.range-slider {
  --primary-color: #0366D6;

  --value-offset-y: var(--ticks-gap);
  --value-active-color: white;
  --value-background: transparent;
  --value-background-hover: var(--primary-color);
  --value-font: 700 12px/1 Arial;

  --fill-color: var(--primary-color);
  --progress-background: #EEE;
  --progress-radius: 20px;
  --track-height: calc(var(--thumb-size)/2);

  --min-max-font: 12px Arial;
  --min-max-opacity: .5;
  --min-max-x-offset: 10%; // 50% to center

  --thumb-size: 22px;
  --thumb-color: white;
  --thumb-shadow: 0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.4),
                  0 0 1px rgba(0,0,0,.5) inset,
                  0 0 0 99px var(--thumb-color) inset;

  --thumb-shadow-active: 0 0 0 calc(var(--thumb-size)/4) inset var(--thumb-color),
                         0 0 0 99px var(--primary-color) inset,
                         0 0 3px rgba(0,0,0,.4);

  --thumb-shadow-hover: var(--thumb-shadow);

  --ticks-thickness: 1px;
  --ticks-height: 5px;
  --ticks-gap: var(--ticks-height, 0); // vertical space between the ticks and the progress bar
  --ticks-color: silver;

  // ⚠️ BELOW VARIABLES SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED
  --step: 1;
  --ticks-count: (var(--max) - var(--min)) / var(--step);
  --maxTicksAllowed: 30;
  --too-many-ticks: Min(1, Max(var(--ticks-count) - var(--maxTicksAllowed), 0));
  --x-step: Max( var(--step), var(--too-many-ticks) * (var(--max) - var(--min)) ); // manipulate the number of steps if too many ticks exist, so there would only be 2
  // --tickInterval: 100/((var(--max) - var(--min)) / var(--step)) * var(--tickEvery, 1);
  --tickIntervalPerc_1: Calc( (var(--max) - var(--min)) / var(--x-step) );
  --tickIntervalPerc: calc(  (100% - var(--thumb-size))/var(--tickIntervalPerc_1) * var(--tickEvery, 1)  );

  --value-a: Clamp(var(--min), var(--value, 0), var(--max)); // default value ("--value" is used in single-range markup)
  --value-b: var(--value, 0); // default value
  --text-value-a: var(--text-value, "");

  --completed-a: calc((var(--value-a) - var(--min) ) / (var(--max) - var(--min)) * 100);
  --completed-b: calc((var(--value-b) - var(--min) ) / (var(--max) - var(--min)) * 100);
  --ca: Min(var(--completed-a), var(--completed-b));
  --cb: Max(var(--completed-a), var(--completed-b));

  // breakdown of the below super-complex brain-breaking CSS math:
  // "clamp" is used to ensure either "-1" or "1"
  // "calc" is used to inflat the outcome into a huge number, to get rid of any value between -1 & 1
  // if absolute diff of both completed % is above "5" (%)
  // ".001" bumps the value just a bit, to avoid a scenario where calc resulted in "0" (then clamp will also be "0")
  --thumbs-too-close: Clamp(
    -1,
    1000 * (Min(1, Max(var(--cb) - var(--ca) - 5, -1)) + 0.001),
    1
  );
  --thumb-close-to-min: Min(1, Max(var(--ca) - 5, 0)); // 2% threshold
  --thumb-close-to-max: Min(1, Max(95 - var(--cb), 0)); // 2% threshold

  @mixin thumb{
    appearance: none;
    border: none;
    height: var(--thumb-size);
    width: var(--thumb-size);
    transform: var(--thumb-transform);
    border-radius: var(--thumb-radius, 50%);
    background: var(--thumb-color);
    box-shadow: var(--thumb-shadow);
    pointer-events: auto;
    transition: .1s;
  }

  box-sizing: content-box;
  display: inline-block;
  height: Max(var(--track-height), var(--thumb-size));
  // margin: calc((var(--thumb-size) - var(--track-height)) * -.25) var(--thumb-size) 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, var(--ticks-color) var(--ticks-thickness), transparent 1px) repeat-x;
  background-size: var(--tickIntervalPerc) var(--ticks-height);
  background-position-x: calc(var(--thumb-size)/2 - var(--ticks-thickness)/2);
  background-position-y: var(--flip-y, bottom);

  padding-bottom: var(--flip-y, var(--ticks-gap));
  padding-top: calc(var(--flip-y) * var(--ticks-gap));

  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;

  &[data-ticks-position='top']{
    --flip-y: 1;
  }

  // mix/max texts
  &::before,
  &::after {
    --offset: calc(var(--thumb-size)/2);
    content: counter(x);
    display: var(--show-min-max, block);
    font: var(--min-max-font);
    position: absolute;
    bottom: var(--flip-y, -2.5ch);
    top: calc(-2.5ch * var(--flip-y));
    opacity: Clamp(0, var(--at-edge), var(--min-max-opacity));
    transform: translateX(calc( var(--min-max-x-offset) * var(--before, -1) * -1 )) scale(var(--at-edge));
    pointer-events: none;
  }

  &::before {
    --before: 1;
    --at-edge: var(--thumb-close-to-min);
    counter-reset: x var(--min);
    left: var(--offset);
  }

  &::after {
    --at-edge: var(--thumb-close-to-max);
    counter-reset: x var(--max);
    right: var(--offset);
  }

  &__values{
    position: relative;
    top: 50%;
    line-height: 0;
    text-align: justify;
    width: 100%;
    pointer-events: none;
    margin: 0 auto;
    z-index: 5;

    // trick so "justify" will work
    &::after{
      content: '';
      width: 100%;
      display: inline-block;
      height: 0;
      background: red;
    }
  }

  &__progress {
    --start-end: calc(var(--thumb-size)/2);
    --clip-end: calc(100% - (var(--cb) ) * 1%);
    --clip-start: calc(var(--ca) * 1%);
    --clip: inset(-20px var(--clip-end) -20px var(--clip-start));
    position: absolute;
    left: var(--start-end);
    right: var(--start-end);
    top: calc(var(--ticks-gap) * var(--flip-y,0) + var(--thumb-size)/2 - var(--track-height)/2);
  //  transform: var(--flip-y, translateY(-50%) translateZ(0));
    height: calc(var(--track-height));
    background: var(--progress-background, #EEE);
    pointer-events: none;
    z-index: -1;
    border-radius: var(--progress-radius);

    // fill area
    &::before{
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
     // left: Clamp(0%, calc(var(--ca) * 1%), 100%); // confine to 0 or above
     // width: Min(100%, calc((var(--cb) - var(--ca)) * 1%)); // confine to maximum 100%
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      clip-path: var(--clip);
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      background: var(--fill-color, black);
      box-shadow: var(--progress-flll-shadow);
      z-index: 1;
      border-radius: inherit;
    }

    // shadow-effect
    &::after{
      content: '';
      position: absolute;
      top:0; right:0; bottom:0; left:0;
      box-shadow: var(--progress-shadow);
      pointer-events: none;
      border-radius: inherit;
    }
  }

  & > input {
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    width: 100%;
    height: var(--thumb-size);
    margin: 0;
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: calc(50% - Max(var(--track-height), var(--thumb-size))/2 + calc(var(--ticks-gap)/2 * var(--flip-y, -1)));
    cursor: -webkit-grab;
    cursor: grab;
    outline: none;
    background: none;

    &:not(:only-of-type){
      pointer-events: none;
    }

    &::-webkit-slider-thumb { @include thumb }
    &::-moz-range-thumb { @include thumb }
    &::-ms-thumb { @include thumb }

    &:hover {
      --thumb-shadow: var(--thumb-shadow-hover);
      & + output {
        --value-background: var(--value-background-hover);
        --y-offset: -5px;
        color: var(--value-active-color);
        box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--value-background);
      }
    }

    &:active {
      --thumb-shadow: var(--thumb-shadow-active);
      cursor: grabbing;
      z-index: 2; // when sliding left thumb over the right or vice-versa, make sure the moved thumb is on top
      + output { transition: 0s; }
    }

    &:nth-of-type(1){
      --is-left-most: Clamp(0, (var(--value-a) - var(--value-b)) * 99999 ,1);
      & + output{
        &:not(:only-of-type){
          --flip: calc(var(--thumbs-too-close) * -1);
        }

        --value: var(--value-a);
        --x-offset: calc(var(--completed-a) * -1%);
        &::after { content: var(--prefix, '')var(--text-value-a)var(--suffix, ''); }
      }
    }

    &:nth-of-type(2){
      --is-left-most: Clamp(0, (var(--value-b) - var(--value-a)) * 99999 ,1);
      & + output{
        --value: var(--value-b);
      }
    }

    // non-multiple range should not clip start of progress bar
    &:only-of-type{
      ~ .range-slider__progress{
        --clip-start: 0;
      }
    }

    & + output {
      --flip: -1;
      --x-offset: calc(var(--completed-b) * -1%);
      --pos: calc(((var(--value) - var(--min))/(var(--max) - var(--min))) * 100%);

      pointer-events: none;
      position: absolute;
      z-index: 5;
      background: var(--value-background);
      border-radius: 10px;
      padding: 2px 4px;
      left: var(--pos);
      transform: translate(var(--x-offset), calc(150% * var(--flip) - (var(--y-offset, 0px) + var(--value-offset-y)) * var(--flip)));
      transition: all .12s ease-out, left 0s;

      &::after {
        content: var(--prefix, '')var(--text-value-b)var(--suffix, '');
        font: var(--value-font);
      }
    }
  }
}