.comments-section {
    margin-top: 40px;
    border-top: 1px solid #eee;
    padding-top: 20px;
}

    .comments-section h2 {
        font-size: 2em;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }

.comment-form-container {
    background-color: #f9f9f9;
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.form-group {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}

    .form-group label {
        display: block;
        margin-bottom: 5px;
        font-weight: bold;
    }

    .form-group input[type="text"],
    .form-group input[type="email"],
    .form-group input[type="url"],
    .form-group textarea {
        width: 100%;
        padding: 10px;
        border: 1px solid #ddd;
        border-radius: 4px;
        box-sizing: border-box; /* Ensures padding doesn't expand the element */
    }

    .form-group textarea {
        resize: vertical;
    }

.submit-button {
    background-color: #007bff;
    color: white;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 5px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: 1em;
}

    .submit-button:hover {
        background-color: #0056b3;
    }

.comment-item {
    border: 1px solid #eee;
    padding: 15px;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    background-color: #fff;
}

.comment-header {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.comment-author {
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #333;
}

.comment-date {
    font-size: 0.9em;
    color: #777;
}

.comment-body p {
    margin: 0;
    line-height: 1.6;
    color: #555;
}

.comment-reply {
    margin-top: 15px;
    margin-left: 30px;
    border-left: 3px solid #007bff;
    padding-left: 10px;
    background-color: #f0f8ff;
    border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;
}

.required {
    color: red;
    font-size: 0.8em;
}

.optional {
    color: gray;
    font-size: 0.8em;
}