.hero-btn, 
.btn--1,
.btn--2,
.btn--tag,
.comment-form .submit
/* .btn--form  */
{
    background-color: var(--col1);
    color: var(--col2);
    border-radius: 5px;
    padding: 16px;
    font-family: var(--font2);
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 400;
    text-decoration: none !important;
    transition: 0.5s;
}

.hero-btn:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 8px 16px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24);
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    transition: 0.5s;
}

.btn--1,
.btn--2 {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 8px 18px;
    width: max-content;
    font-size: 20px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}

.btn--1:hover,
.comment-form .submit:hover 
{
    box-shadow: 0 8px 16px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24);
    transition: 0.35s;
}

.btn--1.btn-wht-bg {
    background-color: var(--col2);
    color: var(--col1);
    letter-spacing: 0px;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.btn--1.btn-wht-bg:hover {
    box-shadow: 0 8px 16px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
}

.btn--2 {
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 16px;
    padding: 8px 12px;
}

.btn--2:hover {
    opacity: 0.78;
    transition: 0.35s;
}

.btn--tag {
    border-radius: 3px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    font-size: 15px;
    padding: 4px 8px;
}

.btn--tag:hover {
    opacity: 0.8;
}


/* 
.btn--form {
    border: solid 2px var(--col1);
}

.btn--form:hover {
    border: solid 2px var(--col1);
    background-color: transparent;
    color: var(--col1);
    font-weight: 500;
} */
 

/* Lazy Loading Effects */

.hero-btn,
.btn--1
{
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(25px); 
    transition: transform 0.7s ease-out, opacity 0.7s ease-out;
}

.hero-btn.visible,
.btn--1.visible
{
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateX(0);
}