/* The timeline container */
.timeline {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-top: 80px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* The vertical timeline line */
/* The vertical timeline line */
.timeline::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 6px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 0%,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) 50%,
    rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%
  );
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 50%;
  margin-left: -3px;
  border-radius: 10px;

}


/* The individual timeline items */
.time {
  padding: 10px 40px;
  position: relative;
  background-color: inherit;
  width: 50%;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, background-color 0.3s ease;
}

.time::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  right: -10px;
  background: linear-gradient(45deg, #ffc700, #ffc700);
  top: 15px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  z-index: 1;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  box-shadow: 0px 4px 8px rgba(128, 125, 121, 0.8);
  border: #fff solid 2px;  
}

/* Remove circle outline */
.time:hover::after {
  transform: scale(1.2);
}

/* Position the left-side items */
.left {
  left: 0;
}

/* Position the right-side items */
.right {
  left: 50%;
}

/* Add arrows to the left items */
.left::before {
  content: " ";
  height: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 22px;
  width: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  right: 30px;
  border: medium solid white;
  border-width: 10px 0 10px 10px;
  border-color: transparent transparent transparent white;
}

/* Add arrows to the right items */
.right::before {
  content: " ";
  height: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 22px;
  width: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  left: 32px;
  border: medium solid white;
  border-width: 10px 10px 10px 0;
  border-color: transparent white transparent transparent;
}

/* Adjust circle position for the right items */
.right::after {
  left: -12px;
}

/* The content box styling */
/* The content box styling */
.content {
  cursor: pointer;
  position: relative;
  padding: 20px 30px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.63), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6));
  color: white;
  font-weight: bold;
  border-radius: 12px;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, background-color 0.3s ease;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
  overflow: hidden;
  border: #ffc700 solid 2px;
}

/* Hover effect for content */
.content:hover {
  transform: translateY(-5px);
}

/* Diagonal hover effect */
.content::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg,#ffc700, #ffc700);
  transform: scale(0);
  transform-origin: top right; /* Start the animation from the top-left corner */
  transition: transform 0.4s ease-in-out;
  border-radius: 12px;
  z-index: 0;
  color: black !important;
  
}

/* Trigger the hover transition */
.content:hover::before {
  transform: scale(1);
}

/* Ensuring the content stays above the hover effect */
.content h3,
.content p {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}

/* Responsive design for screens smaller than 600px */
@media screen and (max-width: 600px) {
  /* Align the vertical line */
  .timeline::after {
    left: 31px;
  }

  /* Full-width timeline items */
  .time {
    width: 100%;
    padding-left: 70px;
    padding-right: 25px;
  }

  /* Ensure all arrows point left */
  .time::before {
    left: 60px;
    border: medium solid rgb(209, 172, 9);
    border-width: 10px 10px 10px 0;
    border-color: transparent white transparent transparent;
  }

  /* Position circles consistently */
  .left::after,
  .right::after {
    left: 15px;
  }

  /* All items behave like left items */
  .right {
    left: 0%;
  }
}