/* ============================================================
   HOW IT WORKS — Timeline layout with numbered dots
   ============================================================ */

#how-it-works {
  background: var(--navy);
  padding: 12rem 0;
}

/* ── Timeline row ── */
.hiw-steps-row {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  position: relative;
  align-items: start;
}

/* Solid horizontal connector line through dot centers */
.hiw-connector {
  position: absolute;
  top: 11px; /* half of 24px dot = vertically centered */
  left: 16.667%;
  right: 16.667%;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--text-primary);
  pointer-events: none;
  z-index: 0;
}

/* ── Per-step column ── */
.hiw-step {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0 3rem 0;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  cursor: default;
  transition: none;
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
}

/* Small filled dot sitting on the line */
.hiw-point-dot {
  width: 24px; height: 24px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--text-primary);
  margin: 0 auto 2rem;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
}
.hiw-step:hover .hiw-point-dot {
  background: var(--coral);
  transform: scale(1.25);
}

/* Large number label — matches the sketch style */
.hiw-point-num {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 2.75rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--text-primary);
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}
.hiw-step:hover .hiw-point-num { color: var(--coral); }

.hiw-step-title {
  font-family: var(--font-heading);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--text-primary);
  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

.hiw-step-desc {
  font-family: var(--font);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  color: var(--text-soft);
  line-height: 1.75;
  margin-bottom: 0.875rem;
}

.hiw-step-detail {
  font-family: var(--font);
  font-size: 0.84rem;
  color: var(--coral);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.7;
  padding-top: 0.75rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--card-border);
}

/* ── Responsive ── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .hiw-steps-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 3rem;
  }
  .hiw-connector { display: none; }
  .hiw-point-dot { margin: 0 0 1rem; }
  .hiw-step { text-align: left; padding: 0; }
}