diff --git a/dotfiles/.config/waybar/config b/dotfiles/.config/waybar/config
index c721b19..35c7369 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.config/waybar/config
+++ b/dotfiles/.config/waybar/config
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
             }
     },
     "wireplumber": {
-        "format": "{icon}{volume}%",
+        "format": "<span rise='300'>{icon}</span>{volume}%",
         "format-muted": "",
         "format-bluetooth": "{icon}{volume}%",
         "format-bluetooth-muted": "",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     },
     "wireplumber#microphone": {
         "node-type": "Audio/Source",
-        "format": "<span letter_spacing='100'> </span>{volume}%",
+        "format": "<span letter_spacing='100'> </span><span rise='300'>{volume}%</span>",
         "format-muted": "<span letter_spacing='2000'> </span>{volume}%",
         "on-click": "pwvucontrol"
     },
diff --git a/dotfiles/.config/waybar/style.css b/dotfiles/.config/waybar/style.css
index d5d4b43..d752665 100644
--- a/dotfiles/.config/waybar/style.css
+++ b/dotfiles/.config/waybar/style.css
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ window#waybar {
 /*-----module groups----*/
 .modules-right {
     margin: 2px 10px 0 0;
+    padding-top: 1px;
 }
 
 #custom-notification {
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ window#waybar {
 
 .modules-left {
     margin: 2px 0 0 5px;
+    padding-top: 1px;
 }
 /*-----modules indv----*/
 #workspaces button {