/* smallbizbooks.ca — one stylesheet, mobile-first, no framework. Type scale is deliberately large: the audience is business owners reading deadline tables on a phone, often in a hurry, often stressed. */ :root { --ink: #16202b; --ink-soft: #47566a; --line: #dfe5ec; --line-soft: #eef2f6; --bg: #ffffff; --bg-soft: #f6f8fa; --brand: #10603f; --brand-dark: #0b4a30; --brand-tint: #eaf4ef; --warn: #8a4b00; --warn-tint: #fdf3e4; --alert: #9b1c1c; --alert-tint: #fdecec; --wrap: 74rem; --measure: 44rem; --radius: 10px; color-scheme: light; } * { box-sizing: border-box; } html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; } body { margin: 0; background: var(--bg); color: var(--ink); font: 400 1.0625rem/1.65 ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; } .wrap { width: min(100% - 2.5rem, var(--wrap)); margin-inline: auto; } .skip { position: absolute; left: -9999px; top: 0; background: var(--brand); color: #fff; padding: .75rem 1rem; z-index: 20; } .skip:focus { left: 0; } a { color: var(--brand-dark); text-underline-offset: .18em; } a:hover { color: var(--brand); } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- header */ .site-header { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--bg); position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 10; } .hdr { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; align-items: center; gap: .75rem; padding: .85rem 0; } .brand { font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.15rem; letter-spacing: -.01em; color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; } .navtoggle { display: none; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--bg-soft); color: var(--ink); border-radius: 8px; padding: .5rem .8rem; font: inherit; font-size: .95rem; cursor: pointer; } /* Progressive enhancement: the nav is open by default so it works with no JavaScript. The inline script adds .js-nav to and collapses it, then the toggle opens it. Without JS the toggle button is hidden and the links simply stay visible. */ #nav { display: grid; gap: .1rem; grid-column: 1 / -1; padding-top: .5rem; } .js-nav .navtoggle { display: block; } .js-nav #nav { display: none; } .js-nav #nav.open { display: grid; } #nav a { padding: .6rem .25rem; text-decoration: none; color: var(--ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); } #nav a[aria-current] { color: var(--brand); font-weight: 600; } .hdr-cta { display: none; } .hdr-phone { font-weight: 600; margin-right: .9rem; white-space: nowrap; } @media (min-width: 62rem) { .hdr { grid-template-columns: auto 1fr auto; } /* Above this width the nav is always a row, whatever the toggle last did — including after a resize that leaves .open on the element. */ .navtoggle, .js-nav .navtoggle { display: none; } #nav, .js-nav #nav, .js-nav #nav.open { display: flex; grid-column: auto; gap: 1.15rem; padding: 0; justify-content: center; } #nav a { border: 0; padding: .35rem 0; font-size: .97rem; } .hdr-cta { display: flex; align-items: center; } } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ type */ main { padding-block: 1.75rem 4rem; } .crumbs { font-size: .9rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 1rem; } .crumbs a { color: var(--ink-soft); } h1 { font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 1.35rem + 2.1vw, 2.7rem); line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -.02em; margin: 0 0 1rem; max-width: 20ch; max-width: min(20ch, 100%); } h1 + .lede { font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.02rem + .4vw, 1.28rem); color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: var(--measure); margin-bottom: 2rem; } h2 { font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 1.2rem + .7vw, 1.7rem); line-height: 1.25; letter-spacing: -.01em; margin: 2.75rem 0 .85rem; } h3 { font-size: 1.16rem; line-height: 1.3; margin: 1.9rem 0 .6rem; } p, ul, ol { max-width: var(--measure); } p { margin: 0 0 1.05rem; } ul, ol { margin: 0 0 1.15rem; padding-left: 1.3rem; } li { margin-bottom: .5rem; } li > ul, li > ol { margin-top: .5rem; } strong { font-weight: 650; } /* ------------------------------------------------------------- callouts */ .answer { background: var(--brand-tint); border-left: 4px solid var(--brand); border-radius: 0 var(--radius) var(--radius) 0; padding: 1.1rem 1.25rem; margin: 0 0 1.75rem; max-width: var(--measure); } .answer p:last-child, .note p:last-child, .warnbox p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; } .answer > :first-child { margin-top: 0; } .note { background: var(--bg-soft); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 1.05rem 1.2rem; margin: 1.75rem 0; max-width: var(--measure); } .warnbox { background: var(--warn-tint); border: 1px solid #f0d9b3; border-left: 4px solid var(--warn); border-radius: 0 var(--radius) var(--radius) 0; padding: 1.05rem 1.2rem; margin: 1.75rem 0; max-width: var(--measure); } .warnbox h3, .note h3, .answer h3 { margin-top: 0; font-size: 1.03rem; } .src { font-size: .875rem; color: var(--ink-soft); border-top: 1px solid var(--line-soft); padding-top: .7rem; margin-top: 1.1rem; max-width: var(--measure); } /* Citation links carry the brand colour: on a site whose whole argument is that it publishes its sources, the sources have to look clickable. */ .src a { color: var(--brand-dark); } .src a:hover { color: var(--brand); } /* --------------------------------------------------------------- tables */ .tablewrap { overflow-x: auto; margin: 1.5rem 0 1.75rem; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; } table { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; min-width: 34rem; font-size: .97rem; } caption { text-align: left; font-weight: 650; padding-bottom: .6rem; color: var(--ink); } th, td { text-align: left; padding: .7rem .8rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); vertical-align: top; } thead th { background: var(--bg-soft); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--line); font-size: .9rem; } tbody tr:last-child td { border-bottom: 0; } td.num, th.num { text-align: right; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; white-space: nowrap; } /* ----------------------------------------------------------------- cards */ .cards { display: grid; gap: 1rem; margin: 1.75rem 0 2rem; max-width: none; padding: 0; list-style: none; } @media (min-width: 46rem) { .cards { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } } @media (min-width: 68rem) { .cards.three { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } } .card { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 1.2rem 1.25rem; background: var(--bg); margin: 0; } .card h3 { margin: 0 0 .45rem; font-size: 1.06rem; } .card p { margin: 0 0 .6rem; font-size: .97rem; color: var(--ink-soft); max-width: none; } .card p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; } .card a { font-weight: 600; } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ CTA */ .cta { background: var(--brand); color: #fff; border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 1.5rem 1.5rem; margin: 2.5rem 0; max-width: var(--measure); } .cta h2 { margin: 0 0 .55rem; color: #fff; font-size: 1.28rem; } .cta p { color: #d9ece2; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; max-width: none; } .cta .btn { background: #fff; color: var(--brand-dark); } .cta .btn:hover { background: #eaf4ef; } .btn { display: inline-block; background: var(--brand); color: #fff; padding: .72rem 1.3rem; border-radius: 8px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; border: 0; } .btn:hover { background: var(--brand-dark); color: #fff; } .btn-sm { padding: .5rem .95rem; font-size: .94rem; } /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ FAQ */ .faq { margin-top: 3rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding-top: 1.5rem; } .faq h2 { margin-top: 0; } .faq-item { padding: 1.1rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft); } .faq-item:last-child { border-bottom: 0; } .faq-item h3 { margin: 0 0 .5rem; font-size: 1.06rem; } .faq-item p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; } /* -------------------------------------------------------- placeholders */ /* Deliberately loud. A placeholder that looks like real copy is how the last site shipped a fake phone number to live visitors in 24 files. */ .ph { background: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, #ffe08a, #ffe08a 6px, #ffd45e 6px, #ffd45e 12px); color: #5a3d00; font-weight: 700; padding: .05em .35em; border-radius: 4px; box-decoration-break: clone; outline: 2px dashed #b57e00; outline-offset: 1px; } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- footer */ .site-footer { background: var(--bg-soft); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin-top: 4rem; padding: 2.5rem 0 2rem; font-size: .95rem; } .fgrid { display: grid; gap: 1.9rem; } @media (min-width: 46rem) { .fgrid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } } @media (min-width: 68rem) { .fgrid { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); } } .fgroup h2 { font-size: .93rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .05em; color: var(--ink-soft); margin: 0 0 .7rem; } .fgroup ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; } .fgroup li { margin-bottom: .45rem; } .fgroup a { text-decoration: none; } .fgroup a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } .nap p { margin: 0 0 .35rem; } .nap .serves { color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: .7rem; } .fbottom { margin-top: 2.25rem; padding-top: 1.3rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); color: var(--ink-soft); font-size: .88rem; } .fbottom p { max-width: 60rem; margin-bottom: .6rem; } .copy { margin-top: 1rem; } /* ---------------------------------------------------------------- misc */ figure { margin: 1.75rem 0; max-width: var(--measure); } figure img { width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: var(--radius); display: block; } figcaption { font-size: .88rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: .55rem; } .hero { margin-bottom: 2rem; } .hero img { width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: var(--radius); display: block; } .checklist { list-style: none; padding-left: 0; } .checklist li { padding-left: 1.75rem; position: relative; } .checklist li::before { content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; top: .45em; width: .85rem; height: .85rem; border: 2px solid var(--brand); border-radius: 3px; } @media print { .site-header, .site-footer, .cta, .navtoggle { display: none; } body { font-size: 11pt; } } /* --------------------------------------------------------------- lead form */ /* Deliberately plain. A quote form is a chore the reader agreed to do — the job is to make it fast and legible, not to decorate it. */ .leadform { max-width: var(--measure); margin: 2rem 0 2.5rem; } .leadform fieldset { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 1.25rem 1.25rem .5rem; margin: 0 0 1.25rem; } .leadform legend { font-weight: 650; font-size: 1.02rem; padding: 0 .45rem; } .field { margin: 0 0 1.15rem; max-width: none; } .field label { display: block; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: .35rem; } .req { font-weight: 400; color: var(--alert); } .opt { font-weight: 400; color: var(--ink-soft); } .field .hint { display: block; font-size: .88rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-top: .35rem; } .leadform input, .leadform select, .leadform textarea { width: 100%; font: inherit; color: var(--ink); background: var(--bg); border: 1px solid #b9c3cf; border-radius: 8px; padding: .62rem .7rem; } .leadform textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 6rem; } .leadform input:focus-visible, .leadform select:focus-visible, .leadform textarea:focus-visible, .leadform button:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--brand); outline-offset: 2px; border-color: var(--brand); } .leadform input::placeholder, .leadform textarea::placeholder { color: #7c8794; } .formnote { background: var(--bg-soft); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: .95rem 1.1rem; font-size: .93rem; color: var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom: 1.35rem; } .leadform button { cursor: pointer; font-size: 1.02rem; } @media (min-width: 40rem) { .leadform .row2 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0 1rem; } } .formactions { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: .9rem; flex-wrap: wrap; } .formstatus { color: var(--alert); font-size: .93rem; } .leadform button[disabled] { opacity: .6; cursor: progress; } /* Honeypot: off-screen rather than display:none, which some bots skip. */ .hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }