/* Apply Google Font */
        body, footer {
            font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
        }

        /* Footer styles */
        footer {
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #343a40, #3d3d3d);
            padding-top: 50px;
            padding-bottom: 40px;
            position: relative;
            color: #dcdcdc;
            animation: gradientAnimation 5s ease infinite;
        }

        @keyframes gradientAnimation {
            0% {
                background-position: 0% 50%;
            }
            50% {
                background-position: 100% 50%;
            }
            100% {
                background-position: 0% 50%;
            }
        }

        /* Heading Animation */
        footer h5 {
            font-weight: 600;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: #ffffff;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            position: relative;
            animation: fadeInDown 1.5s ease-out;
        }

        /* Heading Animation */
        @keyframes fadeInDown {
            from {
                opacity: 0;
                transform: translateY(-30px);
            }
            to {
                opacity: 1;
                transform: translateY(0);
            }
        }

        /* Links */
        footer p, footer a {
            color: #dcdcdc;
            font-size: 14px;
            font-weight: 300;
            position: relative;
        }

        footer a {
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: color 0.3s ease;
        }

        footer a:hover {
            color: #00aaff;
        }

        footer .footer-link:hover::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            left: 0;
            bottom: -5px;
            width: 100%;
            height: 2px;
            background-color: #00aaff;
            animation: underlineEffect 0.5s ease-in-out;
        }

        @keyframes underlineEffect {
            0% {
                width: 0;
            }
            100% {
                width: 100%;
            }
        }

        /* Social Media Buttons */
        footer .btn-floating {
            border-radius: 50%;
            background-color: transparent;
            border: 1px solid #dcdcdc;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
            width: 40px;
            height: 40px;
        }

        footer .btn-floating:hover {
            background-color: #00aaff;
            border-color: #00aaff;
            transform: scale(1.2);
            box-shadow: 0px 4px 15px rgba(0, 170, 255, 0.4);
        }

        footer .fab {
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            color: #dcdcdc;
            transition: transform 0.3s ease;
        }

        footer .fab:hover {
            color: #ffffff;
            transform: rotate(360deg);
        }

        /* Pulse Animation on Icons */
        footer .fab:hover {
            animation: pulse 1s ease infinite;
        }

        @keyframes pulse {
            0% {
                transform: scale(1);
            }
            50% {
                transform: scale(1.1);
            }
            100% {
                transform: scale(1);
            }
        }

        /* Contact Info */
        footer .contact-info p {
            animation: fadeInUp 1.5s ease;
        }

        /* Contact Info Animation */
        @keyframes fadeInUp {
            from {
                opacity: 0;
                transform: translateY(30px);
            }
            to {
                opacity: 1;
                transform: translateY(0);
            }
        }

        /* Responsive Styling */
        @media (max-width: 767px) {
            footer h5 {
                font-size: 18px;
            }
            footer p, footer a {
                font-size: 12px;
            }
            footer .btn-floating {
                width: 35px;
                height: 35px;
            }
            footer .fab {
                font-size: 1rem;
            }
        }