/* form starting stylings ------------------------------- */
        .group {
            position: relative;
            margin-bottom: 45px;
            width: 50%;
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: auto;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

        .group2 {
            position: relative;
            margin-bottom: 45px;
            clear: none;
        }

        input {
            font-size: 14px;
            padding: 10px 10px 10px 5px;
            display: block;
            width: 70%;
            border: none;
            margin-right: auto;
            margin-left: auto;
            background-color: #161616;
            border-bottom: 1px solid #757575;
            font-family: 'Nunito', sans-serif;
            color: white;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

        input:hover{
            color: #00a8ff;
        }

        button:hover{
            background: #00a8ff;
        }

            input:focus {
                outline: none;
            }

        /* LABEL ======================================= */
        label.fancy {
            color: #999;
            font-size: 1vw;
            font-weight: normal;
            position: absolute;
            pointer-events: none;
            left: 25%;
            top: 1px;
            margin-bottom: 2000%;
            transition: 0.2s ease all;
            -moz-transition: 0.2s ease all;
            -webkit-transition: 0.2s ease all;
            font-family: 'Nunito', sans-serif;
        }

        /* active state */
        input:focus ~ label, input:valid ~ label {
            top: -20px;
            font-size: 14px;
            color: #00a8ff;
            font-family: 'Nunito', sans-serif;
        }

        /* BOTTOM BARS ================================= */
        .bar {
            position: relative;
            display: block;
            width: 300px;
        }

        .bar:before, .bar:after {
            content: '';
            height: 2px;
            width: 0;
            bottom: 1px;
            position: absolute;
            background: #00a8ff;
            transition: 0.2s ease all;
            -moz-transition: 0.2s ease all;
            -webkit-transition: 0.2s ease all;
        }

        .bar:before {
            left: 25%;
        }

        .bar:after {
            right: -25%;
        }

        /* active state */
        input:focus ~ .bar:before, input:focus ~ .bar:after {
            width: 50%;
        }

        /* HIGHLIGHTER ================================== */
        .highlight {
            position: absolute;
            height: 60%;
            width: 100px;
            top: 25%;
            left: 0;
            pointer-events: none;
            opacity: 0.5;
        }

        /* active state */
        input:focus ~ .highlight {
            -webkit-animation: inputHighlighter 0.3s ease;
            -moz-animation: inputHighlighter 0.3s ease;
            animation: inputHighlighter 0.3s ease;
        }

        /* ANIMATIONS ================ */
        @-webkit-keyframes inputHighlighter {
            from {
                background: #00a8ff;
            }

            to {
                width: 0;
                background: transparent;
            }
        }

        @-moz-keyframes inputHighlighter {
            from {
                background: #00a8ff;
            }

            to {
                width: 0;
                background: transparent;
            }
        }

        @keyframes inputHighlighter {
            from {
                background: #00a8ff;
            }

            to {
                width: 0;
                background: transparent;
            }
        }