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I want to set a custom font by default for TextView in android app. Will i need to create custom view for this ? Or is there any other way to do it except for loading it from assets folder and applying them individually?
Is there a way that a custom font can be directly used in xml, just like "sans","serif"
In your asset folder create a folder named fonts and then access it like this :
TextView text = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textview03);
Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "fonts/YourFile.otf");
text.setTypeface(tf);
First download the .ttf file of the font you need (urfont.ttf). Place it in the assets folder(Inside assest folder create new folder named "fonts" and place it inside it).
Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),
"fonts/urcustomfont.ttf");
TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.CustomFontText);
tv.setTypeface(tf);
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How to change the font on the TextView?
Default font is Droid Sans. Also can have Droid Sans Mono and Droid Serif. These can be changed through either using setTypeface, or through editing the android:typeface XML
As already stated, you can use custom fonts by the method described by AndroidWarrior but keep in mind licensing issues as well as the performance of your app if you add lots of custom fonts.
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I added a Google font using Android Studio,
It created a 'font' folder and under it is an XML file as follow:
res -> font -> font_name.xml
I'm trying to apply it programmatically but I can'y find how to do it,
I've tried several codes but nothing worked, examples:
Typeface font = Typeface.createFromFile("font/font_name.xml");
or
Typeface font = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "#font/font_name");
Please note,
The 'font' folder along with the 'font_name.xml' file,
Were created automatically by Android Studio.
Your help would be appreciated,
Thank you.
I am certainly not an expert, but I managed to get my Typefaces working.
Firstly, this thread contains a lot of useful info:
Custom fonts and XML layouts (Android)
Now specifically to your problem, the way I managed to get Typefaces to work is by downloading a .ttf file either somewhere online, or when using android studio and clicking more fonts, set the radio button to add font to project. That will download the .ttf to res\font\font.ttf Move it to your assets directory into fonts folder and then create the typeface like this:
Typeface typeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "fonts/font.ttf");
If you want to use your font often and don't want to bother setting it every time, a good idea might be extending a TextView or whatever class you need and using the .setTypeface() method in the custom constructor.
Just solved this myself, here is what I have put together.
Typeface font = Typeface.create("cursive", Typeface.NORMAL);
Log.e("Setup", "Font: " + font.getStyle());
signatureButton.setTypeface(font);
The log just checks if you have selected an acceptable font, it should return 0 if not. The hardest part was finding a font family that worked. The key is to go to your XML file and type "android:fontFamily=" from here a suggestion list should pop up with choices at the bottom.
To change the google font family
Typeface typeface = ResourcesCompat.getFont(this, R.font.your_font);
textView.setTypeface(typeface);
Add that to your fonts folder then use them in the XML or programmatically.
According to the Android Typography page Roboto font was introduced in Ice Cream Sandwich. I can download the .ttf files there or I can find it (and many others) in the <android-sdk>/platforms/android-x/data/fonts directory (where x is ICS version and higher).
If I want to actually use this font in my app do I still need to copy this to my assets/fonts directory and setup the font like this or is there some other way of accessing it in my layout XML files?
EDIT:
To clarify the question I really mean any of the Android supplied fonts. So if you look in Android Lollipop's font folder (android-sdk/platforms/android-21/data) there are lots of new fonts.
Assume on a single layout I want to use Roboto-Italic in one TextView and (say) NotoSerif-Bold in another. Can I specify that in my XML layout file using android:typeface="..." or do I need to manually copy the required .ttf files to my font folder and subclass the TextView widget?
Hi you would need to set the typeface on a TextView like below:
Typeface yourTypeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(getContext().getAssets(), "fonts/" + fontName + ".ttf");
yourTextView.setTypeface(yourTypeface);
The Roboto font is already used by default on android 4.0 and up, so you don't need to do anything.
If you want set Roboto as your font, you must verify what is your version, if you have Android < 4.0 you must do something like this
Typeface font = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "fonts/roboto.ttf");
TextView text = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.text);
text.setTypeface(font);
But if your version is 4.0 or higher as JonasCz says, is not necessary, you can read more about this in https://developer.android.com/design/style/typography.html
Note: copy the fonts to assets/fonts. This code is useful also to put any font in your views.
I am developing an Android aap that uses Arabic Fonts.
I have successfully display Arabic text by using "tahoma.ttf"
But problem is that these Arabic Fonts Didn't give a cool look.
So i wanted to change that Font Style. Is there any way of doing this ?
If you want to use external font do :
First step is to pick a font that you want to use.
Create a fonts folder in your assets directory and copy your font there.
To access your custom font,use the Typeface class in the Android SDK to create a typeface that Android can use, then set any display elements that need to use your custom font appropriately.
Unfortunately, you can no longer use layout XML for this, since the XML does not know about any fonts you may have tucked away as an application asset.You can do like this in your code:
Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),"fonts/BPreplay.otf");
TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.CustomFontText);
tv.setTypeface(tf);
Note: Android does not seem to like all TrueType fonts.So, if you try to use a different font and it does not seem to be working, it may be that the font is incompatible with Android, for whatever reason.
You can see more details in these pages:
Fun with Fonts
Musings of the Bare Bones Coder/using custom fonts
I have a clocktopia font on my android device and it's only on some applications.
How do I use that particular font programmatically?
Thank you.
First, put the .ttf (or other font file) in your /assets directory.
Then, set the font face of your textview with the following code.
TextView textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.myTextView);
Typeface font = Typeface.createFromFile("path-to-file");
textView.setTypeface(font);
Unfortunately you cannot use custom typefaces in XML (so you also cannot define a custom theme with your font).
Custom fonts and XML layouts (Android)
You can use the TextViewPlus class provider here to load the typeface from xml but I don't know of a way to use a theme to do this automatically.
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i am creating an application in arabic
and have a custom font that i want to use
can someone tell me the code i should use in my java class
i tried this
TextView txt = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.custom_font);
Typeface font = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "trado.ttf");
txt.setTypeface(font);
but the ending line that says font theres an error that says
Syntax error on token "font", VariableDeclaratorId expected after this token
Can someone help!
try this, as in adding this lol
TextView txt = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.custom_font);
Typeface font = Typeface.createFromAsset(this.getAssets(), "trado.ttf");
txt.setTypeface(font);
Save your custom font file in a folder fonts inside the assets folder.
for example:
assets/fonts/trado.ttf
and make sure your font extension (i.e ttf in your case) is in lower case.