diff --color -up tabbed-0.6-clean/config.def.h tabbed-0.6-modified/config.def.h
--- tabbed-0.6-clean/config.def.h	2014-01-21 10:22:03.000000000 -0800
+++ tabbed-0.6-modified/config.def.h	2021-03-30 20:23:45.752478278 -0700
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ static const char before[]      = "<";
 static const char after[]       = ">";
 static const int  tabwidth      = 200;
 static const Bool foreground    = True;
-
+static const int barHeight	= 24;
 /*
  * Where to place a new tab when it is opened. When npisrelative is True,
  * then the current position is changed + newposition. If npisrelative
diff --color -up tabbed-0.6-clean/tabbed.c tabbed-0.6-modified/tabbed.c
--- tabbed-0.6-clean/tabbed.c	2014-01-21 10:22:03.000000000 -0800
+++ tabbed-0.6-modified/tabbed.c	2021-03-30 20:24:23.712477426 -0700
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ setup(void) {
 	screen = DefaultScreen(dpy);
 	root = RootWindow(dpy, screen);
 	initfont(font);
-	bh = dc.h = dc.font.height + 2;
+	bh = dc.h = barHeight;
 
 	/* init atoms */
 	wmatom[WMProtocols] = XInternAtom(dpy, "WM_PROTOCOLS", False);