Isosceles Triangle

// Write a program that prints an isosceles triangle of 9 copyright symbols © !

import java.util.Locale;

public class IsoscelesTriangle {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        Locale.setDefault(Locale.ROOT);
        char copySymb = '©';
        int length = 4;
        System.out.printf("%s%s\n", newString(' ', length), copySymb);
        int innerWidth = 1;
        for (int row = 1; row < 3; row++) {
            length--;
            String outerSpaces = newString(' ', length);
            String innerSpaces = newString(' ', innerWidth);
            System.out.printf("%1$s%2$s%3$s%2$s\n", outerSpaces, copySymb, innerSpaces);
            innerWidth += 2;
        }

        System.out.printf("%1$s%2$s%1$s%2$s%1$s%2$s%1$s%2$s\n", ' ', copySymb);

    }

    private static String newString(char ch, int size) {
        return new String(new char[size]).replace('\0', ch);
    }

}