Reduce the Spacing Between Icons in the macOS Menu Bar
On macOS Tahoe version 26.2, reduce the spacing between icons in the macOS menu bar without installing third-party tools
Reduce Spacing
defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain NSStatusItemSelectionPadding -int 7
defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain NSStatusItemSpacing -int 7Log out or restart to take effect.
Restore
defaults -currentHost delete -globalDomain NSStatusItemSelectionPadding
defaults -currentHost delete -globalDomain NSStatusItemSpacing MacOS Mac Macbook Pro Macbook MacOS Menu Bar Mac Menu Bar Macbook Pro Menu Bar Macbook Menu Bar MacOS Menu Bar Icons Mac Menu Bar Icons Macbook Pro Menu Bar Icons Macbook Menu Bar Icons MacOS Menu Bar Spacing Mac Menu Bar Spacing Macbook Pro Menu Bar Spacing Macbook Menu Bar Spacing MacOS Icon Spacing Mac Icon Spacing Macbook Pro Icon Spacing Macbook Icon Spacing MacOS Reduce Icon Spacing Mac Reduce Icon Spacing Macbook Pro Reduce Icon Spacing Macbook Reduce Icon Spacing