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.elementor-motion-effects-layer::before{background-attachment:scroll;}}/* Start custom CSS for text-editor, class: .elementor-element-230e1cb */.animated-transparent-text {
  font-size: 4rem;
  font-weight: bold;
  color: transparent;
  -webkit-text-stroke: 1px #000; /* black outline */
  display: inline-block;
  overflow: hidden;
  white-space: nowrap;
  animation: typing 2s steps(8, end) forwards;
  border: none;
}

@keyframes typing {
  from { width: 0 }
  to { width: 8ch } /* matches number of characters in "SERVICES" */
}/* End custom CSS */
/* Start custom CSS for text-editor, class: .elementor-element-35f93aa */.snake-border {
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  font-size: 3rem;
  font-weight: bold;
  color: #000;
  padding: 0.3em 0.6em;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.snake-border::before,
.snake-border::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  border: 2px solid #000; /* purple border */
  width: 0;
  height: 0;
  transition: all 0.4s ease;
}

.snake-border::before {
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  border-right: none;
  border-bottom: none;
}

.snake-border::after {
  bottom: 0;
  right: 0;
  border-left: none;
  border-top: none;
}

.snake-border:hover::before {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  transition-delay: 0s;
}

.snake-border:hover::after {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  transition-delay: 0.2s;
}/* End custom CSS */
/* Start custom CSS for heading, class: .elementor-element-d8df2f5 */.hover-underline {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #000;
}

.hover-underline::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -4px; /* Distance below text */
  left: 42%;    /* Move line closer to center */
  width: 16%;   /* Make line even shorter */
  height: 2px;
  background-color: black;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: center;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.hover-underline:hover::after {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}/* End custom CSS */