TextView bold via xml file?

Question

Is there a way to bold the text in a TextView via XML?

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Answer 1

just use

android:textStyle="bold"

Answer 2

I have a project in which I have the following TextView :

<TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:textStyle="bold"
    android:text="@string/app_name"
    android:layout_gravity="center" 
/>

So, I'm guessing you need to use android:textStyle

Answer 3

use textstyle property as bold

android:textStyle = "bold";

Answer 4

Use android:textStyle="bold"

4 ways to make Android TextView Bold

like this

<TextView
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:textSize="12dip"
android:textStyle="bold"
/>

There are many ways to make Android TextView bold.

Answer 5

Example:

use: android:textStyle="bold"

 <TextView
    android:id="@+id/txtVelocidade"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_above="@+id/txtlatitude"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_marginBottom="34dp"
    android:textStyle="bold"
    android:text="Aguardando GPS"
    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />

Answer 6

Just you need to use 

//for bold
android:textStyle="bold"

//for italic
android:textStyle="italic"

//for normal
android:textStyle="normal"

<TextView
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:textStyle="bold"
    android:text="@string/userName"
    android:layout_gravity="left"
    android:textSize="16sp"
/>