@font-face {
  font-family: 'CreatoDisplay';
  src: url('https://elevadeb2b.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CreatoDisplay-Bold.ttf') format('truetype');
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: normal;
}

.discuss-btn1 {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  border: 0;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 40px;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 4px 12px;           /* a bit more breathing room; OK to change */
  font-family: 'CreatoDisplay', sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #000;
  cursor: pointer;
  white-space: nowrap;
  gap: 8px;
  position: relative;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  --edge-gap: 6px;             /* used by JS if you choose */
  outline: none;
}

.discuss-btn1 .icon,
.discuss-btn1 .text {
  position: relative;
  will-change: transform;
  transform: translateZ(0);
}

.discuss-btn1 .icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: #B22569;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 20px;
  padding: 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;        /* perfect circle */
  z-index: 2;
  pointer-events: none;        /* prevents hover flicker when sliding over text */
}

.discuss-btn1 .text {
  font-size: 16px;
  padding-right: 20px;
  font-family: 'CreatoDisplay', sans-serif; /* fix name */
  z-index: 1;
}

.discuss-btn1:hover {
  color: #000;                 /* keep your look, avoid global button:hover */
  background: #fff;
}

.discuss-btn1:focus {
  outline: none;
  box-shadow: none;
  background: #fff;
}

/* Remove the global rule if possible:
button:hover { color: black !important; background-color: white !important; }
*/