Java tutorial
import java.awt.Font; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.awt.Shape; import java.awt.font.FontRenderContext; import java.awt.font.TextLayout; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class BasicShapes extends JPanel { public void paint(Graphics g) { Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g; getTextShape(g2d, "asdf", new Font("", 1, 1)); } public Shape getTextShape(Graphics2D g2d, String str, Font font) { FontRenderContext frc = g2d.getFontRenderContext(); TextLayout tl = new TextLayout(str, font, frc); return tl.getOutline(null); } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Basic Shapes"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.add(new BasicShapes()); frame.setSize(350, 250); frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null); frame.setVisible(true); } }