.required::after {
    content: " *";
    color: red;
}
.required-fields {
    margin-top: -10px; /* Adjust this value to bring the text closer */
    margin-bottom: 15px; /* Optional: Adjust if you want space before the next paragraph */
}

.invalid-feedback {
    color: orange;
}

.formatted-text {
    white-space: pre-wrap;
}

.heading {
    font-size: 24px; /* Adjust to your preference */
    font-weight: bold;
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif; /* Use your preferred font */
    color: #333; /* Adjust color as needed */
}

.form-control-sm {
    height: 30px; /* Adjust as needed */
    padding: 5px 10px;
    font-size: 0.875rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    border-radius: 0.2rem;
}

.form-control {
    width: 100%; /* Ensures consistency in width */
    padding: 0.5em; /* Adjust padding for uniform appearance */
    font-size: 1em; /* Uniform font size */
}

body {
    padding-top: 50px;
    padding-bottom: 20px;
}

/* Set padding to keep content from hitting the edges */
.body-content {
    padding-left: 15px;
    padding-right: 15px;
}

/* styles for validation helpers */
.field-validation-error {
    color: #b94a48;
}

.field-validation-valid {
    display: none;
}

input.input-validation-error {
    border: 1px solid #b94a48;
}

input[type="checkbox"].input-validation-error {
    border: 0 none;
}

.validation-summary-errors {
    color: #b94a48;
}

.validation-summary-valid {
    display: none;
}

input.invalid,
select.invalid,
textarea.invalid {
    border: 2px solid red !important;
    background-color: #ffe6e6 !important;
}

.btn-blue {
    background-color: #007BFF !important; /* Blue color */
    color: white;
    border: none;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    text-align: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 16px;
    margin: 4px 2px;
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 5px;
}

    .btn-blue:hover {
        background-color: #0056b3; /* Darker blue on hover */
    }

.btn-orange {
    background-color: #FFA500 !important; /* Orange color */
    color: white;
    border: none;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    text-align: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 16px;
    margin: 4px 2px;
    cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 5px;
}

    .btn-orange:hover {
        background-color: #cc8400; /* Darker orange on hover */
    }

.tabs {
    background-color: #000;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 10px;
    border-radius: 5px;
}

    .tabs a {
        color: #fff;
        text-decoration: none;
        margin: 0 10px;
    }

        .tabs a:hover {
            text-decoration: underline;
        }