android:fontFamily was applied for devices > than 16. That means 4.1 have this attribute but doesn't 4.0.4 for example.
So I'm trying to use
android:fontFamily="sans-serif-light"
To get a holo font. It works cool in 4.2 but not on 4.0.4, it's showing some default font.
Is there anyway to set it by xml? Or do I've to set it by code?
The easiest way is doing it on your code! Place the font in your assets folder, create and set it on your text view:
TextView text = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textview03);
Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "Molot.otf");
text.setTypeface(tf);
It is possible to do it on the xml. It's a lot harder thought. You have to extend the TextView component and use it on your xml instead of the typical android TextView.
Take a look on this answer for more details on how to achieve that.
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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 have a TextView which contains just one letter. The size of the text is calibrated so that the letter occupies entire TextView area. Now one of my users reported a problem that the letter does not fit properly into the TextView. From the attached screenshot I can see that she uses some kind of custom font on her Samsung S4 device. I am sure that's the problem. Here are some snapshots:
Custom font in a TextView over ImageView:
Custom font in the Status Bar:
Distorted letter N in my TextView:
Is there any way to make a TextView use standard android font ignoring any custom fonts that users applies? How can I install custom fonts on the emulator or Sony phone (do not have Samsung) and replicate the behavior?
Yes you can set custom fonts to your app. Make use TypeFace class.
Create a folder called fonts under assets folder and place all your fonts in it (Font format ttc or ttf. Folder name can be anything)
Within you onCreate method add the below code.
TextView mytextview= (TextView) findViewById(R.id.text_view_id);
// Loading Font Face. Replace with your font file name
Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "fonts/your_custom_font.ttf");
// Applying font
mytextview.setTypeface(tf);
Similar way you can have as many as TypeFace you require and also use the same TypeFace declared on as many as TextView you want.
This tutorial below very well explains your requirement and also provides screenshot for better assistance.
http://www.androidhive.info/2012/02/android-using-external-fonts/
Also kindly note that TypeFace has a lot of other options that you can play around with. You can refer the android docs to get an idea about them.
I hope it helped you.
Thanks!!
My advise:
Create a subfolder in your asset folder called fonts.
Put there the fonts you want to use (for example ttc, or ttf) Set
your TextView typeface. For example:
yourTextView.setTypeface(Typeface.createFromAsset(getContext().getAssets(), "fonts/yourFont.ttc"));
I hope it helps!!
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.
I would like to have an app include a custom font for rendering text, load it, and then use it with standard elements like StaticText. Is this possible?
Yes you can, you jsut can't define it into xml layouts. You need to use it dynamically each time. Check this tutorial for instance.
In case link is dead, here is a sum up of the stuff :
Get a font file like times.otf
Drop it in your asset folder, inside a "fonts" folder
Get a reference of TextView with something like that:
TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.myCustomTVFont);
Grab you font from the asset folder:
Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "fonts/times.otf");
Make your TextView look great:
tv.setTypeface(tf);
As of Android 8.0 (API level 26), you can use fonts in XML. See the documentation here.
Your can take look in this thread as well to set custom fonts for all the views in your activity.