The jLabel control is analogous the .Net Compact Framework's Label, but has a much more rich appearance, and a few additional features.

The Border property is used to customize the thickness and color of the label's perimeter. See Fills, Strokes and Borders for details.

The CornerRadii property can be used to customize shape of the label's four corners. Each corner can be set independently.

The Fill property is used to customize the color of the label's interior. See Fills, Strokes and Borders for details.

jLabel supports all of jControls' Text Features.