/* Metal Ticker — Frontend */
.metal-ticker {
    --bg: #D3B574;
    --fg: #000;
    --fs: 16px;
    --sep-h: 0.9em;

    background: var(--bg);
    color: var(--fg);
    font: 700 var(--fs)/1.6 system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 0 .75rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.metal-ticker__mask {
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 100%;
}

.metal-ticker__track {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    width: max-content;
    will-change: transform;
}

.metal-ticker__group {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* padding-right on each item = the gap between items */
.metal-ticker__item {
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
    white-space: nowrap;
    padding: .4em 40px .4em 0;
}

/* separator in the middle of the right padding */
.metal-ticker__item::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    right: 20px;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    width: 1px;
    height: var(--sep-h);
    background: rgba(255,255,255,.45);
}

/* Static mode (Loop OFF) */
.metal-ticker--static .metal-ticker__mask {
    overflow: visible;
}
.metal-ticker__static-group {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    padding: .4em 0;
    gap: 40px;
}
.metal-ticker--static .metal-ticker__item {
    padding-right: 0;
}
.metal-ticker--static .metal-ticker__item::after {
    display: none;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    .metal-ticker__track { transform: none !important; }
}