*,
*::before,
*::after {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

body {
    font-family: monospace;
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    background-color: #111;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 1rem;
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}

ul {
    list-style: none;
}

li {
    margin: 0.25rem 0;
}

a.underline-hover-effect {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
}

.underline-hover-effect {
    display: inline-block;
    padding-bottom: 0.25rem;
    /* defines the space between text and underline */
    position: relative;
}

.underline-hover-effect::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
    transition: width 0.25s ease-out;
}

.underline-hover-effect:hover::before {
    width: 100%;
}

.underline-effect {		
    text-decoration: solid underline white 1px;	
}

.left-menu {
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0));
}