nav{
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
  margin-right: 10px;
  flex: 1;
  max-width: 490px;
  position: relative;
}

.portfolio-navbar a{
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--text-color);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-left: 20px;
  transition: 0.5s;
}

.portfolio-navbar a:hover,
.portfolio-navbar a.home-active{
  color: var(--main-color);
}

#menu-icon{
  display: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  color: var(--text-color); 
  z-index: 1001;
  position: relative
}

/* Default desktop layout */
.portfolio-navbar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

/* Hide the menu icon by default (desktop) */
#menu-icon, 
.menu-overlay {
  display: none;
}

.menu-overlay {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  z-index: 998;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
}

@keyframes fadeInUp {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(20px);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}





/* Mobile view: stack nav, show menu icon */
@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
   nav {
    gap: 20px;
    margin-right: 0;
    width: 100%;
  }
  
  .portfolio-navbar {
    display: none; /* hide by default */
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    left: -100%;
    width: 100%;
    background: var(--bg-color);
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    padding: 2%;
    z-index: 999;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    border-radius: 8px;
    transform: translateY(100%);
    transition: all 0.4s ease;
    box-shadow: 0 -8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    border-radius: 12px 12px 0 0;
    transition-delay: 0.3s;
  }

  .menu-overlay {
    position: fixed;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    z-index: 998;
    opacity: 0;
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
  }

  .menu-overlay.active {
    display: block;
    opacity: 1;
  }
    


  .portfolio-navbar a {
    display: block;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    color: var(--text-color);
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: 0.5s;
  }

  #menu-icon {
    display: block;
  }

  .bx-menu{
    font-size: 30px;
    color: var(--text-color);
  }

  /* When menu is active (use JS to add this class) */
 .portfolio-navbar.active {
   display: flex;
   animation: fadeInUp 0.4s ease forwards;
   transition-delay: 0s;
   left: 0;
   opacity: 1;
   transform: translateY(0);
 }

  .portfolio-navbar a:hover {
    color: var(--main-color);
  }

  .portfolio-navbar a.home-active {
    color: var(--main-color);
  }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 480px) {

  
  nav {
    gap: 8px;
  }

   .portfolio-navbar {
    position: relative;
    top: 100%;
    right: 2%;
    width: 100%;
    background: var(--bg-color);
    padding: 10px 2%;
    /* Hide initially */
  }

  .portfolio-navbar a {
    font-size: 10px;
    color: var(--text-color);
    font-weight: 500;
    transition: 0.5s;
  }

  #menu-icon {
    display: block;
  }

  /* When menu is active (use JS to add this class) */
  .portfolio-navbar.active {
    display: flex;
  }
}