:root {
  --bg-primary: #fff;
  --bg-secondary: #f8fafd;
  --bg-card: #f5f5fa;
  --text-primary: #161616;
  --text-secondary: #444d5c;
  --text-muted: #8d99ae;
  --accent-1: #5468ff;
  --accent-2: #8b5cf6;
  --accent-3: #ec4899;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(135deg, #667eea 0%, #764ba2 100%);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(135deg, #f093fb 0%, #f5576c 100%);
  --gradient-text: linear-gradient(135deg, #667eea 0%, #f093fb 50%, #f5576c 100%);
  --border-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
  --container: 1200px;
  --radius: 16px;
  --transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
  :root {
    --bg-primary: #050510;
    --bg-secondary: #0a0a1f;
    --bg-card: #0f0f2a;
    --text-primary: #ffffff;
    --text-secondary: #b8c0d0;
    --text-muted: #6b7990;
    --border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  }
}
body {
  font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  color: var(--text-secondary);
  background: var(--bg-primary);
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-size: 16px;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}
/* (rest of your CSS is left mainly unchanged except as detailed below) */

/* Karacter App icon placeholder */
#karacter-icon {
  width: 80px;
  height: 80px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  margin: auto;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efefef, #e0e7ff);
  box-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(99,102,241,0.14);
  transition: transform 0.2s cubic-bezier(.36,.07,.19,.97);
}

/* Education section - clickable cards, pretty style */
.education-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 2rem;
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.edu-card {
  display: block;
  background: var(--bg-card);
  color: inherit;
  border-radius: 18px;
  padding: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(20,20,20,0.09);
  transition: box-shadow 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.edu-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px) scale(1.03);
  box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(33, 82, 255, 0.09);
  background: #eaf2ff;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.edu-year {
  color: var(--accent-1);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.edu-card h3 {
  color: var(--text-primary);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.edu-subtitle {
  color: var(--text-muted);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.edu-card p {
  color: var(--text-secondary);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

/* Remove the skill section from your HTML and CSS entirely! */

/* Remove scroll-indicator and code-snippet CSS blocks. */

/* You can keep all your remaining existing styles for About, Projects, Timeline, Header, Particles, Contact, etc. for consistency. */

/* Responsive tweaks unchanged */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .education-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}