/* Error hint above phone field — reserved space, no layout shift */
.elementor-field-group.crm-phone-field,
.wpcf7-form-control-wrap.crm-phone-field {
    position: relative;
    padding-top: 13px;
}

.crm-phone-error-slot {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    height: 12px;
    line-height: 12px;
    font-size: 10px;
    color: #c62828;
    overflow: hidden;
    white-space: nowrap;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.elementor-field-group.crm-phone-error .elementor-field-textual {
    border-color: #c62828 !important;
}