Java JComboBox set size based on font size
import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.awt.FontMetrics; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; class Demo extends JPanel { public Demo() { String options[] = { "CSS", "HTML", "Java", "Javascript" }; setLayout(new FlowLayout()); JComboBox<String> jcb = new JComboBox<String>(options); FontMetrics fm = jcb.getFontMetrics(jcb.getFont()); jcb.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(150, fm.getHeight())); jcb.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(75, fm.getHeight())); add(jcb);/* w w w.java 2s. c om*/ jcb.setSelectedIndex(1); } } 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); } }