public class Demo01 { public static void main(String[] args) { final int maxLevel = 5; for (int i = 0; i < maxLevel; ++i) { for (int j = 0; j < maxLevel-i - 1; ++j) System.out.print(" "); for (int j = 0; j < i*2 + 1; ++j) if (i == maxLevel/2) System.out.print("#"); else System.out.print("*"); System.out.println(); } } }