  :root {
    --width: 800px;
    --font-main: Verdana, sans-serif;
    --font-secondary: Verdana, sans-serif;
    --font-scale: 1em;
    --background-color: #fff;
    --heading-color: #222;
    --text-color: #444;
    --link-color: #3273dc;
    --visited-color: #8b6fcb;
    --code-background-color: #f2f2f2;
    --code-color: #222;
    --blockquote-color: #222;
  }

  @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
    :root {
      --background-color: #1a1a1a;
      --heading-color: #eee;
      --text-color: #ddd;
      --link-color: #8cc2dd;
      --visited-color: #8b6fcb;
      --code-background-color: #000;
      --code-color: #ddd;
      --blockquote-color: #ccc;
    }
  }

  body {
    font-family: var(--font-secondary);
    font-size: var(--font-scale);
    margin: auto;
    padding: 20px;
    max-width: var(--width);
    text-align: left;
    background-color: var(--background-color);
    word-wrap: break-word;
    overflow-wrap: break-word;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--text-color);
  }

  h1,
  h2,
  h3,
  h4,
  h5,
  h6 {
    font-family: var(--font-main);
    color: var(--heading-color);
  }

  a {
    color: var(--link-color);
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
  }

  nav a {
    margin-right: 8px;
  }

  nav span.active {
    font-weight: bold;
    margin-right: 10px;
  }

  strong,
  b {
    color: var(--heading-color);
  }

  button {
    margin: 0;
    cursor: pointer;
  }

  main {
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  table {
    width: 100%;
  }

  hr {
    border: 0;
    border-top: 1px dashed;
  }

  img {
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  pre code {
    background-color: var(--code-background-color);
    color: var(--code-color);
    display: block;
    padding: 20px;
    white-space: pre-wrap;
    font-size: 0.875rem;
    overflow-x: auto;
  }

  code {
    font-family: monospace;
    padding: 2px;
    background-color: var(--code-background-color);
    color: var(--code-color);
    border-radius: 3px;
  }

  blockquote {
    border-left: 1px solid #999;
    color: var(--code-color);
    padding-left: 20px;
    font-style: italic;
  }

  footer {
    padding: 25px 0;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .title:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  .title h1 {
    font-size: 1.5em;
  }

  .inline {
    width: auto !important;
  }

  .highlight,
  .code {
    padding: 1px 15px;
    background-color: var(--code-background-color);
    color: var(--code-color);
    border-radius: 3px;
    margin-block-start: 1em;
    margin-block-end: 1em;
    overflow-x: auto;
  }

  /* blog post list */
  ul.blog-posts {
    list-style-type: none;
    padding: unset;
  }

  ul.blog-posts li {
    display: flex;
  }

  ul.blog-posts li span {
    flex: 0 0 130px;
  }

  ul.blog-posts li a:visited {
    color: var(--visited-color);
  }

  .tags {
    font-size: smaller;
  }


  /* General styling for mathematical elements (theorems, definitions, etc.) */
  .math {
    background-color: #023040;
    /* Slightly lighter teal for subtle contrast */
    border: 1px solid #034050;
    /* Soft border to define the box */
    padding: 15px;
    margin: 15px 0;
    /* color: #F0F0F0; */
    /* Light gray text for readability */
    /* font-family: Arial, sans-serif; */
    /* font-size: 1.1em; */
    /* Slightly larger text for emphasis */
    border-radius: 5px;
    /* Optional: rounded corners for a softer look */
  }

  /* Styling for proofs */
  .proof {
    border-left: 5px solid #034050;
    /* Left border to distinguish proofs */
    padding-left: 15px;
    margin: 15px 0;
    /* color: #F0F0F0; */
    /* font-family: Arial, sans-serif; */
    /* font-size: 1.1em; */
  }

  .profile-image {
    float: right;
    max-width: 200px;
    margin-left: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    aspect-ratio: 1/1;
    object-fit: cover;
  }