How to change fontFamily of TextView in Android

Question

So I\'d like to change the android:fontFamily in Android but I don\'t see any pre-defined fonts in Android. How do I select one of the pre-defined ones? I don\'

Answer 1

Android doesn't allow you to set custom fonts from the XML layout. Instead, you must bundle the specific font file in your app's assets folder, and set it programmatically. Something like:

TextView textView = (TextView) findViewById();
Typeface typeFace = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "");
textView.setTypeface(typeFace);

Note that you can only run this code after setContentView() has been called. Also, only some fonts are supported by Android, and should be in a .ttf (TrueType) or .otf (OpenType) format. Even then, some fonts may not work.

This is a font that definitely works on Android, and you can use this to confirm that your code is working in case your font file isn't supported by Android.

Android O Update: This is now possible with XML in Android O, based on Roger's comment.