Java tutorial
import javax.swing.BorderFactory; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class EmptyBorderForLabel extends JFrame { public EmptyBorderForLabel() { setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JPanel panel = new JPanel(); JLabel label; label = new JLabel("Empty"); label.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10, 20, 10, 20)); panel.add(label); getContentPane().add(panel); pack(); } public static void main(String[] args) { EmptyBorderForLabel s = new EmptyBorderForLabel(); s.setVisible(true); } }