Java tutorial
import java.awt.Graphics; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main extends JPanel { String s = "Vertical text"; int v; public void paint(Graphics g) { v = g.getFontMetrics(getFont()).getHeight() + 1; int j = 0; int k = s.length(); while (j < k + 1) { if (j == k) g.drawString(s.substring(j), 10, 10 + (j * v)); else g.drawString(s.substring(j, j + 1), 10, 10 + (j * v)); j++; } } public static void main(String[] a) { JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.add(new Main()); f.setSize(300, 300); f.setVisible(true); } }