        /* -------------------- GLOBAL RESET & TYPOGRAPHY -------------------- */
        /* 
		* {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
        }
		*/
		
        body {
            background: linear-gradient(145deg, #f6f9fc 0%, #e9f0f7 100%);
            font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
            /* display: flex; */
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            min-height: 100vh;
            /* padding: 2rem 1rem; */
        } 
		
		
        /* subtle card container */
        .form-container {
            max-width: 950px;
            width: 100%;
            background: #ffffff;
            border-radius: 32px;
            box-shadow: 0 20px 40px -12px rgba(0, 20, 40, 0.25), 0 8px 24px -6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
            padding: 2.5rem 2.8rem;
            transition: all 0.2s ease;
        } /* */

        /* make the form itself a block */
         form.paypal {
            width: 100%;
            display: block;
        } 
		/*===============================*/

        /* table layout – clean, airy, no borders */
        table#mytable {
            width: 100%;
            border-collapse: collapse;
            border-spacing: 0;
            font-size: 0.98rem;
            color: #1e2b3c;
        }

        /* every row gives comfortable spacing */
        table#mytable tr {
            display: table-row;
        }

        /* cells: first column label, second field */
        table#mytable td {
            padding: 0.75rem 0.5rem 0.75rem 0;
            vertical-align: middle;
            border: none;
        }

        /* first column: labels + small asterisk / descriptions */
        table#mytable td:first-child {
            font-weight: 500;
            color: #2c3e50;
            width: 38%;
            letter-spacing: 0.02em;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
        }

        /* second column: inputs */
        table#mytable td:last-child {
            width: 62%;
        }

        /* remove any default div alignment */
        table#mytable td div {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 8px;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
        }

        /* ---------- INPUTS, SELECT, TEXTAREA ---------- */
        input[type="text"],
        input[type="password"],
        input[type="email"],
        select,
        textarea {
            width: 100%;
            max-width: 400px;
            padding: 0.7rem 1rem;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            font-family: inherit;
            background-color: #ffffff;
            border: 1.5px solid #dce5ec;
            border-radius: 14px;
            outline: none;
            transition: border 0.15s, box-shadow 0.15s, background 0.1s;
            color: #1e2b3c;
            box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);
        }

        /* focus states */
        input:focus,
        select:focus,
        textarea:focus {
            border-color: #4f9cf7;
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(79, 156, 247, 0.15);
            background-color: #fefefe;
        }

        /* readonly fields – softer look */
        input[readonly] {
            background-color: #f5f9ff;
            border-color: #cbd9e8;
            color: #1e3b5c;
            font-weight: 500;
            cursor: default;
        }

        /* small inline inputs (item_amount, user_coin) */
        input[name="item_amount"],
        input[name="user_coin"] {
            width: auto;
            min-width: 100px;
            max-width: 150px;
            display: inline-block;
            margin-right: 8px;
        }

        /* file input – custom look */
        input[type="file"] {
            width: 100%;
            max-width: 400px;
            padding: 0.6rem 0.8rem;
            background: #f8fbfe;
            border: 1.5px dashed #bdd3e8;
            border-radius: 16px;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            color: #2f4b6b;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: border 0.2s, background 0.2s;
        }

        input[type="file"]:hover {
            border-color: #4f9cf7;
            background: #ffffff;
        }

        /* textarea */
        textarea {
            resize: vertical;
            min-height: 80px;
            max-width: 100%;
            width: 100%;
        }

        /* select styling */
        select {
            appearance: none;
            -webkit-appearance: none;
            background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='16' height='16' viewBox='0 0 24 24' fill='none' stroke='%232c3e50' stroke-width='2' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'%3E%3Cpolyline points='6 9 12 15 18 9'%3E%3C/polyline%3E%3C/svg%3E");
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-position: right 1rem center;
            background-size: 1rem;
            padding-right: 2.5rem;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

        /* country select larger width – keep it consistent */
        select#country_id {
            width: 100%;
            max-width: 360px;
            height: auto;
            padding: 0.7rem 1rem;
        }

        /* two side-by-side inputs (item amount + coin) */
        td div input + input {
            margin-left: 8px;
        }

        /* ----- submit button ----- */
        input[type="submit"] {
            background: #1e3b5c;
            color: white;
            border: none;
            padding: 0.9rem 2.8rem;
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            font-weight: 600;
            border-radius: 40px;
            letter-spacing: 0.3px;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: background 0.2s, transform 0.1s, box-shadow 0.2s;
            box-shadow: 0 6px 14px rgba(30, 59, 92, 0.25);
            margin-top: 0.5rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            min-width: 180px;
        }

        input[type="submit"]:hover {
            background: #0f2a44;
            box-shadow: 0 8px 18px rgba(15, 42, 68, 0.35);
            transform: translateY(-1px);
        }

        input[type="submit"]:active {
            transform: translateY(1px);
            box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(15, 42, 68, 0.25);
        }

        /* center the submit row */
        td[colspan="2"] {
            padding-top: 1.8rem;
        }

        td[colspan="2"] div {
            justify-content: center;
            display: flex;
        }

        /* remove the odd <br> and extra divider */
        .one_third {
            display: none;
        }

        /* small asterisk / required hints */
        span {
            color: #e03a3a;
            font-weight: 500;
        }

        /* label inside first col */
        label {
            font-weight: 500;
            color: #2c3e50;
        }

        /* responsiveness */
        @media (max-width: 720px) {
            .form-container {
                padding: 1.8rem 1.4rem;
                border-radius: 24px;
            }

            table#mytable td {
                display: block;
                width: 100%;
                padding: 0.4rem 0 0.2rem 0;
            }

            table#mytable td:first-child {
                padding-top: 1rem;
                font-weight: 600;
                font-size: 0.9rem;
                text-transform: uppercase;
                letter-spacing: 0.03em;
                color: #3a5e7e;
            }

            table#mytable td:last-child {
                padding-bottom: 0.8rem;
            }

            input, select, textarea, input[type="file"] {
                max-width: 100%;
            }

            input[type="submit"] {
                width: 100%;
                padding: 0.9rem 1rem;
            }

            td[colspan="2"] div {
                justify-content: stretch;
            }
        }

        /* remove default number input spinners (if any) */
        input[type="number"]::-webkit-inner-spin-button,
        input[type="number"]::-webkit-outer-spin-button {
            opacity: 0.5;
        }

        /* custom placeholder */
        ::placeholder {
            color: #a0b8cf;
            font-weight: 400;
            opacity: 1;
        }

        /* small tweak for inline coin field */
        input[name="user_coin"] {
            max-width: 80px;
        }