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}

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}

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    padding-top: 0px !important;
    position: relative !important;
    display: inline-block !important;
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    border: none !important;
    width: 100% !important;
}
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    color: #666666 !important;
    font-size: 0.875rem !important;
    font-weight: 400 !important;
}
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	line-height: 1em !important;
}
.viafoura .vf-share-bar.vf-share-bar-vertical .vf-share-icon {
	margin-right: 8px !important;    
}
.viafoura .vf-share-bar .vf-share-option a {
	position: relative !important;
    display: inline-block !important;
    width: 100% !important;
}

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.viafoura-conversation-container .List-header-title { margin-bottom: 20px; }
.viafoura .vf3-comments {
    font-family: var(--font-sans-serif);
    max-width: 600px;
}
.viafoura .vf3-comments .vf-post-name-button__username {
	font-size: 1rem !important;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--color-primary-text);
}
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    color: var(--color-primary-text) !important;
}
.viafoura .vf3-comments .vf-content-text {
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.5 !important;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--color-primary-text);
}
.viafoura .vf-comment-header__actions .vf-post-form__auth-actions { 
    display: none; 
}

/* comment counter button */
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  font-size: .875rem;
  line-height: 1;
  padding: 8px 16px;
}
.viafoura.viafoura-button vf-conversations-count { display: inline-grid; }

a[name="conversations"] { scroll-margin-top: 100px; }

/* hide viafoura conversations title */
.viafoura .vf-comment-header__heading.vf-heading-text { display: none; }

@media (max-width: 480px) {
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 	flex-direction: row !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    margin-top: 0px !important;
 }
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    margin-top: 0px !important;
 }
}

/* conversation reply modal - mobile only */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
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        top: 60px !important;
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}

/* trending conversations module */
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    font-family: var(--font-sans-serif);
    color: var(--color-primary-text);
    font-size: 1.125rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-list-border);
}
.vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles {
    border: 1px solid var(--color-list-border);
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: 20px;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}
.vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles .vf-trending-articles__content-wrapper {
    border: none !important;
}
.vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles .vf-trending-articles__content-wrapper:first-child {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-list-border);
}

.vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles .vf-trending-articles__content-wrapper .vf-trending-articles-list {
    grid-gap: 0;
    margin: 0;
}
.vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles .vf-trending-articles-list li {
    margin-top: 20px;
}
.vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles .vf-trending-articles-list li:nth-child(odd) .vf-item-layout {
    border-right: 1px solid var(--color-list-border);
    padding-right: 20px;
}
.vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles .vf-trending-articles-list li:nth-child(even) {
    padding-left: 20px;
}

.vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles .vf-trending-articles-list li:nth-child(1n + 3) {
    border-top: 1px solid var(--color-list-border);
    padding-top: 20px;
}

.vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles .vf-trending-articles-list li .vf-item-layout__image {
    width: 80px;
    height: 80px;
    border-radius: 4px;
}

.vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles .vf-trending-articles-list li .vf-item-layout__spacer {
    width: 12px;
}

.vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles .vf-trending-articles-list li .vf-item-layout__title {
    font-family: var(--font-sans-serif);
    font-size: 1rem;
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--color-primary-text);
    -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
    max-height: fit-content;
}
.vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles .vf-trending-articles-list li .vf-item-layout__title:hover {
    color: var(--color-primary-text);
    text-decoration: underline;
}
.vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles .vf-trending-articles-list li .vf-trending-article__comment-count {
    font-family: var(--font-sans-serif);
    color: var(--color-secondary-text);
}

@media (max-width: 536px) /* viafoura's breakpoint is 536*/ {
    .vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles .vf-trending-articles-list li.vf-trending-article-list__item {
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-list-border);
        padding: 0 0 20px 0;
    }
    .vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles .vf-trending-articles-list li:nth-child(odd) .vf-item-layout {
        border-right: none;
        padding-right: 0;
    }
    .vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles .vf-trending-articles-list li:last-child {
        border-bottom: none;
        padding: 0;
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }
    .vf-trending-conversations .vf-trending-articles .vf-trending-articles-list li:nth-child(1n + 3) {
        border-top: none;
        padding-top: 0;
    }
}

/* promo comment counter */
/* promo comment counter */
.Promo-byline .viafoura.comment-count,
.PromoCategoryDateHeaderImage .viafoura.comment-count {
    display: flex;
    gap: 4px;
}
.Promo-byline .viafoura .vf-comments-count,
.PromoCategoryDateHeaderImage .viafoura .vf-comments-count {
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    line-height: 1.25;
    color: var(--color-secondary-text);
}
.Page .Promo-byline .viafoura .vf-comments-count {
    font-size: unset;
}

.Promo-byline .comment-count:has(.vf-comments-count)::before,
.PromoCategoryDateHeaderImage .comment-count:has(.vf-comments-count)::before {
    content: "·";
    line-height: 1.2;
    font-weight: 600;
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