Android Typeface createFromAsset

Question

I Have a Custom View which draws text onto the Canvas. I want to change the font to a font stored in the assets folder.

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Answer 1

First of all, you have to keep your assets folder inside your project and not inside src/main.. And then, create a folder called fonts inside assets. then, put the specific font typeface ttf files inside it.You can use the font typeface in coding like:

Typeface type = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),"fonts/filename.ttf");
textview.setTypeface(type);