Direct Message Preview Card

<!DOCTYPE html>
<title>My Example</title>

<style>
/* This is an optional body style to provide a background for the page */
body {
    background-color: #f3f4f6;
    font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif;
}

/* Container for the list of messages */
.messages-container {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    max-width: 600px;
    margin: 2rem auto;
    border-radius: 12px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
    overflow: hidden;
}

.messages-list {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}
.messages-list li:not(:last-child) .dm-card-link {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #f3f4f6;
}

/* === Direct Message Preview Card Styles === */
.dm-card-link {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1rem;
    padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: inherit;
    transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
}
.dm-card-link:hover {
    background-color: #f9fafb;
}

.dm-avatar {
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    object-fit: cover;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}

.dm-content {
    flex-grow: 1;
    overflow: hidden; /* Important for text truncation */
}

.dm-sender-name {
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #111827;
    margin: 0;
}
.dm-message-preview {
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    color: #6b7280;
    margin: 0.25rem 0 0;
    white-space: nowrap;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

/* Timestamp and unread dot */
.dm-meta {
    flex-shrink: 0;
    text-align: right;
}
.dm-timestamp {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    color: #9ca3af;
    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.dm-unread-dot {
    width: 10px;
    height: 10px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background-color: #4f46e5;
    display: inline-block;
    visibility: hidden; /* Hidden by default */
}

/* UNREAD STATE STYLES */
/* Add the .is-unread class to the li element */
.is-unread .dm-sender-name {
    font-weight: 700;
}
.is-unread .dm-message-preview {
    color: #1f2937;
    font-weight: 500;
}
.is-unread .dm-unread-dot {
    visibility: visible;
}

</style>

<div class="messages-container">
    <ul class="messages-list">
        
        
        <li class="is-unread">
            <a href="#" class="dm-card-link">
                <img src="https://placehold.co/96x96/ec4899/ffffff/png?text=E" alt="Avatar of Elara Vance" class="dm-avatar">
                <div class="dm-content">
                    <h3 class="dm-sender-name">Elara Vance</h3>
                    <p class="dm-message-preview">Sounds great! I've sent over the final mockups for the dashboard. Let me know what you think.</p>
                </div>
                <div class="dm-meta">
                    <time datetime="10:45" class="dm-timestamp">10:45 AM</time>
                    <span class="dm-unread-dot"></span>
                </div>
            </a>
        </li>

<li>
            <a href="#" class="dm-card-link">
                <img src="https://placehold.co/96x96/3b82f6/ffffff/png?text=A" alt="Avatar of Dr. Aris Thorne" class="dm-avatar">
                <div class="dm-content">
                    <h3 class="dm-sender-name">Dr. Aris Thorne</h3>
                    <p class="dm-message-preview">No problem, I can have the report ready by tomorrow morning.</p>
                </div>
                <div class="dm-meta">
                    <time datetime="09:12" class="dm-timestamp">9:12 AM</time>
                    <span class="dm-unread-dot"></span>
                </div>
            </a>
        </li>
        
         
        <li>
            <a href="#" class="dm-card-link">
                <img src="https://placehold.co/96x96/f59e0b/ffffff/png?text=F" alt="Avatar of Felix Quinn" class="dm-avatar">
                <div class="dm-content">
                    <h3 class="dm-sender-name">Felix Quinn</h3>
                    <p class="dm-message-preview">Meeting reminder for 2:00 PM today, don't forget the presentation slides!</p>
                </div>
                <div class="dm-meta">
                    <time datetime="08:30" class="dm-timestamp">8:30 AM</time>
                    <span class="dm-unread-dot"></span>
                </div>
            </a>
        </li>

</ul>
</div>