.projects {
  padding: 80px 20px;
  background-color: var(--primary-color);
  text-align: center;
}

.projects h2 {
  font-size: 2.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
  color: var(--font-color);
  animation: fadeIn 1.5s ease-out;
}

/* Masonry Layout using Multi-Column */
.gallery {
  column-count: 3;
  column-gap: 15px; /* Increased gap between columns */
  width: 100%;
}

.gallery-item {
  width: 100%;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 15px; /* Added bottom margin for spacing */
  border-radius: 12px; /* Rounded corners similar to Pinterest */
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, filter 0.3s ease;
}

/* Responsive Columns */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .gallery {
    column-count: 2;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .gallery {
    column-count: 1;
  }
}

/* Hover Effect */
.gallery:hover .gallery-item:not(:hover) {
  filter: grayscale(100%) blur(2px);
}

.gallery-item:hover {
  filter: none;
  transform: scale(1.05);
}

/* Modal Styles */
.modal {
  display: none; /* Ensure modal is hidden by default */
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 1001;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: auto;
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
  animation: fadeIn 0.5s;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  flex-direction: column; /* Stack image and caption vertically */
}

/* Add a .show class to display the modal */
.modal.show {
  display: flex;
}

/* Hide the close button by default */
.close {
  display: none; /* Hide the close button by default */
  position: absolute;
  top: 30px;
  right: 35px;
  color: #f1f1f1;
  font-size: 40px;
  font-weight: bold;
  transition: color 0.3s ease;
  cursor: pointer;
}

/* Show the close button when the modal is active */
.modal.show .close {
  display: block; /* Show the close button when modal is active */
}

.modal-content {
  margin: 20px 0;
  display: block;
  max-width: 90%;
  max-height: 80%;
  animation: zoomIn 0.5s;
}

#caption {
  margin: 10px 0;
  display: block;
  width: 80%;
  max-width: 700px;
  text-align: center;
  color: #ccc;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
}

/* Animations */
@keyframes fadeIn {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

@keyframes zoomIn {
  from {
    transform: scale(0.7);
    opacity: 0;
  }
  to {
    transform: scale(1);
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

/* Mobile View Adjustments */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .modal-content {
    max-width: 95%;
    max-height: 95%;
  }
}