Tested on 2020 MBA 13" without camera cutout (16:10) - it behaves just like external monitor with no offset needed. Looks like the MBP 14 with the camera cutout is the only monitor that needs 0.5 offset.

Another funny behaviour is when I switch between monitors (external and built-in), so focus switches and... inactive built-in raises the item, while... inactive external lowers the item Please see the screenshot attached.

Please see screenshot attached: I'm trying to match and align the font (timer 0:00 in the screenshot) with macOS Time/Date item on the Status Bar. On built-in display (white font) it needs baselineOffset: 0.5 to align. External display (black font) does not require such. I tried different resolutions on both 27" 4K and 14" MBP. class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate { private var statusItem: NSStatusItem! … private func updateStatusBar() { guard let button = statusItem.button else { return } let title = “0:00” DispatchQueue.main.async { let font = NSFont.systemFont(ofSize: NSFont.systemFontSize, weight: .regular) let attributes: [NSAttributedString.Key: Any] = [ .font: font, .foregroundColor: NSColor.textColor, .baselineOffset: 0.5 ] let attributedTitle = NSAttributedString(string: title, attributes: attributes) button.attributedTitle = attributedTitle } } ... } @main class App { static func main() { let app = NSApplication.shared let delegate = AppDelegate() app.delegate = delegate app.run() } }