.categories {
    display: block;
    padding: 100px 0;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
} 

.categories .slider {
    margin-top: 40px;
    margin-left: -10px;
    margin-right: -10px;
    position: relative;
}

.categories .slider .slide {
    display: block;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin: 0 10px;
    border-radius: 16px;
    text-decoration: none;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.categories .slider .slide img {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    height: 264px;
    object-fit: cover;
    object-position: center;
}

.categories .slider .slide .text {
    background: var(--slider-background-color);
    /*background: #F9F7FA;*/
    padding: 30px;
}

.categories .slider .slide .text .title {
    color: var(--slider-title-color);
    font-family: var(--slider-title-font-family), Gilroy, sans-serif;
    font-size: var(--slider-title-font-size);
    font-weight: var(--slider-title-font-weight);
    font-style: var(--slider-title-font-style);
    letter-spacing: var(--slider-title-letter-spacing);
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.categories .slider .slide .text p {
    display: block;
    padding: 10px 0 0 0;
    margin: 0;
    color: var(--body-text-color);
    font-family: var(--body-text-font-family), Rubik, sans-serif;
    font-size: var(--body-text-font-size);
    font-weight: var(--body-text-font-weight);
    letter-spacing: var(--body-text-letter-spacing);
    font-style: var(--body-text-font-style);
    line-height: 1.5;
}

.categories .slider .slide .text .btn-container {
    padding-top: 20px;
}

.categories .slider .slider-prev,
.categories .slider .slider-next {
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(50% - 30px);
    cursor: pointer;
    z-index: 50;
}

.categories .slider .slider-prev {
    left: -30px;
}

.categories .slider .slider-next {
    right: -30px;
}

.categories .slider .slick-dots {
    /*margin-top: 24px;*/
    bottom: -48px;
}

.categories .slider .slick-dots li {
    width: auto !important;
    height: auto !important;
    vertical-align: middle;
}

.categories .slider .slick-dots button {
    width: 30px;
    height: 3px;
    background: var(--slider-dots-passive-color);
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: middle;
    margin: 0 var(--slider-dots-margin);
    padding: 0;
}

.categories .slider .slick-dots button::before {
    display: none !important;
}

.categories .slider .slick-dots li.slick-active button {
    width: 30px;
    height: 3px; 
    border-radius: 9px;
    border: 2px solid var(--slider-dots-active-color);
    background: var(--slider-dots-active-color);
  
}

/* disabling slide show before JS slider initialization. Reduces layout shifts */
.categories .slider:not(.slick-initialized)>.slide {
    display: none !important;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 1120px) {
    .categories {
        padding: 40px 0;
    }
    
    .categories .slider .slide img {
        height: 250px;
    }
    
    .categories .slider .slide .text {
        padding: 30px 16px;
    }
    
    .categories .slider .slide .text .title {
        font-size: var(--slider-title-font-size-mobile);
    }
    
    .categories .slider .slide .text .btn-container {
        padding-top: 20px;
    }
}


@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
    .categories .slick-list{ 
        padding:0 20% 0 0 !important;
    }

    .categories .slider .slide .text .btn-container .btn {
        width: 100%;
        font-size: var(--button-font-size-mobile);
        padding: var(--button-padding-vert-mobile) var(--button-padding-horiz-mobile);
        text-align: center;
        border-radius: var(--button-border-round);
        border-color: var(--button-border-color);
        border-width: var(--button-border-width); /*none*/
        font-family: var(--button-font-family),Rubik, sans-serif;
        font-style: var(--button-font-style);
        font-weight: var(--button-font-weight);
        letter-spacing: var(--button-letter-spacing);
    }
}