/* Main Menu - Centered and Spaced Layout */
.menu {
  display: flex; /* Horizontal layout */
  justify-content: center; /* Center the menu */
  gap: 10px; /* Space between items */
  list-style: none; /* Remove bullets */
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 12px 0; /* Adds vertical height to the menu bar */
  background-color: #333; /* Match menu background */
  border-radius: 5px; /* Optional: rounded edges */
}

/* Main Menu Items */
.menu-item-wrap {
  position: relative; /* Essential for dropdown positioning */
}

.menu-item {
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none; /* Remove underline */
  padding: 8px 15px; /* Keep this compact to maintain proportions */
  background-color: #333;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease;
  white-space: nowrap; /* Prevent text wrapping */
}

/*.menu-item:hover {
  background-color: #444; /* Highlight on hover 
}*/

/* Submenu (Dropdown) */
.menu .menu {
  display: none; /* Hidden by default */
  position: absolute; /* Position relative to parent menu item */
  top: 100%; /* Directly below parent item */
  left: 0;
  background-color: #333;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 5px 0; /* Space between dropdown items */
  border-radius: 5px;
  z-index: 1000;
  min-width: 160px;
}

/* Show Submenu on Hover */
.menu-item-wrap:hover > .menu {
  display: block; /* Show dropdown */
}

/* Submenu: Prevent Gaps */
.menu-item-wrap .menu {
  top: calc(100% - 1px); /* Remove gaps between parent and submenu */
}

/* Sub-submenu (Nested Dropdowns) */
.menu .menu .menu {
  display: none; /* Hidden by default */
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 100%; /* Nested submenu appears to the right */
  background-color: #333;
  z-index: 1000;
}

/* Show Nested Submenu on Hover */
.menu-item-wrap:hover .menu .menu {
  display: block;
}