.opti-article-card {
        display: flex;
        /* keep for internal column layout */
        flex-direction: column;
        width: 100% !important; 
        max-width: 380px;
	      height: 350px !important; 
        background: #fff;
        border-radius: 16px;
        box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
        overflow: hidden;
        font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
        margin-right: 10px;
        text-decoration: none;
        color: inherit;
        transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
        padding: 20px;
    }

    .opti-article-card:hover {
        transform: scale(1.01);
	border: 1px solid #1070AA; 
        box-shadow: 0 6px 25px rgba(16, 112, 170, 0.2);
        cursor: pointer;
    }

    .opti-article-card-image {
        position: relative;
        width: 100%;
        height: 181px;
        overflow: hidden;
        object-position: center;
        border-radius: 13px;
    }

    .opti-article-card-image img {
        min-width: 100%;
        min-height: 100%;
        object-fit: cover;
        display: block;
    }

    .card-img-title {
        position: absolute;
        top: 0px;
        left: 12px;
        font-size: 18px;
        color: white;
    }

    .card-badge {
        position: absolute;
        bottom: 12px;
        right: 12px;
        width: 45px !important;
        height: 45px !important;
    }

    .opti-article-card-content {
        padding-top: 16px;
    }

    .opti-article-card-title {
        font-size: 0.85rem;
        font-weight: 600;
        margin: 0 0 0 0;
        color: #000000;
        text-align: start;
    }

    .opti-article-card-tags {
        display: flex;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: 8px;
    }

    .opti-article-tag {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 6px;
        font-size: 0.82rem;
	      font-weight: 600; 
        color: #1070AA;
        border-radius: 50px;
        border: 1.5px solid #1070AA;
        padding: 4px 18px;
        white-space: nowrap;
        overflow: hidden;
        text-overflow: ellipsis;
        max-width: 100%;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    .opti-article-tag .icon {
        font-style: normal;
    }

    .swiper-button-next,
    .swiper-button-prev {
        width: 42px !important;
        height: 42px !important;
        background-color: #fff;
        border-radius: 50%;
        box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
        box-sizing: border-box;
        top: 50%;
        transform: translateY(-50%);
    }

    .swiper-button-disabled {
        opacity: 0.3;
        pointer-events: none !important;
    }

    .swiper-button-next::after,
    .swiper-button-prev::after {
        font-size: 14px !important;
        color: #1070AA;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
    }

    .swiper-button-next:hover,
    .swiper-button-prev:hover {
        color: #005177;
    }

    .swiper-pagination-bullet {
        background: #ccc;
        opacity: 1;
    }

    .swiper-pagination-bullet-active {
        background: #1070AA;
    }


    .my-articles-swiper .swiper-slide {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        align-items: stretch;
        height: auto!important;
        flex-shrink: 0!important;
        padding: 10px;
        box-sizing: border-box;
    }

    .my-articles-swiper .swiper-pagination {
        position: relative;
        margin-top: 20px;
    }

    .my-articles-swiper .swiper-wrapper {
        display: flex;
        align-items: stretch;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }


    .swiper-pagination-bullet-active {
        background-color: #1070AA !important;
    }

    .my-articles-swiper {
        overflow: hidden !important;
    }

    .opti-article-header {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: start;
        align-items: center;
        margin-bottom: 15px;
    }

    .opit-article-icon {
        width: 40px;
        height: 40px;
    }

    .opti-article-header-title {
        font-size: 12px;
        margin-left: 7px;
        color: #a5a5a5;
    }