#footer{
    color: #fff;
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100vw;
    background: linear-gradient(45deg, var(--blue), var(--yellow), var(--red));;
    padding: 0.2%;
    z-index: 10;
    box-shadow: 0 -2px 8px rgba(0 , 0, 0, 0.5);
}

.footerText{
    text-align: center;
}

.footerButtons {
    position: absolute;
    left: 1rem;
    display: flex;
    gap: 0.5rem;
}

.footerContactImg, .footerContactText {
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.footerContact{
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 1rem;
}

.language-picker {
    margin-top: -1vh;
    position: relative;
    user-select: none;
}

.selected-lang {
    cursor: pointer;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 2%;
}

.language-options {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 100%;
    left: 0;
    background-color: rgba(225, 225, 225, 0.85);
    border-radius: 5px;
    margin: 2px;
    z-index: 100;
}

.language-options div {
    cursor: pointer;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
}

.language-picker.open .language-options {
    display: block;
}

.flag-icon {
    width: 2vw;
    height: 10%;
}
#footer{
    overflow: visible;
    z-index: 10; 
}

/*****************************************

        screen size styling

*****************************************/
@media (max-width: 600px) {
#footer{
    text-align: center;
    color: #fff;
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100vw;
    background: linear-gradient(45deg, var(--blue), var(--yellow), var(--red));;
    padding: 0.2%;
    z-index: 10;
    box-shadow: 0 -2px 8px rgba(0 , 0, 0, 0.5);
}    

.language-picker {
    margin-top: -1vh;
    position: relative;
    user-select: none;
}

.flag-icon {
    width: 10vw;
    height: 10%;
}

.footerContactImg{
    margin-top: -1vh;
    width: 10vw;
}

.footerContactText{
    display:none;
}

}

@media  (min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 992px) {
#footer{
    text-align: center;
    color: #fff;
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100vw;
    background: linear-gradient(45deg, var(--blue), var(--yellow), var(--red));;
    padding: 0.2%;
    z-index: 10;
    box-shadow: 0 -2px 8px rgba(0 , 0, 0, 0.5);
}    

.language-picker {
    margin-top: -1vh;
    position: relative;
    user-select: none;
}

.flag-icon {
    width: 5vw;
    height: 10%;
}

.footerContactImg{
    margin-top: -1vh;
    width: 5vw;
}

.footerContactText{
    display:none;


}
}