; height: 860px; animation-delay: .1s; }
.r3 { width: 1100px; height: 1100px; animation-delay: .2s; }
.r4 { width: 1340px; height: 1340px; animation-delay: .3s; }
.r5 { width: 1580px; height: 1580px; animation-delay: .4s; }
@keyframes ring-in { from { opacity: 0; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) scale(.9); } }
.ring::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -1px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  -webkit-mask: radial-gradient(closest-side, transparent calc(100% - 2px), #000 calc(100% - 1.5px));
  mask: radial-gradient(closest-side, transparent calc(100% - 2px), #000 calc(100% - 1.5px));
  transform: rotate(var(--a));
  animation: orbit var(--t) linear infinite;
}
.r2::after { --a: 250deg; --t: 38s; background: conic-gradient(transparent 62%, var(--accent)); opacity: .8; }
.r3::after { --a: 120deg; --t: 54s; background: conic-gradient(var(--accent), transparent 38%); opacity: .6; animation-direction: reverse; }
.r4::after { --a: 300deg; --t: 72s; background: conic-gradient(transparent 70%, var(--accent)); opacity: .45; }
@keyframes orbit { from { transform: rotate(var(--a)); } to { transform: rotate(calc(var(--a) + 1turn)); } }
.hero::after { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; height: 160px; background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, var(--panel)); z-index: -1; pointer-events: none; }

/* The orbs carry line icons for the kinds of service the blog covers,
   where eu-alt.eu shows its verified companies' logos. */
.orbit { position: absolute; inset: 0; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; z-index: -1; }
.orb {
  position: absolute;
  width: 66px;
  height: 66px;
  margin: -33px 0 0 -33px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--panel);
  color: var(--ink-2);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--line), 0 8px 22px rgba(17, 18, 20, .08);
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  animation: float 7s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.orb .icon { width: 28px; height: 28px; stroke-width: 1.6; }
.orb-2, .orb-5, .orb-7, .orb-9 { color: var(--accent-text); }
.orb-1 { left: 23%; top: 150px; animation-delay: -1s; }
.orb-2 { left: 10.5%; top: 330px; animation-delay: -3s; }
.orb-3 { left: 20%; top: 540px; animation-delay: -5s; }
.orb-4 { left: 6.5%; top: 610px; animation-delay: -2s; }
.orb-5 { left: 24.5%; top: 790px; animation-delay: -4s; }
.orb-6 { left: 77%; top: 150px; animation-delay: -2.5s; }
.orb-7 { left: 89.5%; top: 330px; animation-delay: -.5s; }
.orb-8 { left: 80%; top: 540px; animation-delay: -6s; }
.orb-9 { left: 93.5%; top: 610px; animation-delay: -3.5s; }
.orb-10 { left: 75.5%; top: 790px; animation-delay: -1.5s; }
@keyframes float { 50% { transform: translateY(-7px); } }

.hero-inner { position: relative; max-width: 820px; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; }
.proof { display: inline-flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 6px 18px; margin: 0; color: var(--ink-3); font-size: 15px; }
.proof-item { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
.proof strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 650; }
.hero h1 { font-size: clamp(40px, 5.4vw, 66px); line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -.045em; margin: 18px 0; text-wrap: balance; }
.lede { font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink-2); max-width: 600px; margin: 0 auto; text-wrap: pretty; }
.hero-alt { margin: 30px 0 0; display: flex; gap: 10px; justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* The first issue: one real card (it says it is not out yet) over two
   blank ones, the way eu-alt.eu stacks its latest checks. */
.stack { position: relative; max-width: 470px; margin: 64px auto 0; }
.stack::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -60px -110px -80px; background: radial-gradient(closest-side, color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 24%, transparent), transparent); z-index: -1; pointer-events: none; }
.stack-label { margin: 0 0 10px; text-align: center; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-3); }
.stack-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 12px 14px 12px 12px;
  background: var(--panel);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 14px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  color: var(--ink);
  text-align: left;
  animation: pop .6s cubic-bezier(.34, 1.4, .64, 1) backwards;
}
.stack-1 { z-index: 3; width: 100%; animation-delay: .5s; }
.stack-2 { z-index: 2; width: 93%; margin: -4px auto 0; animation-delay: .65s; }
.stack-3 { z-index: 1; width: 86%; margin: -4px auto 0; animation-delay: .8s; }
@keyframes pop { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-10px) scale(.94); } }
.stack-icon { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 40px; height: 40px; flex: none; border-radius: 12px; background: var(--panel-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--ink); }
.stack-icon-blank { color: transparent; }
.stack-text { display: grid; gap: 6px; min-width: 0; flex: 1; }
.stack-1 .stack-text { gap: 0; }
.stack-title { font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink-2); white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
.stack-title strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 650; }
.stack-sub { font-size: 13px; color: var(--ink-3); }

/* The replace row: everyday services set like a row of wordmarks. */

.replace { max-width: 1120px; margin: 56px auto 0; text-align: center; }
.replace-label { margin: 0 0 18px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink-3); }
.replace-row { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 8px 38px; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.replace-row li { font-size: clamp(20px, 2.3vw, 27px); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.035em; color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--ink) 50%, var(--canvas)); }

/* Sections */

.section { max-width: 1120px; margin: 104px auto 0; }
.section-head { max-width: 660px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.section-head p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 17px; }
.eyebrow { margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 650; letter-spacing: .07em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent-text); }
.section h2 { font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 40px); line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -.035em; margin: 0 0 12px; }

.cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 12px; }
.card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; padding: 22px; background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); }
.card-icon { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 44px; height: 44px; margin-bottom: 12px; border-radius: 12px; background: var(--panel-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--ink); }
.card h3 { margin: 0; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.card p { margin: 4px 0 0; color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 15.5px; }

.band { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 12px; align-items: stretch; }
.band-text, .band-card { margin: 0; padding: 34px; background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 24px; }
.band-text p:not(.eyebrow) { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 17px; }
.band-card figcaption { margin-top: 18px; color: var(--ink-3); font-size: 14px; }

.sketch { display: grid; gap: 8px; }
.sketch-head, .sketch-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.3fr) minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 10px; align-items: center; }
.sketch-head { padding-bottom: 4px; }
.sketch-row { padding: 12px 14px; border-radius: 12px; background: var(--panel-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.sk-label { display: block; height: 9px; border-radius: 5px; background: var(--line-2); }
.sk-w1 { width: 78%; }
.sk-w2 { width: 60%; }
.sk-w3 { width: 88%; }
.sk-logo { justify-self: center; display: grid; place-items: center; width: 46px; height: 46px; border-radius: 14px; background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--line); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); }
.sk-logo .mark { width: 26px; height: 26px; }
.sk-logo-other { background: var(--panel-2); }
.sk-cell { display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; color: var(--ink-3); }
.sk-yes { color: var(--eu); }
.sk-cell .icon { width: 20px; height: 20px; stroke-width: 2.2; }
.sk-bar { display: block; height: 8px; border-radius: 4px; background: var(--line-2); }
.sk-b1 { width: 70%; }
.sk-b2 { width: 45%; }
.sk-b3 { width: 85%; }

.steps { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 12px; }
.step { padding: 24px; background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); }
.step-no { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 32px; height: 32px; border-radius: 10px; background: var(--btn-dark); color: var(--btn-dark-ink); font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; }
.step h3 { margin: 16px 0 6px; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.step p { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-2); font-size: 15.5px; }

/* Footer */

.footer { max-width: 1240px; margin: 120px auto 0; padding: 48px 36px 28px; background: var(--panel); border-radius: 36px 36px 0 0; }
.footer-inner { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; gap: 40px; }
.footer-brand p { max-width: 320px; margin: 14px 0 0; font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink-3); }
.footer-cols { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 56px; }
.footer-cols h2 { margin: 0 0 12px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 650; letter-spacing: .07em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-3); }
.footer-cols a { display: block; padding: 4px 0; font-size: 15px; color: var(--ink-2); text-decoration: none; }
.footer-cols a:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.footer-meta { margin: 40px 0 0; padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--ink-3); }

/* 404 */

.hero-404 { padding-bottom: 120px; }
.hero-404 .rings { top: 330px; }

/* Smaller screens */

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  .orb-1, .orb-6, .orb-4, .orb-9 { display: none; }
  .orb-2 { left: 7%; }
  .orb-7 { left: 93%; }
  .orb-3 { left: 14%; }
  .orb-8 { left: 86%; }
  .orb-5 { left: 18%; }
  .orb-10 { left: 82%; }
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .nav { gap: 8px; }
  .nav-links { display: none; }
  .nav-actions { margin-left: auto; }
  .menu { display: block; }
  .menu summary { display: grid; place-content: center; gap: 5px; width: 40px; height: 40px; border-radius: 11px; background: var(--panel-2); border: 1px solid var(--line); list-style: none; cursor: pointer; }
  .menu summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
  .menu summary span { display: block; width: 16px; height: 2px; border-radius: 2px; background: var(--ink); }
  .menu-panel { position: absolute; right: 0; top: calc(100% + 8px); display: grid; min-width: 220px; padding: 8px; background: var(--panel); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 16px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
  .menu-panel a { padding: 11px 12px; border-radius: 10px; color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; }
  .menu-panel a:hover { background: var(--panel-2); }

  .hero { padding: 120px 16px 56px; border-radius: 0 0 28px 28px; }
  .rings { top: 360px; }
  .orbit { display: none; }
  .cards, .steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .band { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .section { margin-top: 80px; }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .hero h1 { font-size: 38px; }
  .lede { font-size: 17px; }
  .tagline { display: none; }
  .hero-alt .btn { width: 100%; }
  .stack-2, .stack-3 { width: 100%; }
  .stack-title { white-space: normal; }
  .band-text, .band-card { padding: 22px 20px; }
  .footer { padding: 36px 20px 24px; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .orb, .ring, .ring::after, .stack-card, .live-dot { animation: none; }
}