How to make JButton text appear?

Question

In the above image the left shows code for the set of 4 seats in yellow on the left. I tried to change the font size to try to make it fit in the box but I can't get them to show up. For now the text on the JButtons are all "..." but I want them to display their labels, which are only 3 characters. What can I do to the JButtons to get them to display the labels? Perhaps removing the JButton border space?

Answer 1

Would it be possible to eliminate the thick border around the text (left and right)?

The margin controls the space between the text and the Border:

seats[I].setMargin( new Insets(5, 5, 5, 5) );

Also, in the future post actual code, not a picture of the code. And the code should be in the form of a SSCCE so we know exactly what your are doing.