.outlined-input-container {
    position: relative;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}
.outlined-input-container input,
.outlined-input-container textarea,
.outlined-input-container select {
    border: 1px solid #d8d8d8 !important; /* Dark grey border color */
    border-radius: 4px;
    padding: 0.75rem;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    width: 100%;
    outline: none; /* Remove default outline */
    transition: border-width 0.2s ease-in-out;
    background-color: #fff; /* Ensure background is white */
}
.outlined-input-container label {
    position: absolute;
    font-size: .8125rem;
    top: 0.75rem;; /* Adjust label top position */
    left: 1rem; /* Adjust label left position */
    background: #fff; /* Background color for label */
    padding: 0 0.3rem;
    color: #6c757d; /* Default label text color */
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
    pointer-events: none; /* Prevent label from interfering with input */
}
.outlined-input-container input:focus,
.outlined-input-container textarea:focus,
.outlined-input-container select:focus {
    border-width: 1px; /* Keep the border width consistent */
    border-color: #343a40 !important; /* Ensure border color remains dark grey */
}
.outlined-input-container input:focus + label,
.outlined-input-container textarea:focus + label,
.outlined-input-container select:focus + label,
.outlined-input-container input:not(:placeholder-shown) + label,
.outlined-input-container textarea:not(:placeholder-shown) + label,
.outlined-input-container select:not(:placeholder-shown) + label {
    top: -0.50rem; /* Adjust label top position when focused or filled */
    left: 1rem; /* Adjust label left margin when focused or filled */
    font-size: .8125rem; /* Adjust label font size when focused or filled */
    color: #343a40; /* Keep label color dark grey */
    background: #fff; /* Ensure label background matches input background */
}
input:focus, textarea:focus, select:focus, button:focus {
    box-shadow: none !important;
}
.char-count {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0.1rem;
    right: 1rem;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: #6c757d;
}