/**
 * Footer widget band (above Elementor HFE footer bar).
 */
.techtlk-footer-widgets-wrap {
	background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0b1220 0%, #070b12 100%);
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
	border-top: 1px solid rgba(54, 114, 255, 0.15);
	padding: 3.25rem 0 2.5rem;
}

.techtlk-footer-widgets-inner {
	max-width: 1200px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding-left: 1.25rem;
	padding-right: 1.25rem;
}

.techtlk-footer-widgets-grid {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
	gap: 2rem 2.5rem;
}

.techtlk-footer-widgets-col .widget {
	margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
}

.techtlk-footer-widgets-col .widget-title,
.techtlk-footer-widgets-col h2.widget-title,
.techtlk-footer-widgets-col h4.widget-title {
	font-size: 0.82rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	letter-spacing: 0.06em;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	color: #fff;
	margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
	padding-bottom: 0.65rem;
	border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(54, 114, 255, 0.35);
}

.techtlk-footer-widgets-col .widget a {
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
	text-decoration: none;
	transition: color 0.2s ease;
}

.techtlk-footer-widgets-col .widget a:hover {
	color: #6b8cff;
}

.techtlk-footer-widgets-col ul {
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

.techtlk-footer-widgets-col ul li {
	margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
	padding: 0;
}

.techtlk-footer-widgets-brand {
	font-size: 1.35rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	color: #fff;
	margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
	letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}

.techtlk-footer-widgets-tagline {
	font-size: 0.95rem;
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
	margin: 0 0 1rem;
	line-height: 1.55;
}

.techtlk-footer-widgets-lede {
	font-size: 0.92rem;
	line-height: 1.65;
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
	margin: 0;
}

.techtlk-footer-widgets-contact dt {
	font-size: 0.75rem;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	letter-spacing: 0.05em;
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
	margin: 0 0 0.2rem;
}

.techtlk-footer-widgets-contact dd {
	margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
	font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.techtlk-footer-widgets-contact dd:last-child {
	margin-bottom: 0;
}

.techtlk-footer-social-wrap {
	margin: 0;
}

.techtlk-footer-social {
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	display: flex;
	flex-wrap: wrap;
	gap: 0.65rem;
}

.techtlk-footer-social-link {
	display: inline-flex;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	width: 2.55rem;
	height: 2.55rem;
	border-radius: 50%;
	background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
	border: 1px solid rgba(54, 114, 255, 0.28);
	color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
	font-size: 1.2rem;
	line-height: 1;
	text-decoration: none;
	transition: background 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
}

.techtlk-footer-social-link:hover {
	background: rgba(54, 114, 255, 0.28);
	border-color: rgba(107, 140, 255, 0.55);
	color: #fff;
}

.techtlk-footer-menu li a {
	display: inline-block;
	padding: 0.1rem 0;
}

@media (max-width: 991px) {
	.techtlk-footer-widgets-grid {
		grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
	}
}

@media (max-width: 575px) {
	.techtlk-footer-widgets-wrap {
		padding: 2.25rem 0 1.75rem;
	}

	.techtlk-footer-widgets-grid {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
		gap: 1.75rem;
	}
}