How to put the text of a JLabel under its icon

Question

I trying to put the text of a JLabel under its icon (centered) at the momemnt I can get this

Current

using JLabel north = new JLabel("North")

I tried using html in the label JLabel("<HTML><BR>North</HTML>") but it is not aligned properly. Any suggestions?

score 36 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 01 '12 at 01:21

36

See this:

Basically, use this in your case:

north.setHorizontalTextPosition(JLabel.CENTER);
north.setVerticalTextPosition(JLabel.BOTTOM);

answered Mar 01 '12 at 01:21

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