NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getInstance();
if (nf instanceof DecimalFormat) {
DecimalFormat df = (DecimalFormat)nf;
DecimalFormatSymbols dfs = df.getDecimalFormatSymbols();
// set the beginning of the range to Arabic digits
dfs.setZeroDigit('\u0660");
df.setDecimalFormatSymbols(dfs);
}
// create a label with the formatted number
JLabel label = new JLabel(nf.format(1234567.89));
// set the font with a large enough size so we can easily
// read the numbers
label.setFont(new Font("Lucida Sans", Font.PLAIN, 22));
add(label);