/* Animated Navigation Buttons */
.nav-link.btn2 {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  border: 2px solid #333;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #333;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 14px;
  transition: 0.3s;
  background: transparent;
  margin: 0 0.5rem;
  border-radius: 0;
}

.nav-link.btn2::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -2px;
  left: -2px;
  width: calc(100% + 4px);
  height: calc(100% + 4px);
  background-color: #f8f9fa;
  transition: 0.3s ease-out;
  transform: scaleY(1);
  z-index: 1;
}

.nav-link.btn2::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -2px;
  left: -2px;
  width: calc(100% + 4px);
  height: calc(100% - 50px);
  background-color: #f8f9fa;
  transition: 0.3s ease-out;
  transform: scaleY(1);
  z-index: 1;
}

.nav-link.btn2:hover::before {
  transform: translateY(-25px);
  height: 0;
}

.nav-link.btn2:hover::after {
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transition-delay: 0.15s;
}

.nav-link.btn2:hover {
  border: 2px solid #333;
  color: #333;
}

.nav-link.btn2 span {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
}

/* Dark mode variations */
.dark-mode .nav-link.btn2 {
  border-color: #fefefe;
  color: #fefefe;
}

.dark-mode .nav-link.btn2::before,
.dark-mode .nav-link.btn2::after {
  background-color: #212121;
}

.dark-mode .nav-link.btn2:hover {
  border-color: #fefefe;
  color: #fefefe;
}

/* Mobile responsiveness */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .nav-link.btn2 {
    padding: 10px 16px;
    font-size: 12px;
    margin: 0.5rem 0;
    display: block;
    width: 80%;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    text-align: center;
  }
  
  .nav-link.btn2::before,
  .nav-link.btn2::after {
    width: calc(100% + 4px);
  }
}

/* Ensure proper stacking with other elements */
.nav-link.btn2 {
  z-index: 10;
  position: relative;
}

/* Override default nav-link styles when using btn2 class */
.nav-link.btn2::after {
  /* Override the default nav-link underline */
  bottom: auto;
  left: -2px;
  width: calc(100% + 4px);
  height: calc(100% - 50px);
  background-color: #f8f9fa;
  transform: scaleY(1);
}

.nav-link.btn2:hover::after {
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transition-delay: 0.15s;
}

/* Remove default nav-link hover effects for btn2 */
.nav-link.btn2:hover {
  transform: none;
}

.nav-link.btn2:hover::after {
  width: calc(100% + 4px);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transition-delay: 0.15s;
}

/* Dropdown trigger styling */
.dropdown-trigger.btn2 {
  cursor: pointer;
  user-select: none;
}

.dropdown-trigger.btn2 .arrow-down {
  margin-left: 8px;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  font-size: 0.8em;
}

.dropdown:hover .dropdown-trigger.btn2 .arrow-down {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}

/* Ensure dropdown content appears above the animated elements */
.dropdown-content {
  z-index: 1000;
}

/* Make sure the span behaves like the other btn2 elements */
span.nav-link.btn2 {
  display: inline-block;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* Special positioning for arrow in dropdown */
.dropdown-trigger.btn2 span {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
}

.dropdown-trigger.btn2 .arrow-down {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 3;
  display: inline-block;
}