Android - Add Margin for SpannableStringBuilder using ReplacementSpan

Question

I\'m trying to format Hashtags inside a TextView/EditText (Say like Chips mentioned in the Material Design Specs). I\'m able to format the background using ReplacementSpan

Answer 1

Doesnt BackgroundColorSpan work?

For your specific case, you can also set the lineSpacing for the TextView.

One last option (didn't test this), would be to calculate the height of the span to be larger than the one that you are drawing. You can check getSize implementation in DynamicDrawableSpan to see how to set the height of the span using the given FontMetrics instance as a parameter.