:root {
    /* Core Elements */
    --bg: #2e619f;          /* background color */
    --text: #f5f5f5;        /* main text color  */
    --link: #0077cc;        /*main link color  */
    --link-hover: #66b3ff;  /* link hover color */
    --border: #fafafa;      /*  box and nav borders */
    --box-bg: rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
	--box-border: #0a638f;
	--shadow: rgba(0,0,0,.5);

    /* Sizing + Spacing */
    --radius: 10px;         /*  rounded corners  */
    --space-sm: 0.5rem;
    --space: 1rem;
    --space-lg: 1.5rem;
}

/* General Style Formatting */
body {
    font-family: "Varela Round", sans-serif;
    max-width: 1500;
    margin: 0 auto;
    background: var(--bg);
    color: var(--text);
}
a {
    color: var(--link);
    text-decoration: none;
}
a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
    color: var(--link-hover);
}

/*centers items on the page*/
.center-line {
    text-align: center;
    margin: 20px 0;
}

/*creates the back to home button on top left of each page*/
header nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 10px;
    left: 10px;
    z-index: 1000;
}
header nav a {
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: var(--text);
    padding: 5px 10px;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
}
header nav a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/*creates a simple box and border around an object*/
.box {
    display: inline-block;
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    padding: var(--space);
    margin: var(--space-lg) auto;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
    text-align: center;
}

/*creates stationary links to pages within parent pages.*/
.link-box nav {
    border: 1px solid var(--border);
    padding: var(--space);
    margin: var(--space-lg);
    border-radius: var(--radius);
}
.link-box nav a {
    text-decoration: underline;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--text);
    font-size: 1.5em;
}
.link-box nav a:hover {
    font-weight: bold;
}

/*this positions link boxes next to eachother also centers them on a page*/
.link-container {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    margin: 20px 0;
}

/*creates navigation buttons at the top right of the screen for sub-pages to link back to their parent page*/
section nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 10px;
    right: 10px;
    z-index: 1000;
}
section nav a {
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: var(--text);
    padding: 5px 10px;
    border-radius: var(--radius);
}
section nav a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/*Creates Menu and Menu Box*/
.container {
	max-width: 1500px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	position: relative;
	padding: 5px;
	z-index: 1;
	align-items: center;
}
.menu {
	display: grid;
	margin: 0 auto;
	max-width: 1000px;
	grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
	gap: 15px;
	align-items: center;
	border: 1px solid var(--border);
	border-radius: 5px;
	padding: var(--space);
}
.menu-box {
	display: block;
	background: var(--box-bg);
	border: 1px solid var(--box-border);
	border-radius: var(--radius);
	padding: 10px;
	box-shadow: 0 5px 15px 0 var(--shadow);
}
.menu-box-blank {
	display: block;
	background: var(--bg);
	border: none;
	padding: 10px;
	box-shadow: none;
}
.menu-box:hover {
	transform: translateY(-4px);
	transition: transform .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease;
}
.menu-title {
	position: relative;
	margin: .25rem 0 .25rem;
	text-align: center;
	font-weight: 700;
	text-decoration: underline;
	padding: .5rem 0 0 0;
	text-wrap: balance;
}
.menu-title .emoji{
	position: absolute;
	top: 25%;
	transform: translateY(-15%);
	font-size: 1rem;
	line-height: 1;
	pointer-events: none;
}
.menu-title .left {
	left: 1rem;
}
.menu-title .right {
	right: 1rem;
}
.menu-box p {
	font-weight: 500;
	margin: .5rem .25rem .25rem .25rem;
}
.menu-box .emoji {
	font-size: 1.5rem;
}
@media (max-width: 600px){
	.menu-title {
		padding: 0;
	}
	.menu-title .emoji {
		display: none;
	}
}