Hashtable table = new Hashtable(); for (int i = 0; i <= 100; i += 10) { JLabel c = new JLabel("" + i); if (i > 0 && (i - 10) % 20 == 0) { c.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(20, 0, 0, 0)); } table.put(i, c); } slider.setLabelTable(table);