nav {
    width: 100%;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 20px 0px;
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 3px black;
}
nav a {
    position: relative;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--accent-txt);
    font-size: 20px;
    padding: 10px 40px;
    display: inline-block;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}
nav a {
    position: relative;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--accent-txt);
    font-size: 20px;
    padding: 10px 40px;
    display: inline-block;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

nav a {
    position: relative;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--accent-txt);
    font-size: 20px;
    padding: 10px 40px;
    display: inline-block;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease, color 0.2s ease;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-top: 3px;
}

nav a:hover {
    color: var(--accent-txt-hover, #666);
    transform: scale(1.05);
}

.selected {
    font-weight: bold;
}
.selected:hover {
    color: var(--accent-txt);
    transform: scale(1);
}

/* BURGER MENU ---- */
#burger-menu-overlay {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    opacity: 0;
    pointer-events: none;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
    z-index: 9;
}
#burger-menu-overlay.active {
    opacity: 1;
    pointer-events: auto;
}
#burger-menu-overlay.active #burger-menu {
    transform: translateX(0);
}
#burger-menu {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    width: 280px;
    max-width: 80%;
    height: 100%;
    background: var(--secondary-color);
    box-shadow: -2px 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    transform: translateX(100%);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
    padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem; 
}
/* the x icon container in the burger menu */
#burger-menu > div { 
    display: flex; 
    justify-content: end; 
    margin-top: 5px; 
    margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
nav svg:hover, #burger-menu > div svg:hover { transform: scale(1.1); cursor: pointer; }
#open-burger-menu-icon { display: none; }
#burger-links a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: var(--accent-txt);
    font-size: 20px;
    padding: 10px;
    display: inline-block;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}
#burger-links a:hover {
    font-weight: bold;
}

/* dymanic resizing */
@media screen and (max-width: 1150px) {
    #nav a { font-size: 20px; }
}
@media screen and (max-width: 900px) {
    #nav a { font-size: 16px; }
}
@media screen and (max-width: 700px) {
    #nav { justify-content: end; padding-right: 50px; }
    #nav a { display: none; }
    #burger-menu-overlay { display: block; }
    #open-burger-menu-icon { display: block; }
}