.chat-area {
  height: 300px; /* Adjust as needed */
  overflow-y: scroll;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  padding: 10px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}

.input-area {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  margin-top: 10px;
}

#recordButton {
  margin-top: 2em;
  margin-right: 10px;
  width: 100%;
  height: 80px;
  font-size: 2em;
  display: flex; /* Center icon vertically & horizontally */
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

#recordButton.recording .fa-microphone {
  animation: pulse 2s infinite;
}
@keyframes pulse {
  0% {
    transform: scale(1); /* Start at normal size */
    opacity: 1; /* Fully opaque */
  }
  50% {
    transform: scale(1.2); /* Scale up to 120% */
    opacity: 0.5; /* Partially transparent */
  }
  100% {
    transform: scale(1); /* Back to normal size */
    opacity: 1; /* Fully opaque again */
  }
}

#recordButton .fa-question {
  color: orange;
}

#recordButton .fa-ban {
  color: red;
}

#recordButton .hide {
  display: none;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) { /* Example for smaller screens */
  #recordButton {
    height: 60px; /* Smaller on smaller screens */
  }
}

.message {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start; /* Align items to the top */
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  width: fit-content;     /* Make bubble width adjust to content */
}

.message.user {
  margin-left: auto; /* Push user messages to the right */
  flex-direction: row-reverse; /* Reverse icon and text order */
}

.message .icon {
  margin: 5px;
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;

  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.message.user .icon {
  background-image: url('img/user-avatar.png');
}

.message.vodo .icon {
  background-image: url('img/vodo-avatar.png');
}

.message .text {
  padding: 10px;
  border-radius: 15px;
  max-width: 70%;
}

.message .etc {
  padding: 10px;
  max-width: 3em;
}

.message .etc i {
  cursor: pointer;
}

.message .etc img {
  width: 1em;
}

.message.user .text {
  background-color: #e0e0e0;
}

.message.vodo .text {
  background-color: #f0f0f0;
}

#typingIndicator {
  width: auto;
}

.typing-dot {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background-color: #ccc;
  margin-right: 5px;
  opacity: 0; /* Start with all dots invisible */
  animation: typing 1.5s infinite;
}

#typingIndicator .typing-dot:nth-child(2) { /* Second dot */
  animation-delay: 0.5s;
}

#typingIndicator .typing-dot:nth-child(3) { /* Third dot */
  animation-delay: 1s;
}

@keyframes typing {
  0% { opacity: 0; }
  50% { opacity: 1; }
  100% { opacity: 0; }
}