.parallax {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  width: 100%;
}

.scroller {
  display: flex;
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--font-heading), sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  color: var(--clr-white);
  filter: drop-shadow(0 2px 15px rgba(145, 75, 199, 0.4));
}

.scroller span {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0;
}

.scroller-item {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.scroller .marquee-icon-img {
  height: 0.95em;
  width: auto;
  vertical-align: middle;
  margin: 0 45px;
  display: inline-block;
  opacity: 0.95;
}

.scroller .glitch {
  font-size: inherit;
  font-weight: inherit;
  white-space: nowrap;
  margin: 0;
  display: inline-block;
  --glitch-offset-after: 3px;
  --glitch-offset-before: -3px;
}

/* Custom class for premium look */
.scroll-velocity-banner {
  width: 100%;
  background: transparent;
  backdrop-filter: none;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
  border: none;
  padding: 12px 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 60px; /* Shifted even higher */
  left: 0;
  z-index: 999; /* Above the central animations, below header */
  overflow: hidden;
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .scroller {
    font-size: 2.8rem;
  }
  .scroll-velocity-banner {
    top: 60px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .scroll-velocity-banner {
    top: 48px !important;
  }
}