.menu {
  display: inline-flex;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

.menu_item {
  list-style: none;
  display: inline-flex;
  margin-left: 1.8em;
}

.menu_item .link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--medium-dark);
}

.menu_item .link:hover {
  color: var(--link);
}

.menu_item .icon {
  width: 1.6em;
  height: 1.6em;
}

.menu_item .label {
  font-size: 0.95em;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-left: 0.8em;
  line-height: 1;
}

.menu_item.theme_toggle {
  margin-left: 1.25em;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
  .menu {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: space-between;
  }

  .menu_item {
    margin-left: 0;
  }

  .menu_item .icon {
    width: 1.8em;
    height: 1.8em;
  }

  /* hide text next to emojis on mobile */
  .menu_item .label {
    display: none;
  }

  .menu_item.theme_toggle {
    margin-left: -0.3em;
  }
}

/* the home icon is redundant when space is SUPER tight */
@media screen and (max-width: 380px) {
  .menu_item:first-of-type {
    display: none;
  }
}