<style type="text/css">
        /* OVERRIDE GOOGLE TRANSLATE WIDGET CSS BEGIN */
        div#google_translate_element div.goog-te-gadget-simple {
            border: none;
            background-color: transparent;
            /*background-color: #17548d;*/ /*#e3e3ff*/
        }

        div#google_translate_element div.goog-te-gadget-simple a.goog-te-menu-value:hover {
            text-decoration: none;
        }

        div#google_translate_element div.goog-te-gadget-simple a.goog-te-menu-value span {
            color: #aaa;
        }

        div#google_translate_element div.goog-te-gadget-simple a.goog-te-menu-value span:hover {
            color: white;
        }
        
        .goog-te-gadget-icon {
            display: none !important;
            /*background: url("url for the icon") 0 0 no-repeat !important;*/
        }

        /* Remove the down arrow */
        /* when dropdown open */
        div#google_translate_element div.goog-te-gadget-simple a.goog-te-menu-value span[style="color: rgb(213, 213, 213);"] {
            display: none;
        }
        /* after clicked/touched */
        div#google_translate_element div.goog-te-gadget-simple a.goog-te-menu-value span[style="color: rgb(118, 118, 118);"] {
            display: none;
        }
        /* on page load (not yet touched or clicked) */
        div#google_translate_element div.goog-te-gadget-simple a.goog-te-menu-value span[style="color: rgb(155, 155, 155);"] {
            display: none;
        }

        /* Remove span with left border line | (next to the arrow) in Chrome & Firefox */
        div#google_translate_element div.goog-te-gadget-simple a.goog-te-menu-value span[style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(187, 187, 187);"] {
            display: none;
        }
        /* Remove span with left border line | (next to the arrow) in Edge & IE11 */
        div#google_translate_element div.goog-te-gadget-simple a.goog-te-menu-value span[style="border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;"] {
            display: none;
        }
        /* HIDE the google translate toolbar */
        .goog-te-banner-frame.skiptranslate {
            display: none !important;
        }
        body {
            top: 0px !important;
        }
        /* OVERRIDE GOOGLE TRANSLATE WIDGET CSS END */
    </style>