.about .buttons button, .about .buttons a{
    position: relative;
    border: 1.5px solid var(--skin-color);
    background: var(--skin-color); color: white; white-space: nowrap; text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.1rem; font-size: 1rem; 
    padding: 12px 35px; transition: all 0.3s ease;
    border-radius: 50px; cursor: pointer;
}
.about .buttons button::after, .about .buttons a::after{
    position: absolute; content: '';
    left: 0; top: 0;
    width: 100%; height: 100%;
    background: #00e4d4;
    z-index: -1; transform: scale(0);
    border-radius: .25rem;
    transform-origin: center;
    transform: scale(0); box-shadow:  0 0 15px var(--skin-color);
    border-radius: 5rem; transition: .5s;
}
.about .buttons button:hover::after, .about .buttons a:hover::after{
    transform: scale(1);
    -webkit-box-reflect: below .2rem linear-gradient(transparent 80%, #0004);
}

.subs{
    display: none;
    font-family: var(--font-family-3);
    transition: all .4s ease-in-out;
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;

}
.subs .icon i{
    color: var(--lightColor);
    background: var(--themeColor);
    line-height: 60px; height: 60px;
    width: 60px; border-radius: 50%;
    font-size: 1.65rem;
}
#popup-mail {
    line-height: 50px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    position: fixed;
    border-radius: 3rem 0px 2rem 0px; 
    color: #000;
    top: 50%; left: 50%;
    margin-top: 2rem;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    background-color: #fff;
    padding: 18px 20px;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
    max-width: 500px; 
    text-align: center;z-index: 999;
  }

  .subs .close {
    cursor: pointer;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0rem;
    background: var(--themeColor);
    border-radius: 50% 0 0 50%; /* Border radius for the top-right corner */
   padding: 0.35rem .75rem; /* Padding for x and y */
   font-size: 1.7
}


  /* Styles for the overlay */
  #overlay {
    display: none;
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    /* z-index: 999; */
  }

@media (max-width:560px){
    .about .row .buttons {
        display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; 
    }

    .buttons .hire-me{
        margin-top: .1rem;
    }
    /* .footer{
        width: 100%; padding: .3rem;
    }
    .footer h1{
        color: #fff; letter-spacing: .1rem;
        font-weight: 400; font-size: .9rem;
    } */

}


/* -------------------------------footer starts------------------------------------ */
/* .footer{
    width: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between; padding: 1rem;
    margin-top: 1rem; background: linear-gradient(var(--skin-color), var(--uniqueGree)) ;
}
.footer h1{
    color: #fff; letter-spacing: .1rem;
    font-weight: 400; font-size: 1.5rem;
} */


/* -------------------------------footer ends-------------------------------------- */