Java tutorial
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints; import java.awt.GridBagLayout; import java.awt.Label; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) { JFrame demo = new JFrame("GridBag demo, to center a component"); JPanel parentPanel = new JPanel(); GridBagLayout gridbag = new GridBagLayout(); GridBagConstraints constraints = new GridBagConstraints(); constraints.fill = GridBagConstraints.CENTER; gridbag.setConstraints(parentPanel, constraints); parentPanel.setLayout(gridbag); Label centerLabel = new Label(" AAA..."); parentPanel.add(centerLabel); demo.add(parentPanel); demo.setSize(500, 500); demo.setVisible(true); } }