.category-list {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center; /* Kept left aligned for editorial form styling */
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    gap: 8px;
    margin: 0;
}

.category-list li {
    display: inline-block;
    cursor: pointer;
    list-style: none;
    padding: 8px 18px;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    border-radius: 50px;
    transition: all 0.2s ease;
    user-select: none;
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
}

.category-list li:hover {
    border-color: var(--e-global-color-primary, #333);
}

/* Active Form State Styling */
.category-list li.selected {
    background-color: var(--e-global-color-primary, #333);
    color: white;
    border-color: var(--e-global-color-primary, #333);
}



		/* Container alignment matching your form layout */
.static-category-list {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    gap: 8px;
    margin: 0 0 20px 0;
}

/* Base pill design matching the form's layout blueprint */
.static-category-list .category-badge {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 8px 18px;
    border: 1px solid var(--e-global-color-primary, #333);
    background-color: var(--e-global-color-primary, #333);
    color: #ffffff;
    border-radius: 50px;
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    cursor: default; /* Tells user it's not clickable */
    user-select: none;
}

/* Fallback styling if no categories are assigned */
.static-category-list .no-categories {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    color: #888;
    font-style: italic;
}