How to change the font on the TextView?

Question

How to change the font in a TextView, as default it\'s shown up as Arial? How to change it to Helvetica?

Answer 1

Best practice is to use Android Support Library version 26.0.0 or above.

STEP 1: add font file

1. In res folder create new font resource dictionary
2. Add font file (.ttf, .orf)

For example, when font file will be helvetica_neue.ttf that will generates R.font.helvetica_neue

STEP 2: create font family

1. In font folder add new resource file
2. Enclose each font file, style, and weight attribute in the element.

For example:

STEP 3: use it

In xml layouts:

Or add fonts to style:

For more examples you can follow documentation:

Working with fonts