.ep-steps {
    padding: 100px 0;
    background: #ffffff;
}
.ep-steps__container {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 1480px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 40px;
}

/* Header */
.ep-steps__header {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 70px;
}
.ep-steps__header p {
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.80);
    line-height: 28px;
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}
span.ep-steps__label {
    display: block;
    font-size: 12px;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 1.5px;
    color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.50);
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    line-height: 28px;
}
.ep-steps__title {
    font-size: 38px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #000000;
    line-height: 54px;
    margin: 0;
}

/* Grid */
.ep-steps__grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 0;
    position: relative;
}

/* Each step column */
.ep-steps__step {
    padding-right: 64px;
    position: relative;
}

/* Step number label */
span.ep-steps__step-num {
    display: block;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #0D5AFF;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    line-height: 20px;
}
.ep-steps__connector {
    position: relative;
    height: 11px;
    margin-bottom: 28px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}
.ep-steps__connector::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 8px;
    right: -64px;
    height: 1px;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    z-index: 0;
}
/* Hollow circle dot */
.ep-steps__dot {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    width: 12px;
    height: 12px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 2px solid rgba(13, 90, 255, 0.5);
    background: #ffffff;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

/* Step title */
.ep-steps__step-title {
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #000000;
    line-height: 24px;
    margin: 0 0 8px;
}

/* Step body */
.ep-steps__step-body p {
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: rgba(55, 65, 81, 1);
    line-height: 25px;
    margin: 0;
}

/* ── Responsive ─────────────────────────────── */
@media (max-width: 1200px) {
    .ep-steps__container {
        padding: 0 32px;
    }
    .ep-steps__title {
        font-size: 40px;
    }
    .ep-steps__step {
        padding-right: 28px;
    }
    .ep-steps__connector::after {
        right: -28px;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
    .ep-steps {
        padding: 64px 0 80px;
    }
    .ep-steps__grid {
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
        gap: 40px 0;
    }
    .ep-steps__title {
        font-size: 34px;
    }
    /* Rebuild connector lines for 2-col layout */
    .ep-steps__step {
        padding-right: 32px;
    }
    .ep-steps__connector::after {
        right: -32px;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .ep-steps {
        padding: 52px 0 68px;
    }
    .ep-steps__container {
        padding: 0 24px;
    }
    .ep-steps__header {
        margin-bottom: 44px;
    }
    .ep-steps__title {
        font-size: 28px;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
    .ep-steps {
        padding: 44px 0 56px;
    }
    .ep-steps__container {
        padding: 0 16px;
    }
    .ep-steps__grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 36px;
    }
    .ep-steps__title {
        font-size: 24px;
    }
    .ep-steps__step {
        padding-right: 0;
    }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .ep-steps__title {
        font-size: 22px;
    }
    .ep-steps__step-title {
        font-size: 16px;
    }
}