Vertical TextView taking too much space in Android

Question

I am trying to create something like the following using LinearLayout and TableLayout:

Answer 1

    val textPaint = Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG)
    textPaint.textSize=toPx(16)
    textPaint.color=Color.parseColor("#FFFFFF")
    canvas.save()
    canvas.translate(50F, 60F)
    canvas.rotate(90F)
    canvas.drawPaint(textPaint)
    canvas.drawText("YourText", 0F,0F, textPaint)
    canvas.restore()

Answer 2

You can use code below:

android:rotation="270"

Answer 3

why not put padding?so it will go in the center of your screen.just try it out if you like

Answer 4

You should get answer to your question from the below mentioned link:

vertical text in textview

Answer 5

you have to extend TextView and override its onDraw

Answer 6

        android:rotation="-90"
        android:layout_gravity="center"

Worked for me.