#loading-indicator {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5); /*  background with transparency */
    z-index: 9999; /* Ensure it appears above other content */
    display: none; /* Hidden by default */
}

    #loading-indicator .lds-grid-container {
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        left: 50%;
        transform: translate(-50%, -50%); /* Center the div */
    }

.lds-grid {
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
    width: 80px;
    height: 80px;
    padding: 30px; /* New: Adds padding around the grid */
    border: 1px solid #ccc; /* New: Adds a border */
    background-color: #fff; /* New: Sets a white background */
}

    .lds-grid div {
        position: absolute;
        width: 16px;
        height: 16px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        background: #00347B; /* Changed the color here */
        animation: lds-grid 1.2s linear infinite;
    }

        .lds-grid div:nth-child(1) {
            top: 8px;
            left: 8px;
            animation-delay: 0s;
        }

        .lds-grid div:nth-child(2) {
            top: 8px;
            left: 32px;
            animation-delay: -0.4s;
        }

        .lds-grid div:nth-child(3) {
            top: 8px;
            left: 56px;
            animation-delay: -0.8s;
        }

        .lds-grid div:nth-child(4) {
            top: 32px;
            left: 8px;
            animation-delay: -0.4s;
        }

        .lds-grid div:nth-child(5) {
            top: 32px;
            left: 32px;
            animation-delay: -0.8s;
        }

        .lds-grid div:nth-child(6) {
            top: 32px;
            left: 56px;
            animation-delay: -1.2s;
        }

        .lds-grid div:nth-child(7) {
            top: 56px;
            left: 8px;
            animation-delay: -0.8s;
        }

        .lds-grid div:nth-child(8) {
            top: 56px;
            left: 32px;
            animation-delay: -1.2s;
        }

        .lds-grid div:nth-child(9) {
            top: 56px;
            left: 56px;
            animation-delay: -1.6s;
        }

@keyframes lds-grid {
    0%, 100% {
        opacity: 1;
    }

    50% {
        opacity: 0.5;
    }
}