# Does the MacBook Air have a notch? > Yes on recent models: Apple's tech specs show rounded top corners from the MacBook Air M2 in 2022. The M1 Air from 2020 has no such note. Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/tips/does-macbook-air-have-a-notch/ Last updated: 2026-11-04 Published 2026-11-04. Yes, recent MacBook Air models have a notch. Apple's tech specs for the MacBook Air (M2, 2022) say the displays on the 13 inch and 15 inch MacBook Air with M2 chip have rounded corners at the top, and the later M3, M4 and M5 pages repeat that for the 13 inch and 15 inch Air. The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) page does not. ## The Air models, by year - MacBook Air (M1, 2020): 13.3 inch Retina display and a 720p FaceTime HD camera. No rounded corner footnote. - MacBook Air (M2, 2022): 13.6 inch Liquid Retina display, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, rounded corners at the top. - MacBook Air (15 inch, M2, 2023): named in the same M2 footnote. - MacBook Air (13 inch, M3, 2024), (13 inch, M4, 2025) and (13 inch, M5), 2026: footnote that the displays on the 13 inch and 15 inch MacBook Air have rounded corners at the top. Apple lists the 15 inch Air in each of those years in its list of Air models. Apple's pages use the camera housing and rounded corners wording and do not say notch, so this page infers the cutout from them, together with Apple's article on the camera housing. ## Check your own Air 1. Open the Apple menu and choose About This Mac. 2. Read the model name, for example MacBook Air (M2, 2022). 3. Look at the top centre of the screen. A black cutout in the middle of the menu bar is the notch. [Find your MacBook model and year](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/how-to-find-your-macbook-model-and-year/) has the steps in more detail. ## What this means for apps On an Air with a notch, some apps may need Apple's `Scale to fit below built-in camera` setting if their menus run behind the camera housing. See [Scale to fit](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/scale-to-fit-below-built-in-camera/). If you have an older Air, nothing on screen needs working around, and notch apps can draw a floating pill instead, as covered in [what to do on a Mac with no notch](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/what-to-do-on-a-mac-with-no-notch/). For the Pro line read [does the MacBook Pro have a notch](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/does-macbook-pro-have-a-notch/), and for the full list [which MacBooks have a notch](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/which-macbooks-have-a-notch/). NotchStar works on an Air with or without the cutout, from macOS 14. The [Clipboard tool](https://www.notchstar.com/features/clipboard/) opens from the same spot. ## Quick answers. ### What was the last MacBook Air without a notch? Apple's pages show the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) with a 720p camera and no rounded top corner footnote. The M2 model of 2022 is the first Air page with the footnote. ### Does the 15 inch MacBook Air have a notch? The M2 footnote covers both the 13 inch and 15 inch MacBook Air with M2 chip, and later footnotes name both sizes. ## Keep reading. - [Which MacBooks have a notch?](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/which-macbooks-have-a-notch/): The notch models Apple names: 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pro from 2021, and MacBook Air from the M2 in 2022. A list checked against Apple's tech specs. - [Does the MacBook Pro have a notch?](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/does-macbook-pro-have-a-notch/): Yes for the 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pro from 2021, per Apple's tech specs. The 13 inch MacBook Pro (M2, 2022) has a Touch Bar and no such footnote. - [How to find your MacBook model and year](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/how-to-find-your-macbook-model-and-year/): Open the Apple menu, choose About This Mac and read the model name. Then match it to Apple's tech specs to see whether your MacBook has a notch. - [What is the notch on a MacBook?](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/what-is-the-macbook-notch/): The notch is the cutout at the top centre of some MacBook displays that holds the camera. What it is, what Apple calls it and how macOS works around it. ## More in MacBook models. - [Which MacBooks have a notch?](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/which-macbooks-have-a-notch/): The notch models Apple names: 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pro from 2021, and MacBook Air from the M2 in 2022. A list checked against Apple's tech specs. - [Does the MacBook Pro have a notch?](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/does-macbook-pro-have-a-notch/): Yes for the 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pro from 2021, per Apple's tech specs. The 13 inch MacBook Pro (M2, 2022) has a Touch Bar and no such footnote. - [The first MacBook Pro with a notch](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/first-macbook-pro-with-a-notch/): Apple introduced the notch on the 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pro on 18 October 2021. What Apple's press release and tech specs say about it. - [How to find your MacBook model and year](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/how-to-find-your-macbook-model-and-year/): Open the Apple menu, choose About This Mac and read the model name. Then match it to Apple's tech specs to see whether your MacBook has a notch.