/* buttons --------------------------------------------------------- */
#submitButton {
    margin: 0.35rem ;
    color: white;
    background-color:  var(--p600);
}





#closeButton {
    margin:  0.35rem ;

    color: white;
    background-color: var(--c500);
}

button {
  padding: 0.35rem 0.75rem  0.35rem 0.75rem ;
  text-align: center;
  display: flex;
  margin: auto;
  cursor: pointer;
  outline: none;
  box-shadow: 0 0.3rem 0.3rem  var(--shadow);
  background-color: var(--p500);
  color: #fff;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 0.3rem;

}

  .linkBtn {
  text-align: center;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 0.5rem ;
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  margin: .1rem  .1rem  .8rem  1rem;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  box-shadow: 0 0.3rem 0.3rem  var(--shadow);
  background-color: var(--p400);
  color: #fff;
  border-radius: 0.3rem;
}

button:hover { background-color: var(--p700)}



button.white {
  background-color: var(--gray50);
  text-align: center;
  vertical-align: text-top;
  cursor: pointer;
  outline: none;
  color: transparent;

}


button:active {
  text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .1);
  text-align: center;
  vertical-align: text-top;
  color: #fff;
  background-color: var(--gray400);
  box-shadow: 0 0.25rem #666;
  transform: translateY(0.25rem);
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  border-radius: 0.25rem;
}

button.clear {
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, var(--orange700), var(--orange900));
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, var(--orange700), var(--orange900));
    background: -o-linear-gradient(top, var(--orange700), var(--orange900));
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, var(--orange700), var(--orange900));
    background: linear-gradient(top, var(--orange700), var(--orange900));
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    color: #fff;
    text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .1);
    border-radius: 0.25rem;
}

button.clear:hover {
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ca602e, #bd6527);
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #ca602e, #bd6527);
    background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ca602e, #bd6527);
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ca602e, #bd6527);
    background: linear-gradient(top, #ca602e, #bd6527);
    border: 1px solid transparent;
    color: #fff;
    text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .1);
}


button.buttonImage {
background-image: url( 'http://www.funkyclub.net/Hf1Fr.png' );
    background-size: 2rem 2rem;
    height: 2rem;
    width: 2rem;
    background-color: solid transparent;
}


.symPos {

  align-items: baseline;
  /* justify: center; */
}

/* button classes  ------------------------------ */

      .btnFloatingBtmLeft{

        width: 3rem;
        height: 2.8rem;
        background:  var(--p500); /* #4A90E2 */

        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        /* justify: center; */

        text-decoration: none;
        border-radius: 50%;
        font-size: 2.3rem;
        box-shadow: 0 0.3rem 0.3rem  var(--shadow);
        color: var(--gray200);
        position: fixed;
        left: 3rem;
        bottom: 6rem;
        transition: background 0.25s;
        /* button */
        border: none;
        cursor: pointer;
          z-index: 10;
      }

      .btnFloatingBtmLeft:active {
        background-color: var(--s700);
                border-radius: 50%;
                  z-index: 10;
      }





      .btnFloatingBtmRight{
        position: fixed;
        right: 3rem;
        bottom: 6rem;
          z-index: 10;
      }

      .btnFloatingBtmRight:active {
        background-color: var(--s700);
          z-index: 10;
      }


.fixedPosBL {
  position: fixed;
  left: 3rem;
  bottom: 6rem;
}



.oBtn {
  width: 2.5rem;
  height: 2.8rem;
  background: white;

  display: flex;
  align-items: center;  
  justify-content: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-radius: 50%;

  box-shadow: 0 0.3rem 0.3rem  var(--shadow);
  color: #ffffff;

  transition: background 0.25s;
  /* button */
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  z-index: 10;
}



  .btn-primary {
      color: #fff;
      background-color:  var(--p700);
      border-color:  var(--p700);

  }


  .btn-l4b {
      color: #ffffff;
      background-color: var(--p700);
      border-color: var(--p700);
          padding:0.2rem;
          display: flex;
          align-items: center;
          margin: 0.2rem;
          font-size:  1.4rem ;
  }

.btn-l4b:hover {
  background-color: var(--p700);
  color: #ffffff;
}




  .btn-l4bGrey {
      color:  var(--p900);
      font-size:  2rem ;
      background-color: transparent;
      border-color: transparent;
  }


  .btnNoShadow {

        box-shadow: 0 0.3rem 0.3rem  transparent;
  }

.btnShadow {

      box-shadow: 0 0.3rem 0.3rem  var(--shadow);
}

  .btn-gnrl {
      color: #fff;
      background-color: var(--p500);
      border-color: var(--p500);
      margin: 2px;
      padding:2px;
      font: 0.8rem;
      box-shadow: 0 0.3rem 0.3rem  var(--shadow);
  }

  .btn-French {
      color: #fff;
      background-color:  var(--p600) !important;/* #4A90E2;*/
      border-color:  var(--p600) !important; /* #4A90E2;*/
      margin: 2px;
      padding:2px;
      font: 0.8rem;
      box-shadow: 0 0.3rem 0.3rem  var(--shadow);
  }
  .btn-Spanish {
      color: #fff;
      background-color: var(--col-sp);
      border-color: var(--col-sp);
      margin: 2px;
      padding:2px;
      font: 0.8rem;
      box-shadow: 0 0.3rem 0.3rem  var(--shadow);
  }


.btn-German {
      color: #fff;
      background-color: var(--col-ge);
      border-color: var(--col-ge);
      margin: 2px;
      padding:2px;
      font: 0.8rem;
      box-shadow: 0 0.3rem 0.3rem  var(--shadow);
  }



  .btn-Form {
      color: #252525;
      background-color: var(--gray100);/*#f1f1f1 ;*/
      border-color: var(--gray100); ;/*#f1f1f1 ;*/
      margin: 0.6rem;
      padding:0.25rem;
      font: 0.8rem;
      box-shadow: 0 0.3rem 0.3rem  var(--shadow);

      min-width: 5rem
  }


  .btn-Submit {
      color: #252525;
      background-color: var(--gray100);/*#f1f1f1 ;*/
      border-color: var(--gray100);/*#f1f1f1 ;*/
      margin: 0.6rem;
      padding:0.25rem;
      font: 0.8rem;
      box-shadow: 0 0.3rem 0.3rem  var(--shadow);
      vertical-align: middle;
      min-width: 5rem;
  }


  .btn-key {
      color: #252525;

      border-color: var(--gray100);/*#f1f1f1 ;*/
      margin-left: 0.2rem;
      padding:0.1rem;
      padding-top: 0.2rem;
      font: 0.8rem;

      width:2rem;
      height:2rem;
      margin:0.1rem;
      background-color:var(--gray100);
      box-shadow: 0 0.25rem 0.25rem 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
  }






  .greyButton {
      color: white;
      background-color: var(--c900);
      height: 40%;
      transform-origin: 0, 40;
      align-content: center;
      border-radius: 0.9rem;
      padding-left: 1.25rem;
      padding-right: 1.25rem;
      padding-bottom: 0.3125rem;
      margin: 0.3125rem;
      font-size: 0.625rem;
      font-family: 'Comic Neue';
  }



  .topicButton {
      height: 3.75rem;
      width:100px;
      background-color: var(--gray400);
      border: 0;
  }



  .deleteButton{
      background-color: var(--c800);
      color: white;
      align-content: center;
      margin : 0.625rem;
      /* padding-top: 0px;
      padding-bottom: 0px; */
      padding-left: 0.9375rem;
      padding-right: 0.9375rem;
      margin-top: 1.25rem;
  }



  .activityButton {
      height: 3.75rem;
      width:4.125rem;
      background-color: transparent;
      border: 0;
      align-content: center;
      margin-bottom:20px;
  }

  .buttonImage {
      border: 0.8rem;
      height: 3.75rem;
      width:4.125rem;
      background-color: transparent;
  }

  .buttonImagelarge {
      border: 0.8rem;
      height: 6.875rem;
      width:7.5625rem;
      background-color: transparent;
  }

  .buttonImageMedium {
      border: 0.8rem;
      height: 5rem;
      width:5.5rem;
      background-color: transparent;
  }


  .buttonImageSmall {
      border: 0.8rem;
      height: 3.125rem;
      width:3.4375rem;
      background-color: transparent;
  }



  /* ---- image Buttons ---------    */
  /* outlinw button hoverable */
  .subjBtn {
    background-color: var(--gray400);
      border: 2px solid var(--gray400);
      /* border: none; */
      color: white;
      padding: 16px 32px;
      text-align: center;
      text-decoration: none;
      display: inline-block;
      margin: 0.2rem 0.1rem;
      transition-duration: 0.4s;
      cursor: pointer;
    border-radius: 0.9rem;
    box-shadow: 0 0.5rem 1rem 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2), 0 0.6rem 1.2rem 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.19);
    width: 11rem;
  }

  /* chnge col on hover effect */
  .subjBtn:hover {
    background-color: white;
    color: black;
    border: 2px solid var(--gray400);
    box-shadow: 0 0.9rem 1rem 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.24), 0 0.6rem 1.2rem 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.19);
  }

  /* add click effect */
  .subjBtn1:active {
    background-color: var(--gray400);
    box-shadow: 0 2px #666;
    transform: translateY(2px);

  }