Designing macOS menu bar extras

Apple’s HIG is great, but it doesn‘t contain much information related to designing menu bar extras. This article aims to provide additional details and context needed to create icons for macOS menu bar extras. The height of the Mac menu bar has grown a little over time, starting at 19pt on System 1, growing to 21pt for the Mac OS X beta, then 22pt in Yosemite, and finally 24pt in Big Sur, which is

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"When display scaling is used, the menu bar changes height to ensure it always fits the camera housing. On a 14-inch MacBook Pro the menu bar can be 27pt, 29pt, 34pt, 37pt, or 43pt tall, depending on the display scaling setting."