Java tutorial
import java.awt.FontMetrics; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import javax.swing.JComponent; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class BasicDraw { public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.add(new MyComponent()); frame.setSize(300, 300); frame.setVisible(true); } } class MyComponent extends JComponent { public void paint(Graphics g) { Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g; FontMetrics fontMetrics = g2d.getFontMetrics(); int width = fontMetrics.stringWidth("aString"); int height = fontMetrics.getHeight(); System.out.println(width); System.out.println(height); } }