diff --git a/shell/Commons/Style.qml b/shell/Commons/Style.qml
index 8854e052..b099e6f8 100644
--- a/shell/Commons/Style.qml
+++ b/shell/Commons/Style.qml
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ QtObject {
     readonly property int sizeVertical:   root.barToken("size-vertical",   28)
     readonly property int iconSlot:       root.barToken("icon-slot",       27)
     readonly property int iconCanvas:     root.barToken("icon-canvas",     16)
+    readonly property int iconFont:       root.barToken("icon-font",       13)
   }
 
   function refresh() {
diff --git a/shell/Ui/BarIconButton.qml b/shell/Ui/BarIconButton.qml
index 21c4e94f..50275d4a 100644
--- a/shell/Ui/BarIconButton.qml
+++ b/shell/Ui/BarIconButton.qml
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ WidgetButton {
   property real opticalSize: Style.bar.iconCanvas
   property bool debugOpticalBounds: Quickshell.env("OMARCHY_DEBUG_BAR_ICONS") === "1"
   readonly property real opticalCenterErrorX: glyph.visible ? glyph.paintedCenterX - opticalCanvas.width / 2 : 0
-  readonly property real opticalCenterErrorY: glyph.visible ? glyph.paintedCenterY - opticalCanvas.height / 2 : 0
+  readonly property real glyphBaselineY: glyph.visible ? glyph.baselineY : 0
+  readonly property int glyphFontSize: glyph.visible ? glyph.renderedFontSize : 0
 
   labelVisible: false
   hasVisualContent: text !== "" || iconComponent !== null
-  fontSize: Style.font.body
+  fontSize: Style.bar.iconFont
   fixedWidth: vertical ? -1 : Style.bar.iconSlot
   fixedHeight: vertical ? Style.bar.iconSlot : -1
 
diff --git a/shell/Ui/OpticalGlyph.qml b/shell/Ui/OpticalGlyph.qml
index 0900d78d..d446a52c 100644
--- a/shell/Ui/OpticalGlyph.qml
+++ b/shell/Ui/OpticalGlyph.qml
@@ -8,43 +8,31 @@ Item {
   property string fontFamily: Style.font.family
   property real fontSize: Style.font.body
   property color color: Color.foreground
-  property real targetExtent: Math.min(width, height) * 0.82
   property bool debugBounds: false
 
-  readonly property real baseTightWidth: Math.max(1, baseMetrics.tightBoundingRect.width)
-  readonly property real baseTightHeight: Math.max(1, baseMetrics.tightBoundingRect.height)
-  readonly property real normalizedScale: Math.min(1.5, targetExtent / Math.max(baseTightWidth, baseTightHeight))
-  readonly property int normalizedFontSize: Math.max(1, Math.round(fontSize * normalizedScale))
+  readonly property int renderedFontSize: Math.max(1, Math.round(fontSize))
   readonly property real tightWidth: Math.max(1, glyphMetrics.tightBoundingRect.width)
-  readonly property real tightHeight: Math.max(1, glyphMetrics.tightBoundingRect.height)
   readonly property real horizontalCorrection: glyph.implicitWidth / 2 - (glyphMetrics.tightBoundingRect.x + tightWidth / 2)
-  readonly property real verticalCorrection: glyph.implicitHeight / 2 - (glyph.baselineOffset + glyphMetrics.tightBoundingRect.y + tightHeight / 2)
   readonly property real paintedCenterX: glyph.x + glyphMetrics.tightBoundingRect.x + tightWidth / 2
-  readonly property real paintedCenterY: glyph.y + glyph.baselineOffset + glyphMetrics.tightBoundingRect.y + tightHeight / 2
-
-  TextMetrics {
-    id: baseMetrics
-    font.family: root.fontFamily
-    font.pixelSize: root.fontSize
-    text: root.text
-  }
+  readonly property real baselineY: glyph.y + glyph.baselineOffset
 
   TextMetrics {
     id: glyphMetrics
     font.family: root.fontFamily
-    font.pixelSize: root.normalizedFontSize
+    font.pixelSize: root.renderedFontSize
     text: root.text
   }
 
   Text {
     id: glyph
+    // Keep the shared line box and baseline intact. Correcting only the
+    // horizontal painted bounds avoids per-glyph vertical drift.
     anchors.centerIn: parent
     anchors.horizontalCenterOffset: root.horizontalCorrection
-    anchors.verticalCenterOffset: root.verticalCorrection
     text: root.text
     color: root.color
     font.family: root.fontFamily
-    font.pixelSize: root.normalizedFontSize
+    font.pixelSize: root.renderedFontSize
     renderType: Text.NativeRendering
   }
 
@@ -55,4 +43,13 @@ Item {
     border.width: 1
     border.color: "#4488ff"
   }
+
+  Rectangle {
+    visible: root.debugBounds
+    x: 0
+    y: Math.round(root.baselineY)
+    width: parent.width
+    height: 1
+    color: "#44ff88"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/shell.d/bar-icon-geometry-test.sh b/test/shell.d/bar-icon-geometry-test.sh
index 6e6eb5cd..3d46feb7 100644
--- a/test/shell.d/bar-icon-geometry-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/bar-icon-geometry-test.sh
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ ShellRoot {
       fail(name + " optical canvas is " + icon.opticalSize)
       return false
     }
-    if (Math.abs(icon.opticalCenterErrorX) > 0.5 || Math.abs(icon.opticalCenterErrorY) > 0.5) {
-      fail(name + " painted bounds are over half a pixel off center by " + icon.opticalCenterErrorX + "," + icon.opticalCenterErrorY)
+    if (Math.abs(icon.opticalCenterErrorX) > 0.5) {
+      fail(name + " painted bounds are over half a pixel off center by " + icon.opticalCenterErrorX)
+      return false
+    }
+    if (icon.glyphFontSize !== Style.bar.iconFont) {
+      fail(name + " font size is " + icon.glyphFontSize)
       return false
     }
     return true
@@ -51,6 +55,12 @@ ShellRoot {
     if (!checkIcon(audio, "audio")) return
     if (!checkIcon(monitor, "monitor")) return
     if (!checkIcon(power, "power")) return
+    var baseline = bluetooth.glyphBaselineY
+    if (network.glyphBaselineY !== baseline || audio.glyphBaselineY !== baseline
+        || monitor.glyphBaselineY !== baseline || power.glyphBaselineY !== baseline) {
+      fail("glyph baselines do not match")
+      return
+    }
     if (vector.implicitWidth !== Style.bar.iconSlot || vector.opticalSize !== Style.bar.iconCanvas) {
       fail("vector icon does not share glyph geometry")
       return
@@ -96,7 +106,7 @@ output=$(timeout 15 env \
 
 if ! grep -q 'RESULT pass' <<<"$output"; then
   printf '%s\n' "$output" >&2
-  fail "bar icons share centered optical geometry"
+  fail "bar icons share slot and baseline geometry"
 fi
 
-pass "bar icons share centered optical geometry"
+pass "bar icons share slot and baseline geometry"