Java tutorial
import java.awt.Color; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTextArea; import javax.swing.WindowConstants; import javax.swing.text.DefaultCaret; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea(); JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); DefaultCaret caret = new DefaultCaret() { @Override public boolean isSelectionVisible() { return true; } }; textArea.setCaret(caret); textArea.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Miriam Fixed", 0, 13)); Color color = Color.BLUE; // textArea.setBackground(color); textArea.setSelectedTextColor(color); f.getContentPane().add(new JScrollPane(textArea)); f.pack(); f.setVisible(true); } }