Using Html.fromHtml to set custom Typeface

Question

I found this list of HTML-Tags that are (supposedly) supported for HTML.fromHtml to create a Spanned-Text:

http://commonsware.com/blog/Android/2010/05/26/html-tags-supported-by-textview.html

Now is there ANY way to set a custom Typeface with the Font-Tag?

Answer 1

Outdated. See other answers.

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No, there's no way to do so. You can take a look at the Html implementation. As you will see, the font tag supports size and color only.

Answer 2

Simply use a <font> tag with a face attribute. This has been possible since at least Android 1.5 (see source code).

The value of the face attribute will be passed to the TypefaceSpan(String) constructor to create the Spannable. For example, use "monospace", "serif", or "sans-serif".

Answer 3

this has worked for me

Typeface typeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "fonts/OpenSans-Regular.ttf");
currentRounds.setTypeface(typeface);
currentRounds.setText(Html.fromHtml("Current Rounds <br><b>2650</b>"));