.animated-text {
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

/* Let the browser handle layout width naturally instead of forcing fixed pixels */
.line {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden; /* Keeps the masking capabilities for slide-up effects */
  vertical-align: top;
}

.char {
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  will-change: transform, opacity; /* Optimizes GPU rendering performance */
}