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.cf05 {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 64px 24px 28px;
  background: #fdfaf3;
  color: #2a2520;
  font-family: ui-serif, Georgia, serif;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  text-align: center;
}
.cf05hero {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 auto 36px;
}
.cf05h {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  font:
    700 32px/1.2 ui-serif,
    Georgia,
    serif;
  color: #2a2520;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.cf05p {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  font:
    16px/1.55 ui-serif,
    Georgia,
    serif;
  color: #6b6056;
}
.cf05f {
  display: flex;
  gap: 8px;
  max-width: 480px;
  margin: 0 auto 16px;
}
.cf05f input {
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 2px solid #2a2520;
  border-radius: 10px;
  font:
    15px ui-sans-serif,
    system-ui;
  color: #2a2520;
  outline: none;
  transition: border-color 0.2s;
}
.cf05f input:focus {
  border-color: #c43a32;
}
.cf05f button {
  position: relative;
  padding: 14px 22px;
  background: #2a2520;
  border: 2px solid #2a2520;
  border-radius: 10px;
  color: #fdfaf3;
  font:
    600 14px ui-sans-serif,
    system-ui;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition:
    background 0.2s,
    transform 0.15s;
  min-width: 120px;
}
.cf05f button:hover {
  background: #c43a32;
  border-color: #c43a32;
}
.cf05f.cf05-ok button {
  background: #2d8a3e;
  border-color: #2d8a3e;
}
.cf05bt {
  transition: opacity 0.2s;
}
.cf05ck {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  color: #fdfaf3;
  opacity: 0;
  stroke-dasharray: 30;
  stroke-dashoffset: 30;
  transition: opacity 0.2s;
}
.cf05f.cf05-ok .cf05bt {
  opacity: 0;
}
.cf05f.cf05-ok .cf05ck {
  opacity: 1;
  animation: cf05-draw 0.45s 0.15s forwards ease-out;
}
@keyframes cf05-draw {
  to {
    stroke-dashoffset: 0;
  }
}
.cf05count {
  font:
    italic 13px ui-serif,
    Georgia,
    serif;
  color: #8a7d6f;
}
.cf05count strong {
  color: #2a2520;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.cf05n {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 22px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(42, 37, 32, 0.15);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(42, 37, 32, 0.15);
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 720px;
}
.cf05n a {
  font:
    14px/1 ui-serif,
    Georgia,
    serif;
  color: #6b6056;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.2s;
}
.cf05n a:hover {
  color: #c43a32;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
}
.cf05meta {
  margin-top: 18px;
  font:
    italic 12px ui-serif,
    Georgia,
    serif;
  color: #8a7d6f;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .cf05ck {
    transition: none;
    animation: none;
    stroke-dashoffset: 0;
  }
}
<footer class="cf05">
  <div class="cf05hero">
    <h2 class="cf05h">Get one short essay every Friday.</h2>
    <p class="cf05p">No promotions. No "growth hacks." Unsubscribe with one click.</p>
    <form class="cf05f" data-cf05>
      <input type="email" placeholder="[email protected]" aria-label="Email" required />
      <button type="submit">
        <span class="cf05bt">Subscribe</span>
        <svg class="cf05ck" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
          <path
            d="M5 12l5 5L20 7"
            stroke="currentColor"
            stroke-width="2.5"
            fill="none"
            stroke-linecap="round"
            stroke-linejoin="round"
          />
        </svg>
      </button>
    </form>
    <div class="cf05count">Joined by <strong>4,128</strong> readers</div>
  </div>
  <nav class="cf05n">
    <a href="#">Essays</a>
    <a href="#">About</a>
    <a href="#">Bookshelf</a>
    <a href="#">Now</a>
    <a href="#">RSS</a>
    <a href="#">Contact</a>
  </nav>
  <div class="cf05meta">© 2026 Mira Okafor — Personal corner of the internet.</div>
</footer>
/* Newsletter Hero — submit shows checkmark draw + button color shift,
   then reverts after 2.6s. Demo only — no actual network call. */
(function () {
  var form = document.querySelector("[data-cf05]");
  if (!form) return;
  form.addEventListener("submit", function (e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    if (form.classList.contains("cf05-ok")) return;
    form.classList.add("cf05-ok");
    setTimeout(function () {
      form.classList.remove("cf05-ok");
      form.reset();
    }, 2600);
  });
})();
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