how to increase menu bar font size?

You are correct the menu bar text IS smaller and It WAS bigger in the last version. In fact I made it so it was much bigger so I could easily see it. And i can't do it in el capitan either. That was a very snide response your got just wanted to say you are not alone.

I moved to the next screen resolution and that solved the issues he stated above. It's not ideal and apple really should allow you to make the menu bar text size larger.

Kappy,

Your response to the OP's inquiry reveals seems insensitive to the need here -- that being an accessibility issue. If you are unable to offer assistance with regard to a legitimate need for a member of the user community, I would suggest you either enrich your own knowledge of the issue (if you are motivated to respond), or simply pass over the discussion, as opposed to attempting to shame a person whose vision requirements necessitate an accessibility question.

Indeed, the menu bar, for exactly the same reasons as the tool bar, DOES need a scalability option, for exactly the same reason: Accessibility.

System Preferences/Displays under display tab, top right is "Resolution". The default is set to "Default for Display". Click Scaled and choose a lower resolution.

I've spent the last 30 minutes going thru all the system preferences to change things to make the Top menu bar larger in appearance as well. New bar size is difficult for those of us without 20/20. I made contrast higher and it helps but a larger size is needed not just wanted.

My eyes are struggling with the tiny desktop menu fonts as well. The notion to reduce my MacBook Pro's screen resolution as the "fix" is as ludicrous as the old-time magnifying lenses placed over antique TVs with 10" CRTs to give them a "big screen" ... the image may appear larger, but so do the lines and video noise as well.

For simply increasing the font sizes and other desktop elements, this has been part of the Window's OS for a couple of decades, to not have this in OSX, Apple must either be out-right stubborn or else working to retain some copyrighted "look and feel" of their desktop, the user be darned ...

So, what is that 3rd party APP that can fix this ... would that be ONYX or something similar? Thanks.

Try going into System Preferences>Display. Hold the option key and choose one of the optional resolutions. See if one is more usable for you. Everything will change however. There are no separate settings for the Menus & Menu Bar.

I just bought a new Mac If I can't see the menu bar they can have the darn thing back Im ******

The screen Zoom feature.

Apple has never provided a way of increasing the menubar font of OS X. It's always been that way. Perhaps you should try thinking about reasons why it's a bad idea to change it.

Wow! Pretty short-sighted. Did their legal forget to review their ADA compliance? Hopefully it will be on the next update or the class action vultures will be swarming. This is what happens when you don't hire with diversity in mind.

Correct it is, but it won't work in the menubar. The size can only be changed by decreasing the screen's resolution or using features in the Accessibility preferences.

this is beats v*mit horrible (trying to be polite)