body {
            background-image: url('images/STDNRS1.jpg');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: -50px center; /* Shift the background slightly left */
            padding: 0;
            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            height: 100vh;
            margin: 0;
            background-color: #f4f4f4; 
        }

        .signup-container {
            background-color: white;
            padding: 30px;
            border-radius: 10px;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
            max-width: 1200px;
            width: 100%;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .signup-container h3 {
            text-align: center;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            padding: 20px;
            margin-top: 0px; /* Adjust margin as needed */
            border-radius: 10px; /* Adjust margin as needed */
            color: #fff; /* Text color */
            font-size: 1.5rem; /* Font size */
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); /* White background with slight transparency*/
            background-color: #007bff;
            text-align: center;
            
        }
        
        .signup-container form {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            width: 100%;
        }

        .form-row {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            gap: 20px; /* Space between the two fields */
        }

        .form-group {
            flex: 1; /* Ensures both fields take equal width */
            margin-bottom: 15px;
        }

        .form-group label {
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 5px;
            color: #555;
            font-weight: bold;
        }

        .form-group input {
            width: 100%;
            padding: 10px;
            border: 1px solid #ddd;
            border-radius: 5px;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            font-size: 16px;
        }

        .form-group input:focus {
            border-color: #007bff;
            outline: none;
        }

        .btn-block {
            background-color: #007bff;
            color: white;
            padding: 10px;
            border: none;
            border-radius: 5px;
            cursor: pointer;
            font-size: 16px;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .btn-block:hover {
            background-color: #0056b3;
        }

        .text-center {
            text-align: center;
            margin-top: 15px;
        }

        .text-center a {
            color: #007bff;
            text-decoration: none;
        }

        .text-center a:hover {
            text-decoration: underline;
        }

        p {
            text-align: center;
            margin-top: 10px;
            color: #999;
            font-size: 12px;
        }

        /* Landscape rectangular form for large screens */
        @media (min-width: 768px) {
            .signup-container {
                max-width: 600px;
                padding: 40px;
                padding-left:50px;
                flex-direction: row; /* Landscape layout */
                justify-content: space-between;
                background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); /* Transparent background */
                border-radius: 10px;
                box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
                backdrop-filter: blur(10px); /* Adds a blur to the background behind the form */
            }

            .signup-container form {
                width:100%; /* Make form wider on large screens */
            }
            
            .small-text {
                font-size: 10px; /* Very small font size */
                text-align: center; /* Center the text */
                color: #999; /* Adjust color as needed */
                margin-top: 10px; /* Adjust margin if necessary */
                letter-spacing: 1px; /* Optional: space between letters for readability */
            }

        }

        /* For smaller screens, make form stack vertically and fit mobile view */
        @media (max-width: 767px) {
            .form-row {
                flex-direction: flex; /* Stack input fields vertically */
            }

            .signup-container {
                max-width: 500%;
                padding: 30px;
                background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); /* Transparent background */
                border-radius: 10px;
                box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
                backdrop-filter: blur(10px); /* Adds a blur to the background behind the form */
            }
            .form-group input {
            width: 100%;
            padding: 10px;
            border: 1px solid #ddd;
            border-radius: 5px;
            box-sizing: border-box;
            font-size: 16px;
        }
         .form-group label {
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 5px;
            color: #555;
            font-weight: bold;
        }
         

        }
        
        
        /* General form styling */
.form-group2 {
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
}

/* Label styling */
.form-group2 label {
    display: block;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #333;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

/* Dropdown styling */
.form-group2 select {
    width: 100%;
    height: 45px;
    padding: 0 10px;
    font-size: 16px;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    border-radius: 5px;
    background-color: #f9f9f9;
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    color: #555;
    transition: border-color 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s;
    appearance: none; /* Remove default dropdown arrow */
    background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20"%3E%3Cpath fill="%23666" d="M10 12l5-5H5l5 5z"/%3E%3C/svg%3E');
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: right 10px center;
    background-size: 12px 12px;
}

/* Focus effect */
.form-group2 select:focus {
    outline: none;
    border-color: #007bff;
    box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(0, 123, 255, 0.5);
}

/* Hover effect */
.form-group2 select:hover {
    border-color: #555;
}

/* Optional enhancement for dropdown width control */
.form-group2 select option {
    padding: 10px;
    font-size: 16px;
}