.how-it-works {
	background: var(--theme-palette-color-9, #F8F9FA);
	padding: 100px 40px;
	margin-bottom: 0;
}

.how-it-works__inner {
	max-width: 960px;
	margin: 0 auto;
}

.how-it-works__label {
	font-family: var(--fw-font-mono, 'JetBrains Mono', monospace);
	font-size: 0.68rem;
	letter-spacing: 0.14em;
	color: var(--theme-palette-color-1, #E8B931);
	text-transform: uppercase;
	font-weight: 500;
	margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.how-it-works__title {
	font-family: var(--fw-font-serif, 'DM Serif Display', Georgia, serif);
	font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.2rem);
	font-weight: 500;
	line-height: 1.3;
	margin-bottom: 16px;
	max-width: 600px;
	color: var(--theme-palette-color-3, #1A2A3A);
}

.how-it-works__desc {
	font-size: 1rem;
	color: var(--fw-text-secondary, #6B7280);
	line-height: 1.7;
	max-width: 540px;
	margin-bottom: 48px;
}

/* ---- Grid layout (default) ---- */
.how-it-works__steps {
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
	gap: 32px;
}

.how-it-works__step {
	position: relative;
}

.how-it-works__step-num {
	display: block;
	font-family: var(--fw-font-serif, 'DM Serif Display', Georgia, serif);
	font-size: 3rem;
	font-weight: 700;
	color: var(--theme-palette-color-5, #E5E7EB);
	line-height: 1;
	margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.how-it-works__step-title {
	font-family: var(--fw-font-serif, 'DM Serif Display', Georgia, serif);
	font-size: 1.05rem;
	font-weight: 600;
	margin-bottom: 8px;
	color: var(--theme-palette-color-3, #1A2A3A);
}

.how-it-works__step-desc {
	font-size: 0.85rem;
	color: var(--fw-text-secondary, #6B7280);
	line-height: 1.6;
	margin: 0;
}

/* ==========================================================================
   Vertical Layout Variant
   ========================================================================== */

.how-it-works--vertical .how-it-works__steps {
	grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	gap: 0;
	max-width: 640px;
}

.how-it-works--vertical .how-it-works__step {
	display: flex;
	gap: 24px;
	align-items: flex-start;
	padding: 28px 0;
	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--fw-border, #E5E7EB);
}

.how-it-works--vertical .how-it-works__step:last-child {
	border-bottom: none;
}

.how-it-works--vertical .how-it-works__step-num {
	font-size: 2.5rem;
	margin-bottom: 0;
	flex-shrink: 0;
	width: 56px;
	text-align: center;
}

.how-it-works--vertical .how-it-works__step-content {
	flex: 1;
	padding-top: 6px;
}

.how-it-works--vertical .how-it-works__step-title {
	font-size: 1.125rem;
	margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.how-it-works--vertical .how-it-works__step-desc {
	font-size: 0.9375rem;
	line-height: 1.65;
}

/* ---- Color picker support ---- */
.how-it-works.has-text-color .how-it-works__label {
	color: inherit;
	opacity: 0.6;
}

.how-it-works.has-text-color .how-it-works__title,
.how-it-works.has-text-color .how-it-works__step-title {
	color: inherit;
}

.how-it-works.has-text-color .how-it-works__desc,
.how-it-works.has-text-color .how-it-works__step-desc {
	color: inherit;
	opacity: 0.7;
}

.how-it-works.has-text-color .how-it-works__step-num {
	color: inherit;
	opacity: 0.15;
}

/* ---- Responsive ---- */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
	.how-it-works {
		padding: 64px 20px;
	}

	.how-it-works__steps {
		grid-template-columns: 1fr;
	}

	.how-it-works--vertical .how-it-works__step {
		gap: 16px;
	}

	.how-it-works--vertical .how-it-works__step-num {
		font-size: 2rem;
		width: 44px;
	}
}