.connect-content{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.connect-container{
    flex-grow: 1;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}

.connect-box{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    padding: 3rem;
}

.connect-item{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    width: 15.5rem;
    height: 2rem;
    cursor: default;
    text-decoration: none;
    
}

.connect-main-text{
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: 0.25rem;
    color: var(--gray);
}

.connect-icon{
    min-width: 2rem;
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: var(--light);
}

.connect-texts{
    position: relative;
    height: 2rem;
    width:13.5rem;
    min-width: 13.5rem;
    min-height: 100%;
    flex-grow: 1;
}

.connect-text{
    position: absolute;
        top:0;
        left:0;
    width: 13.5rem;
    height: 100%;
}

.connect-text span{
    height: 2rem;
    width: 13.5rem;
    min-width: 13.5rem;
    position: absolute;
    top:0;
    left:0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.connect-text2{
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 0;
    transition: width 0.5s ease-in-out;
}

.connect-item:hover .connect-text2{
    width: 100%;
}

.connect-github, .connect-linkedin, .connect-email{
    cursor: pointer;
}

/* ============================== colors ========================= */
.email-icon{
    background-color: var(--mid);
    border: 1px solid var(--mid);
}

.github-icon{
    background-color: var(--gray);
    border: 1px solid var(--gray);
}

.linkedin-icon{
    background-color: var(--dark);
    border: 1px solid var(--dark);
}
/*  */
.email-text1, .email-text2{
    border: 1px solid var(--mid);
    border-left-color: var(--light);

}

.email-text1 {
    color: var(--gray);
}

.email-text2{
    color: var(--light);
    background-color: var(--mid) ;
}
/*  */
.github-text1, .github-text2{
    border: 1px solid var(--gray);
    border-left-color: var(--light);

}

.github-text1 {
    color: var(--gray);
}

.github-text2{
    color: var(--light);
    background-color: var(--gray) ;
}
/*  */
.linkedin-text1, .linkedin-text2{
    border: 1px solid var(--dark);
    border-left-color: var(--light);

}

.linkedin-text1 {
    color: var(--gray);
}

.linkedin-text2{
    color: var(--light);
    background-color: var(--dark) ;
}


/* ========================= */
.mid-circle{
    background-color: var(--mid);
}

.gray-circle{
    background-color: var(--gray);
}

.dark-circle{
    background-color: var(--dark);
}

/* ======================= effects ================== */

.connect-email{
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out 0.25s;
}

.connect-github{
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out 0.45s;
}

.connect-linkedin{
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.5s ease-in-out 0.65s;
}

.block-active .connect-email{
    opacity: 1;
}

.block-active .connect-github{
    opacity: 1;
}

.block-active .connect-linkedin{
    opacity: 1;
}


.footer-text{
    font-size: 0.75rem;
    color: var(--gray);
    height: 2.5rem;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
    opacity: 1;
    width: 24rem;
}

.footer-text p{
    text-align: center;
    margin: 0.25rem 0;
}

#footer-year{
    font-style: normal;
}

@media screen and (min-width: 426px) {
    .connect-box{
        border: 1px solid var(--mid);
    }
}
/* 
@media screen and (min-width: 769px) {
    .footer-text{
        font-size: 1rem;
    }
} */