/* Spell Champion website (W4-10). Colors from the brand palette (W4-08, docs/brand-2026-10.md): cobalt, ink,
   Medal Gold, paper. Font: Lexend (W4-08), self-hosted in fonts/ (license: fonts/OFL.txt). No outside fonts, scripts or
   trackers (M1, Rule 5). */
:root{--bg:#f7f9fc;--surface:#ffffff;--text:#0f1b2d;--muted:#4f5d73;--head:#0f1b2d;--accent:#1f6bc1;--box:#eaf2fc;--line:#dde3ec;--gold:#f5c451;--warn:#b45309;--scrim:247 249 252}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){:root{--bg:#0b1a33;--surface:#13264a;--text:#eef3fa;--muted:#a9b7cc;--head:#ffffff;--accent:#5a99d8;--box:#13264a;--line:#24395f;--warn:#f59e0b;--scrim:11 26 51}}
@font-face{font-family:"Lexend";src:url("/fonts/Lexend.ttf") format("truetype");font-weight:100 900;font-style:normal;font-display:swap}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font-family:"Lexend",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.6}
a{color:var(--accent)}
a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:3px;border-radius:4px}
.wrap{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 18px}
.top{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--bg)}
.top .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px 14px;padding-top:14px;padding-bottom:14px}
.brand{display:block;line-height:0}
.brand img{height:28px;width:auto;display:block}  /* the wordmark (W4-24); the -small files only under ~24 px tall */
.top nav{display:flex;gap:6px 14px;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:.95rem}
.top nav a{text-decoration:none;font-weight:600}
main{padding:28px 0 40px}
h1{font-size:1.9rem;line-height:1.2;color:var(--head);margin:0 0 10px;letter-spacing:-.01em}
h2{font-size:1.25rem;color:var(--head);margin:30px 0 8px}
h3{font-size:1.05rem;color:var(--head);margin:22px 0 6px}
p{margin:0 0 12px}
ul,ol{margin:0 0 12px;padding-left:1.3em}
li{margin:0 0 6px}
.lead{font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--muted)}
.box{background:var(--box);border-left:4px solid var(--accent);padding:14px 16px;border-radius:6px;margin:18px 0}
.promise{list-style:none;padding:0;display:grid;gap:10px}
.promise li{background:var(--box);border-radius:8px;padding:12px 14px;font-weight:600;color:var(--head);margin:0}
.steps{counter-reset:s;list-style:none;padding:0}
.steps li{counter-increment:s;padding-left:2.2em;position:relative;margin-bottom:12px}
.steps li::before{content:counter(s);position:absolute;left:0;top:0;width:1.6em;height:1.6em;border-radius:50%;background:var(--accent);color:var(--bg);font-weight:700;text-align:center;line-height:1.6em;font-size:.9rem}
.table-scroll{overflow-x:auto;margin:0 0 14px}
table{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-size:.95rem}
th,td{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:8px 10px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}
th{background:var(--box);color:var(--head)}
.blank{background:var(--warn);color:#fff;padding:0 4px;border-radius:3px}
.foot{border-top:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem}
.foot .wrap{padding-top:18px;padding-bottom:28px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 16px}
.foot a{color:var(--muted)}

/* Home page: full-page photo with the words over its open left side (desktop) or its bottom (phone).
   The photo fades into the page color (--scrim), so the text keeps full contrast in light and dark mode. */
.home .top{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:2;background:rgb(var(--scrim)/.86);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(10px);backdrop-filter:blur(10px);border:0}
.home .top .wrap{max-width:1180px;padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px}
.hero{position:relative;min-height:100vh;min-height:100svh;display:flex;align-items:center;background:var(--bg);overflow:hidden}
.hero img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:75% 35%}
.hero::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(var(--scrim)/.97) 0%,rgb(var(--scrim)/.9) 34%,rgb(var(--scrim)/0) 58%)}
.hero-in{position:relative;z-index:1;width:100%;max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding:110px 24px 56px}
.hero-text{max-width:min(560px,52%)}
.wordmark{font-size:clamp(2.5rem,5.6vw,4.4rem);font-weight:300;line-height:1.05;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:0 0 10px;color:var(--head)}
.wordmark span{color:var(--accent);font-weight:800}
.soon{font-size:clamp(1.5rem,3vw,2.3rem);font-weight:800;line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:-.02em;color:var(--head);margin:0 0 16px}
.hero-lead{font-size:clamp(1.12rem,1.6vw,1.3rem);line-height:1.5;color:var(--text);margin:0 0 8px}
.hero-lead b,.hero-points b{color:var(--head)}
.hero-points{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0 0 16px;font-size:clamp(1.08rem,1.5vw,1.22rem);line-height:1.45}
.hero-points li{position:relative;padding-left:1.35em;margin:0 0 6px}
.hero-points li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:.2em;top:.5em;width:.5em;height:.5em;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold)}
.hero-points{margin-bottom:14px}
.voice-promise{margin:0 0 24px;color:var(--muted);font-size:1rem;font-weight:600}
/* "Built on spelling research." band under the photo: the medal on the brand's full-screen blue (W4-08) */
.research-band{background:linear-gradient(180deg,#2474cb,#1a5fb4);color:#fff}
.band-in{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:34px 18px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:26px}
.band-in img{width:80px;height:auto;flex:none}
.band-in h2{color:#fff;margin:0 0 6px;font-size:clamp(1.45rem,3.2vw,1.95rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.015em;line-height:1.2}
.band-in p{margin:0;font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.5}
@media (max-width:480px){.band-in{gap:18px;padding:28px 18px}.band-in img{width:60px}}
.hero-text .button{display:table}
.button{display:inline-block;background:var(--gold);color:#0f1b2d;font-weight:800;font-size:1.08rem;text-decoration:none;padding:15px 28px;border-radius:999px;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgb(15 27 45/.15)}
.button:hover{background:#f7cf6c}
.button:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:3px;border-radius:999px}
.home main{padding-top:36px}
@media (max-width:760px){
  .hero{align-items:flex-end}
  .hero img{object-position:80% 0}
  .hero::after{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(var(--scrim)/0) 30%,rgb(var(--scrim)/.9) 52%,rgb(var(--scrim)/.98) 62%)}
  .hero-in{padding:0 18px 34px}
  .hero-text{max-width:none}
  .home .top .wrap{padding-left:18px;padding-right:18px}
}

/* Notify-me form (W2-28) and the /join/<city> ad pages */
.signup{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:20px 18px;margin:18px 0 22px;display:grid;gap:6px}
.signup label{font-weight:600;color:var(--head)}
.signup input[type=email],.signup input[type=text]{font:inherit;font-size:1.05rem;width:100%;padding:12px 14px;border:1.5px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);margin-bottom:8px}
.signup input:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:1px;border-color:var(--accent)}
.signup .hint{margin:-6px 0 8px;font-size:.92rem;color:var(--muted)}
.signup fieldset{border:0;padding:0;margin:4px 0 8px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 18px}
.signup legend{font-weight:600;color:var(--head);padding:0;margin-bottom:6px;width:100%}
.signup .opt{font-weight:400;color:var(--muted)}
.signup .pick,.signup .check{font-weight:400;color:var(--text);display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;line-height:1.4}
.signup .check{margin:4px 0 6px}
.signup input[type=radio],.signup input[type=checkbox]{width:20px;height:20px;margin:1px 0 0;accent-color:var(--accent);flex:none}
.signup .button{border:0;cursor:pointer;font:inherit;font-weight:800;font-size:1.08rem;justify-self:start;margin-top:6px}
.signup .fine{font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted);margin:8px 0 0}
.join h1{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,5vw,2.6rem);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.join h1 span{color:var(--accent)}
.join .hero-points{margin-bottom:6px}
.signup-error{margin:6px 0 0;color:#b3261e;font-weight:600}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.signup-error{color:#ff8a80}}
.signup .button:disabled{opacity:.7;cursor:default}