AutoNotification Status bar text shifted low

Can't figure out how to use the full height of the status bar text field. I am creating a numeric variable from a Tasker Task, appending a degree symbol, and putting it into the status bar instead of a status bar icon. Unfortunately it seems to always be shifted low, which causes the bottom of the numbers to be clipped off. Playing with font size and html formatting doesn't fix it.
Any ideas? Pictures of the problem and how I'm building it.
Note the "80" that is clipped and doesn't seem to be taking advantage of the space like the lightning bolt compared to the Tasker status bar text.

 

Sorry, apparently I didn't get a notification, so the Drive link seems to have expired.

 

Nevermind, was able to get to it on a desktop. Gimme a day or two to test it out. Thanks.

 

Well, now it's shifted high, but it's a bit better. Now on to the requirements creep...being able to make this wider than the standard icon width would let me increase the font size to take advantage of the full height available.
Thanks.