Java AWT FontMetrics center text
import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.Font; import java.awt.FontMetrics; import java.awt.Graphics; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; class Demo extends JPanel { final Font f = new Font("SansSerif", Font.BOLD, 18); public void paint(Graphics g) { Dimension d = this.getSize(); g.setColor(Color.white);// w w w. j a va 2 s.co m g.fillRect(0, 0, d.width,d.height); g.setColor(Color.black); g.setFont(f); drawCenteredString("This is centered.", d.width, d.height, g); g.drawRect(0, 0, d.width-1, d.height-1); } public void drawCenteredString(String s, int w, int h, Graphics g) { FontMetrics fm = g.getFontMetrics(); int x = (w - fm.stringWidth(s)) / 2; int y = (fm.getAscent() + (h - (fm.getAscent() + fm.getDescent()))/2); g.drawString(s, x, y); } } public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Demo panel = new Demo(); JFrame application = new JFrame(); application.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); application.add(panel); application.setSize(250, 250); application.setVisible(true); } }