Java tutorial
import java.awt.Insets; import javax.swing.JFormattedTextField; import javax.swing.JSpinner; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { JSpinner spinner = new JSpinner(); // Get the text field JFormattedTextField tf = ((JSpinner.DefaultEditor) spinner.getEditor()).getTextField(); // Set the margin (add two spaces to the left and right side of the value) int top = 0; int left = 2; int bottom = 0; int right = 2; Insets insets = new Insets(top, left, bottom, right); tf.setMargin(insets); } }