.ticker-wrap {
    width: 100%;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
    padding: 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

.ticker-svg {
    width: 200%;
    min-width: 2000px;
    height: 100%;
    overflow: visible; 
    transition: transform 0.1s ease-out; /* Smooth transition for resizing */
}

.ticker-text {
    font-size: 32px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.ticker-text-path {
    dominant-baseline: central;
}

.ticker-dot {
    display: inline-block;
}

.ticker-dot.is-icon {
    font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Free", "Font Awesome 5 Brands", "Font Awesome 5 Solid", "Font Awesome 5 Pro", sans-serif;
    font-weight: 900;
}

/* Uploaded-SVG separator: the spacer glyph reserves the slot but stays invisible (kept in the
   layout so its advance is measurable). script.js reveals it only if the SVG fails to load. */
.ticker-sep-slot {
    opacity: 0;
}

.ticker-icons {
    pointer-events: none;
}