import java.awt.font.GlyphVector; static void drawTextWithOutline(Graphics2D etc g2, S text, float x, float y, Color fillColor, Color outlineColor) { BasicStroke outlineStroke = new BasicStroke(2.0f); g2.translate(x, y); // remember original settings Stroke originalStroke = g2.getStroke(); RenderingHints originalHints = g2.getRenderingHints(); // create a glyph vector from your text GlyphVector glyphVector = g2.getFont().createGlyphVector(g2.getFontRenderContext(), text); // get the shape object Shape textShape = glyphVector.getOutline(); g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_RENDERING, RenderingHints.VALUE_RENDER_QUALITY); g2.setColor(outlineColor); g2.setStroke(outlineStroke); g2.draw(textShape); // draw outline g2.setColor(fillColor); g2.fill(textShape); // fill the shape // reset to original settings after painting g2.setStroke(originalStroke); g2.setRenderingHints(originalHints); g2.translate(-x, -y); }