Can I embed a custom font in an Android app?

Question

I would like the application to include a custom font for rendering text, loading it, and using it with standard elements like StaticText. Is it possible?

Answer 1

Yes you can, you cannot define it in xml layouts. You must use it dynamically every time. For example, this tutorial .

If the link is dead, here is the sum of things:

• Get a font file, e.g. times.otf
• Put it in the folder with your resource, in the "fonts" folder

• Get a TextView link with something like this:

   TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.myCustomTVFont); 

• Take the font from the resource folder:

   Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "fonts/times.otf"); 

• Make your TextView great:

   tv.setTypeface(tf); 

Answer 2

You can look in this thread and also install custom fonts for all types in your activity.

Answer 3

Starting with Android 8.0 (API level 26), you can use fonts in XML. See the documentation here .