# How big is the MacBook notch? > Apple does not publish the notch size in its tech specs. Here is what Apple does list, and how apps and you can find the size on your own Mac. Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/tips/how-big-is-the-macbook-notch/ Last updated: 2026-11-04 Published 2026-11-04. Apple does not publish the size of the notch. The tech specs pages for MacBook models list the display size, resolution and pixel density, and a footnote that the displays have rounded corners at the top, but no width or height for the cutout. This page therefore gives no millimetre figure, because any number would be a guess. ## What Apple does list The MacBook Pro (14 inch, 2021) page lists a 14.2 inch Liquid Retina XDR display at 3024 by 1964 pixels. The MacBook Air (13 inch, M5) page lists a 13.6 inch Liquid Retina display at 2560 by 1664. Those numbers describe the whole screen. Apple adds that the screens are measured as a standard rectangle, so the actual viewable area is less. ## How software finds the real size macOS tells each app where the cutout is. Apple's developer interfaces expose a top safe area for a screen and the usable regions on the left and right of the camera area. An app subtracts those from the full width to work out the cutout, so it does not have to know the model. NotchStar reads these values for the screen that has the cutout and sizes its closed panel from them. That is why a notch app can match the cutout on different models even though you never tell it which Mac you own. ## How to judge it on your own Mac Look at the top of the screen with a plain desktop and compare the cutout with the height of the menu bar and the text in it. For a design that depends on the exact width, read it from the system the way an app does, as the code and Apple's developer documentation describe, rather than from a screenshot. A screenshot shows pixels, and the pixel count depends on the resolution you chose in Displays. ## Does the size change with resolution The cutout is hardware. If you change the resolution in Displays, the scale of everything on screen changes, including how large the cutout looks next to the menu text, but the physical shape does not change. See [make the menu bar bigger or smaller](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/make-the-mac-menu-bar-bigger-or-smaller/) for the setting. Read [what the notch is](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/what-is-the-macbook-notch/) for the basics. NotchStar's [Screenshot Tray](https://www.notchstar.com/features/screenshot-tray/) hangs under the cutout, so it follows whatever size your Mac reports. ## Quick answers. ### Is the notch the same size on every MacBook? Apple does not publish notch dimensions, so this page does not state a size for any model. Apps read the real size from macOS instead of assuming one. ### How do I see how wide my notch is? Compare it with the menu bar on a plain desktop. For an exact width an app has to read it from macOS, because Apple does not publish a figure. ## Keep reading. - [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. - [The MacBook notch explained](https://www.notchstar.com/guides/macbook-notch-explained/): What the notch is, which MacBooks have it, why menu bar icons disappear behind it, and the options for working around or making use of it. - [Does the MacBook notch have a camera and sensors?](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/does-the-macbook-notch-have-a-camera/): Yes, the notch holds the camera. What Apple lists for it, where the green light is, and how to see which apps can use the camera. - [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. ## More in The 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. - [Why do MacBooks have a notch?](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/why-macbooks-have-a-notch/): Apple added a camera cutout to the MacBook display in 2021 so the screen could reach closer to the edges. What Apple said and what it did not say. - [Does the MacBook notch have a camera and sensors?](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/does-the-macbook-notch-have-a-camera/): Yes, the notch holds the camera. What Apple lists for it, where the green light is, and how to see which apps can use the camera. - [How to hide the notch on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/how-to-hide-the-notch-on-mac/): You cannot remove the notch, but you can make an app sit below it with Apple's Scale to fit setting or change how the menu bar looks. Steps and limits. - [What Scale to fit below built in camera does](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/scale-to-fit-below-built-in-camera/): How Apple's Scale to fit below built in camera setting works, where to find it in Get Info, which Macs it applies to and why it sometimes does not show. - [Menu bar icons hidden behind the notch: fixes](https://www.notchstar.com/tips/menu-bar-icons-hidden-behind-the-notch/): Mac menu bar icons disappearing behind the notch? Remove icons you do not need, use Menu Bar settings and Apple's Scale to fit setting. Steps in order.