I want to apply some font say Times New Roman to only my application.
Not to the whole system and not to specific view. As far I know
to apply font to specific view we store font file in asset folder and get into the application as follow.
1] Typeface mFace = Typeface.createFromAsset(getContext().getAssets(),
"fonts/samplefont.ttf");
textView.setTypeface(mFace);
2] To apply font to whole application I can replace the DroidSans.ttf file with my font file.
I can use first way to apply font to my application but It won't be a good solution because I need to modify everywhere and I don't want to do that if there is any better way is available.
I made a custom textview widget and in the constructors made a call to this code:
public static void SetCustomFont (TextView t, String fontName, Context c) {
Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(c.getAssets(),
fontName);
t.setTypeface(tf);
}
I'm using the same font over the whole application so I put the fontName in the constuctor and then did a global Find/Replace for TextView
Android does not provide much in the way of support for applying fonts across the whole app (see this issue). You have 4 options to set the font for the entire app:
Option1: Apply reflection to change the system font
Option2: Create and subclass custom View classes for each View that needs a custom font
Option3: Implement a View Crawler which traverses the view hierarchy for the current screen
Option4: Use a 3rd party library.
Details of these options can be found here.
Check this to define fonts styles. In addition, you can refer to this style from your manifest file at the app level
<application
android:theme="#style/Theme1">
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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.
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
the way i found for using custom fonts on my android app is using the below code
TextView txt = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView1);
Typeface font = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "ABCD.TTF");
txt.setTypeface(font);
i've stored the ABCD.TTF in assets folder..
and ya it works, no probs in tat.. the thing is i have to add the above code for each and every texts,buttons,etc i have.. and its really a time consuming thing if theres lots of texts and buttons in various activity :(
what i need is an alternate method to do it, an easiest one to do it..
like using a single block of code not repeatative like the above to change the fonts for all the stuffs..
else doing it in the xml
or is there any way to add our custom font to the inbuilt typeface where normal,sans,serif,monospace are present.
like using a single block of code not repeatative like the above to change the fonts for all the stuffs..
There are a few ways of doing this already addressed in various StackOverflow answers. Here is that iterates over the children of a ViewGroup and apply a Typeface to all that implement TextView:
- https://stackoverflow.com/a/7580370/115145
else doing it in the xml
Sorry, this is not supported.
or is there any way to add our custom font to the inbuilt typeface where normal,sans,serif,monospace are present.
Sorry, this is not supported, except if you build your own firmware.
You can use simple EasyFonts third party library to set variety of custom font to your TextView. By using this library you should not have to worry about downloading and adding fonts into the assets/fonts folder. Also about Typeface object creation.
Simply:
TextView myTextView = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.myTextView);
myTextView.setTypeface(EasyFonts.robotoThin(this));
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.