android - Change TextView Font?

Question

How can I change font type in Android TextView?

<TextView
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="Welcome!"
    android:textSize="20sp"  />

Answer 1

You can use the android:typeface attribute. For example:

<TextView
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="Welcome!"
    android:typeface="sans"
    android:textSize="20sp"  />

The XML attribute only allows the values normal, sans, serif, and monospace. If you want to use a different Typeface (perhaps a custom one that you ship with your app), you will have to do it in code by calling setTypeface() for the view after the TextView is loaded.