.markdown-content {
            max-width: 980px;
            position: relative;
            overflow: visible;
            padding: 1.5rem;
            margin: 0 auto;
            background: var(--lighter);
            border: 1px solid var(--border);
            box-shadow: var(--shadow);
            color: var(--md-ink);
            line-height: 1.64;
            font-size: 15.6px;
            word-wrap: break-word;
            -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
        }

        /* Elegant heading styles */
        .markdown-content h1,
        .markdown-content h2,
        .markdown-content h3,
        .markdown-content h4 {
            margin: 1.4rem 0 0.6rem;
            font-weight: 800;
            letter-spacing: -0.02em;
        }

        .markdown-content h1 {
            font-size: 1.7rem;
            color: var(--md-ink);
        }

        .markdown-content h2 {
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            color: var(--md-accent);
            padding-bottom: 8px;

            margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
            padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
            border-bottom: 2px solid var(--border);
        }

        .markdown-content h3 {
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            color: #0f172a;
        }

        .markdown-content h4 {
            font-size: 1.02rem;
        }

        /* Anchor glyph that's subtle */
        .markdown-content h2 a.anchor,
        .markdown-content h3 a.anchor,
        .markdown-content h4 a.anchor {
            color: var(--md-muted);
            text-decoration: none;
            margin-left: 8px;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            opacity: 0;
            transform: translateY(-3px);
            transition: opacity .14s ease, transform .14s ease;
        }

        .markdown-content h2:hover a.anchor,
        .markdown-content h3:hover a.anchor,
        .markdown-content h4:hover a.anchor {
            opacity: 1;
            transform: translateY(0);
        }

        /* Paragraphs & lists */
        .markdown-content p {
            margin: 0 0 1rem;
            color: rgba(11, 18, 32, 0.92);
        }

        .markdown-content ul,
        .markdown-content ol {
            margin: 0 0 1rem 1.25rem;
            padding: 0;
        }

        .markdown-content li {
            margin: 0.35rem 0;
        }

        /* Task lists */
        .markdown-content li.task-list-item {
            display: flex;
            gap: .6rem;
            align-items: flex-start;
        }

        .markdown-content li.task-list-item input[type=checkbox] {
            accent-color: var(--md-accent);
            width: 18px;
            height: 18px;
            margin-top: 2px;
        }

        /* Blockquote — elegant card with accent stripe */
        .markdown-content blockquote {
            margin: 0 0 1rem;
            padding: 10px 12px;
            border-left: 4px solid var(--md-accent);
            background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(141, 14, 131, 0.04), rgba(217, 119, 6, 0.02));
            border-radius: 8px;
            color: #1b2307ff;
        }

        /* Inline code */
        .markdown-content code {
            font-family: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, "Roboto Mono", monospace;
            padding: 0.14rem 0.4rem;
            border-radius: 8px;
            background: rgba(11, 18, 32, 0.04);
            font-size: .95em;
            color: #061125;
        }

        /* Code block (dark) + header */
        .markdown-content pre {
            margin: 0 0 1rem;
            border-radius: 12px;
            overflow: hidden;
            box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(2, 6, 23, 0.08);
            transform-origin: center;
        }

        .markdown-content pre code {
            display: block;
            padding: 14px;
            background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0c1220, #0f172a);
            color: #f8fafc;
            font-size: 13px;
            line-height: 1.6;
            tab-size: 4;
            white-space: pre;
        }

        /* code header: language + copy */
        .markdown-content .code-header {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: space-between;
            gap: 8px;
            padding: 8px 12px;
            background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.01));
            font-size: 12px;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
        }

        .markdown-content .code-meta {
            font-weight: 700;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
        }

        .markdown-content .code-copy {
            border: none;
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
            color: #fff;
            padding: 6px 10px;
            border-radius: 8px;
            cursor: pointer;
            font-weight: 800;
            transition: transform .12s ease, background .12s ease;
        }

        .markdown-content .code-copy:hover {
            transform: translateY(-3px);
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
        }

        /* Image baseline: crisp, responsive, non-destructive */
        .markdown-content figure,
        .markdown-content img {
            max-width: 100%;
            display: block;
            margin: 0 auto;
            color: inherit;
        }

        /* Default single image visual */
        .markdown-content figure img {
            width: 100%;
            height: auto;
            object-fit: contain;
            border-radius: 10px;
            box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(2, 6, 23, 0.06);
            transition: transform .22s ease, box-shadow .22s ease, filter .32s ease, opacity .22s ease;
            backface-visibility: hidden;
            -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
            will-change: transform, opacity;
            cursor: zoom-in;
        }

        /* Gallery thumbs: crop consistently */
        .markdown-content .md-figure img,
        .markdown-content .md-figure-grid .md-figure img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 220px;
            object-fit: cover;
            border-radius: 10px;
        }

        /* Remove heavy shadow / funky glow — keep subtle */
        .markdown-content figure img:hover {
            transform: translateY(-6px) scale(1.01);
            box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(2, 6, 23, 0.08);
        }

        /* Blur-up styles */
        .markdown-content img.img--blur {
            filter: blur(10px) saturate(.95) brightness(.96);
            transform: scale(1.02);
            transition: filter .5s ease, transform .45s ease, opacity .45s ease;
            opacity: 0.98;
        }

        .markdown-content img.img--blur.img--loaded {
            filter: none;
            transform: scale(1);
            opacity: 1;
        }

        /* small inline icons/flags */
        .markdown-content img.inline {
            width: 36px;
            height: 36px;
            object-fit: cover;
            border-radius: 50%;
        }

        .md-lightbox img {
            max-width: 96vw;
            max-height: 86vh;
            object-fit: contain;
            border-radius: 8px;
        }

        /* responsive adjustments */
        @media (max-width: 640px) {
            .markdown-content .md-figure img {
                height: 140px;
            }

            .markdown-content figure img {
                border-radius: 8px;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width:480px) {
            .markdown-content pre code {
                font-size: 12px;
                padding: 12px;
            }

            .markdown-content h1 {
                font-size: 1.45rem;
            }
        }

        /* ================= NEW: LINK / LIST / TABLE UPDATES ================= */

        /* LINK STYLING */
        .markdown-content a {
            color: var(--md-accent);
            text-decoration: none;
            position: relative;
            transition: color .15s ease, transform .08s ease;
            border-bottom: 1px dashed rgba(11, 18, 32, 0.06);
            padding-bottom: 2px;
            -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
        }

        .markdown-content a:hover,
        .markdown-content a:focus {
            color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--md-accent) 88%, #000 12%);
            transform: translateY(-1px);
            text-decoration: none;
            outline: none;
        }

        .markdown-content a::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            left: 0;
            bottom: -2px;
            width: 100%;
            height: 2px;
            background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--md-accent), var(--md-accent-2));
            transform-origin: left center;
            transform: scaleX(0);
            transition: transform .18s cubic-bezier(.2, .9, .2, 1);
            border-radius: 2px;
            opacity: 0.95;
        }

        .markdown-content a:hover::after,
        .markdown-content a:focus::after {
            transform: scaleX(1);
        }

        .markdown-content a.external::after {
            content: '↗';
            font-size: 0.9em;
            margin-left: 0.35rem;
            opacity: 0.7;
            transform: translateY(-1px);
            display: inline-block;
        }

        .markdown-content a:focus-visible {
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(141, 14, 131, 0.10);
            border-radius: 6px;
        }


        /* TABLES */
        .markdown-content .table-wrap {
            overflow: auto;
            border-radius: 12px;
            box-shadow: var(--md-shadow);
            margin: 0.9rem 0;
            background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--md-bg), rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98));
            border: 1px solid var(--md-border);
        }

        .markdown-content table {
            width: 100%;
            border-collapse: separate;
            border-spacing: 0;
            min-width: 620px;
            table-layout: auto;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
        }

        .markdown-content thead th {
            position: sticky;
            top: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.98), rgba(250, 250, 250, 0.98));
            color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--md-ink) 80%, var(--md-muted) 20%);
            font-weight: 800;
            padding: 12px 14px;
            text-align: left;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(11, 18, 32, 0.06);
            z-index: 2;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
        }

        .markdown-content tbody td {
            padding: 12px 14px;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(11, 18, 32, 0.04);
            vertical-align: middle;
            color: var(--md-ink);
        }

        .markdown-content tbody tr:nth-child(odd) td {
            background: rgba(141, 14, 131, 0.02);
        }

        .markdown-content tbody tr:hover td {
            background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(217, 119, 6, 0.03), rgba(141, 14, 131, 0.02));
            transform: translateZ(0);
        }

        .markdown-content table caption {
            caption-side: top;
            font-weight: 800;
            color: var(--md-accent);
            padding: 10px 14px;
        }

        @media (max-width: 760px) {
            .markdown-content table {
                min-width: 520px;
            }

            .markdown-content thead th,
            .markdown-content tbody td {
                padding: 10px 12px;
                font-size: 0.92rem;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 420px) {
            .markdown-content ol>li {
                padding-left: 2.4rem;
            }

            .markdown-content ol>li::before {
                width: 1.6rem;
                height: 1.6rem;
                font-size: 0.78rem;
            }

            .markdown-content .table-wrap {
                border-radius: 8px;
            }
        }

        /* small utilities */
        .markdown-content h2:hover a.anchor,
        .markdown-content h3:hover a.anchor,
        .markdown-content h4:hover a.anchor {
            color: var(--md-accent);
            opacity: 1;
            transform: translateY(0);
        }

        .markdown-content :focus-visible {
            outline: 3px solid rgba(141, 14, 131, 0.10);
            outline-offset: 4px;
            border-radius: 8px;
        }