.header-links {
    list-style-type: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

    .header-links li {
        display: inline-block;
        margin-right: 20px; 
        font-size: 12px;
    }

        .header-links li:last-child {
            margin-right: 0px;
        }

        .header-links li a {
            color: #FFF;
            transition: 0.2s all;
        }

            .header-links li a:hover {
                color: #D10024;
            }

        .header-links li i {
            color: #D10024;
            margin-right: 8px; 
        }

/* Dropdown Styling */
.dropdown {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-right: 20px; /* Match spacing with other items */
}

.cta-btn.dropdown-toggle {
    background-color: #1E1F29; /* Distinct background for username button */
    color: #FFF;
    border: none;
    font-size: 12px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 6px 12px; /* Added padding for better visibility */
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    border-radius: 3px;
    transition: 0.2s all;
}

    .cta-btn.dropdown-toggle:hover {
        color: #D10024;
        background-color: #1E1F29;
    }

    .cta-btn.dropdown-toggle i {
        margin-right: 8px;
        color: #D10024;
    }

.dropdown-menu {
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 1000;
    min-width: 180px;
    padding: 10px 0;
    margin: 5px 0 0;
    background-color: #1E1F29; /* Match template dark background */
    border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
    border-radius: 3px;
    box-shadow: 0 0.5rem 1rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    display: none;
}

    .dropdown-menu.show {
        display: block;
    }

.dropdown-item {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 8px 15px;
    clear: both;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #FFF; /* Match template text color */
    text-align: inherit;
    white-space: nowrap;
    background-color: transparent;
    border: 0;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: 0.2s all;
}

    .dropdown-item:hover,
    .dropdown-item:focus {
        color: #D10024;
        background-color: #15161D; /* Darker background on hover */
    }

    .dropdown-item i {
        margin-right: 8px;
        color: #D10024;
    }

.dropdown-divider {
    height: 0;
    margin: 0.5rem 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    border-top: 1px solid #15161D; /* Darker divider */
}

/* Logout button styling */
#logoutForm {
    width: 100%;
}

    #logoutForm button.dropdown-item {
        cursor: pointer;
        text-align: left;
        width: 100%;
        background: none;
        border: none;
        font-size: 12px;
        padding: 8px 15px;
        color: #FFF;
    }

        #logoutForm button.dropdown-item:hover {
            color: #D10024;
            background-color: #15161D;
        }

/* Admin dashboard link */
.header-links a[asp-controller="Admin"] {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    background-color: #2B2D42; /* Match username button */
    padding: 6px 12px;
    border-radius: 3px;
    transition: 0.2s all;
}

    .header-links a[asp-controller="Admin"]:hover {
        background-color: #1E1F29;
        color: #D10024;
    }

    .header-links a[asp-controller="Admin"] i {
        color: #D10024;
    }

/* Login link styling */
.header-links a[asp-controller="Account"] {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    background-color: #2B2D42; /* Match username button */
    padding: 6px 12px;
    border-radius: 3px;
    transition: 0.2s all;
}

    .header-links a[asp-controller="Account"]:hover {
        background-color: #1E1F29;
        color: #D10024;
    }

/* Responsive adjustments */
@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
    .header-links {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
    }

        .header-links li {
            margin-right: 0;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }

    .dropdown {
        margin-right: 0;
        margin-bottom: 10px;
    }

    .dropdown-menu {
        position: static;
        float: none;
        width: 100%;
        margin-top: 5px;
        box-shadow: none;
    }
}