.submenu {
  list-style: none;
  /* removes default dot */
  padding-left: 0;
  /* removes default left padding */
  margin: 0;
}

/* Style links inside submenu li */
.sidebar-link-n {
  color: var(--mb-70);
  font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 18px;
  /* 128.571% */
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-decoration: none;
  /* remove underline */
  display: block;
  /* makes the whole li clickable */
  padding-left: 30px;
  padding-right: 0;
}

.sidebar-link-n.active-sub-link {
  padding-left: 30px;
  padding-right: 0;
}


.submenu {
  list-style: none;
  /* removes default dot */
  padding-left: 0;
  /* removes default left padding */
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
  max-height: 0;
  opacity: 0;
}

.submenu.open {
  max-height: 500px;
  opacity: 1;
}

.submenu li {
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
}

/* Initial state for animation - only when animating */
.submenu.animating li {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-10px);
}

/* Animate submenu items when parent has 'open' class */
.submenu.open li {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

/* Staggered animation for each list item when animating */
.submenu.animating.open li:nth-child(1) {
  transition-delay: 0.05s;
}

.submenu.animating.open li:nth-child(2) {
  transition-delay: 0.1s;
}

.submenu.animating.open li:nth-child(3) {
  transition-delay: 0.15s;
}

.submenu.animating.open li:nth-child(4) {
  transition-delay: 0.2s;
}

.submenu.animating.open li:nth-child(5) {
  transition-delay: 0.25s;
}

.submenu.animating.open li:nth-child(6) {
  transition-delay: 0.3s;
}

.submenu.animating.open li:nth-child(7) {
  transition-delay: 0.35s;
}

.submenu.animating.open li:nth-child(8) {
  transition-delay: 0.4s;
}

.submenu.animating.open li:nth-child(9) {
  transition-delay: 0.45s;
}

.submenu.animating.open li:nth-child(10) {
  transition-delay: 0.5s;
}

/* Optional: hover effect - only for inactive links */
.sidebar-link-n:hover:not(.active-sub-link) {
  color: var(--fg);
  /* or any hover color */
  transform: translateX(4px);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

.sidebard {
  width: 100%;
  height: calc(100svh - var(--header-height));
  padding: 0;
  grid-area: nav;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--fg);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.sidebar-footer {
  padding-top: var(--crotchet);
  border-top: none;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  margin-bottom: calc(2 * var(--crotchet));
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}

.sidebar {
  width: 100%;
  height: calc(100svh - var(--header-height));
  padding: 0;
  grid-area: nav;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--fg);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.sidebar-content {
  flex: 1;
  width: 100%;
  overflow-y: auto;
  padding: var(--crotchet) 40px var(--crotchet) 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

@media (min-width: 640px) {

  .sidebard,
  .sidebar {
    border-bottom: none;
    position: sticky;
    top: var(--header-height);
  }
}

.sidebar-top-matter-container {
  padding: 20px 0 var(--crotchet) 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: var(--quaver);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.sidebar-heading-2 {
  color: var(--mb);

  /* Uppercase/Semibold/1.125 */
  font-family: Montserrat;
  font-size: 20px;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 540;
  line-height: 28px;
  /* 140% */
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}


.sidebar-heading {
  color: var(--mb);

  /* H2/Desktop */
  font-family: "Bodoni Moda";
  font-size: 32px;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 440;
  line-height: normal;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0;
}

.sidebar-subheading {
  font-family: var(--font-sans);
  font-size: 1em;
  text-transform: capitalize;
  margin: 0;
  margin-bottom: -8px;
  font-weight: 400;
  display: block;
  padding: var(--crotchet) 0 var(--crotchet) var(--crotchet);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--mb);
  margin-top: var(--crotchet);
}

.sidebar-ul {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  list-style: none;
  gap: var(--quaver);
}

.sidebar-ul>li {
  margin-right: -40px;
}

.sidebar-link {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  padding: var(--crotchet);
  color: var(--fg);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;

  &:hover {
    /* Background color removed */
  }

  &:active {
    /* Background color removed */
  }

  &[aria-current="page"] {
    color: var(--grey-900);
    position: relative;

    &::before {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      left: -var(--crotchet);
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      width: 2px;
      background: #1a1a1a;
    }
  }

  /* Updated arrow using SVG for all links */
  &::after {
    content: url("../images/arrow-r.svg");
    /* relative to CSS file location */
    display: inline-block;
    width: 12px;
    /* adjust size as needed */
    height: 12px;
    margin-left: 8px;
    vertical-align: middle;
    transition: transform 0.2s;
  }

  /* Optional: rotate arrow for active page */
  &[aria-current="page"]::after {
    content: url("../images/arrow-r.svg");
    /* relative to CSS file location */
    transform: rotate(0deg);
  }

  /* Hide pseudo-element arrow for toggle-arrow since it has inline arrow */
  &.toggle-arrow::after {
    display: none;
  }


  /* Show submenu-arrow only when active for toggle-submenu */
  &.toggle-submenu .submenu-arrow {
    display: none;
  }

  &.toggle-submenu[aria-current="page"] .submenu-arrow {
    display: inline-block;
  }
}

.sidebar-link.toggle-arrow {
  padding: 0 0 0 calc(var(--crotchet) - 8px);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  padding-right: 24px;
  min-height: 14px;
  position: relative;
}

.submenu-arrow {
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  opacity: 1;
  transition: opacity 0.1s ease-in-out;
}

.sidebar-link.toggle-submenu {
  padding: 0 0 0 calc(var(--crotchet) - 8px);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  padding-right: 24px;
  min-height: 14px;
  position: relative;
}

/* Active state text color for toggle-submenu */
.sidebar-link.toggle-submenu[aria-current="page"] .sidebar-link-text {
  color: #1C1D17;
}

/* Apply same styling to toggle-submenu text */
.sidebar-link.toggle-submenu .sidebar-link-text {
  padding-left: 16px;
}

.sidebar-link-text {
  color: var(--DC-Greys-900, #3B3933);

  /* Uppercase/Semibold/.875 */
  font-family: Montserrat;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 540;
  line-height: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding-left: 16px;
  display: inline-block;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

/* Hover effect for main sidebar links - only for inactive links */
.sidebar-link:hover:not([aria-current="page"]) .sidebar-link-text {
  transform: translateX(4px);
}

/* Active state text color */
.sidebar-link[aria-current="page"] .sidebar-link-text {
  color: #1C1D17;
}

.sidebar-subsection {
  padding-left: var(--crotchet);
  margin-left: var(--crotchet);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--fg);
}


.sidebar-link-n.active-sub-link {
  color: var(--grey-900);
  /* adjust if needed */
}