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Asked: 2026-05-25T10:41:27+00:00

I am trying to display a complex string in a Swing JButton using HTML/CSS.

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I am trying to display a complex string in a Swing JButton using HTML/CSS. I am using CSS1 attributes, which is supported by Swing. The problem is that the following causes the button title to break into 3 separate lines rather than a single line:

javax.swing.JButton("<html><div style='display:inline;'>regular </div><div style='background-color:#336699;color:#fff;display:inline;'>special</div><div style='display:inline;'> regular again");

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Note that the said string works great in a browser webpage, generating a single line (no line breaks):

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I tried using “float:left” and “display:inline-block” – these also have no visible effect.

Anyone have an idea why this happens and what can be done?
Please limit your answers to HTML/CSS as I do not wish to implement a special L&F or class for this issue.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Well traditionally <span> is just like a <div> except it defaults to inline display. I’d try that first before messing with much else.

    EDIT:

    Ok so I played around with this a bit the following html works for me:

    "<html>" + 
"regular" +
"<font style='background-color:#336699; color:#fff;'>special</font>" +
"regular again"
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