I have the same problem as I fix it? net.sf.jasperreports.engine.util.JRProperties.setProperty("net.sf.jasperreports.extension.registry.factory.htmlelement", "net.sf.jasperreports.extensions.HtmlElementExtensionsRegistryFactory"); net.sf.jasperreports.engine.util.JRProperties.setProperty("net.sf.jasperreports.extension.registry.factory.htmlcomponent", "net.sf.jasperreports.components.html.HtmlComponentExtensionsRegistryFactory"); is enough? thanks