.wc-cat-slider {
  overflow: hidden;
}

.wc-cat-slider .cat-item {
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 12px;
  overflow: hidden;
  will-change: transform; /* FIX flicker */
}

/* Image Styling */
.wc-cat-slider img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1/1 !important;
  object-fit: cover !important;
  border-radius: 12px !important;
  transition: transform 0.4s ease;
  backface-visibility: hidden; /* FIX flicker */
}

/* Zoom effect on hover */
.wc-cat-slider .cat-item:hover img {
  transform: scale(1.05); /* thoda reduce for smoothness */
}

/* Overlay box (title container) */
.woocommerce-category-title {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 20px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%) translateZ(0); /* IMPORTANT FIX */
  width: 80%;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 12px 10px;
  z-index: 5; /* stable layering */
  transition: background 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease; /* avoid transition: all */
}

/* Title text */
.woocommerce-category-title h3 {
	font-family: "Archivo", Sans-serif;
	font-size: 14px !important;
	font-weight: 500 !important;
	color: #111;
	margin: 0;
	transition: color 0.3s ease;
}

/* Hide count */
.count {
  display: none !important;
}

/* Hover effect (ONLY color change, no layout shift) */
.wc-cat-slider .cat-item:hover .woocommerce-category-title {
  background: #1A548E;
}

.wc-cat-slider .cat-item:hover .woocommerce-category-title h3 {
  color: #fff;
}

/* Extra GPU fix for swiper */
.swiper-slide {
  transform: translateZ(0);
}

/* Mobile Responsive */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .woocommerce-category-title {
    width: 90%;
    padding: 8px;
  }

  .woocommerce-category-title h3 {
    font-size: 14px !important;
  }
}