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If you need to set one font for all TextViews in android application you can use this solution. It will override ALL TextView's typefaces, includes action bar and other standard components, but EditText's password font won't be overriden.
public class MyApp extends Application {
@Override
public void onCreate() {
TypefaceUtil.overrideFont(getApplicationContext(), "SERIF", "fonts/Roboto-Regular.ttf"); // font from assets: "assets/fonts/Roboto-Regular.ttf
}
}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<style name="MyAppTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light">
<!-- you should set typeface which you want to override with TypefaceUtil -->
<item name="android:typeface">serif</item>
</style>
</resources>
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Typeface;
import android.util.Log;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
public class TypefaceUtil {
/**
* Using reflection to override default typeface
* NOTICE: DO NOT FORGET TO SET TYPEFACE FOR APP THEME AS DEFAULT TYPEFACE WHICH WILL BE OVERRIDDEN
* @param context to work with assets
* @param defaultFontNameToOverride for example "monospace"
* @param customFontFileNameInAssets file name of the font from assets
*/
public static void overrideFont(Context context, String defaultFontNameToOverride, String customFontFileNameInAssets) {
try {
final Typeface customFontTypeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), customFontFileNameInAssets);
final Field defaultFontTypefaceField = Typeface.class.getDeclaredField(defaultFontNameToOverride);
defaultFontTypefaceField.setAccessible(true);
defaultFontTypefaceField.set(null, customFontTypeface);
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e("Can not set custom font " + customFontFileNameInAssets + " instead of " + defaultFontNameToOverride);
}
}
}
@har2008preet
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is the text inside button also gets changed with this?

@arpitjoshi08
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arpitjoshi08 commented Jul 25, 2017

@rustyJ4ck not working in some devices like samsung s4

@amolaksingh
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How to add punjabi or hindi language in listview

@momvart
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momvart commented Aug 3, 2017

How to override sans-serif-medium (or light)?

@haditabealhojeh
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Thanks a lot.

@jughoor
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jughoor commented Sep 8, 2017

thanx man it worked.

@jughoor
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jughoor commented Sep 8, 2017

there is an step missing "android:name=".MyApp" add this to your Menifiest file under Application.

@gundubandagar
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absolutely brilliant hats off, away some. i don't have word to say.

@preethambogadi
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you are awesome

@shaikhabdulqadir
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awesome

@MansoorJafari
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don't work in api > 21

@faizrehman1
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Simply Awesome

@DPatel02
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NOT WORKING WITH API >21

@gundubandagar
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very brilliant logic,, your are god,,, you save time of lot of people... Thanks :)

@sud007
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sud007 commented Jan 3, 2018

2018 and does not work with API>21

@AhmadAyyaz1993
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Better way of doing that is to create custom text/input field with custom fonts like:

`public class RegularProximaTextView extends TextView {
public static Typeface FONT_NAME;

public RegularProximaTextView(Context context) {
super(context);
if(FONT_NAME == null) FONT_NAME = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "fonts/Mark Simonson - Proxima Nova Regular.otf");
this.setTypeface(FONT_NAME);
}
public RegularProximaTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
super(context, attrs);
if(FONT_NAME == null) FONT_NAME = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "fonts/Mark Simonson - Proxima Nova Regular.otf");
this.setTypeface(FONT_NAME);
}
public RegularProximaTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
super(context, attrs, defStyle);
if(FONT_NAME == null) FONT_NAME = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "fonts/Mark Simonson - Proxima Nova Regular.otf");
this.setTypeface(FONT_NAME);
}`

@meidikawardana
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I just used this and still works. thank you :D

@RakeshDextrous
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Where we have to put MyApp class.

@RakeshDextrous
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Can you please show this example in working HelloWorld Application ?

@radeshf
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radeshf commented Jun 18, 2018

oh my god! how it work!!! it still wow word but unfortunately do not work in api>21

@SinaMN75
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SinaMN75 commented Jul 5, 2018

Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaank youuuu soooooooooooooo muuuch

@harpreetsi9h
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Wow That's cool

@gundubandagar
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awesome, nice

@Francis-Smith
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is there a way to get this to work when android:textStyle="bold" is specified in the layout xml?

@ayoubm
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ayoubm commented Feb 14, 2019

I'm sure this was a life saviour back in 2014 but now for API 26+ you can use this much easier solution 👍
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/look-and-feel/fonts-in-xml

@JPsurj1a01
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https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/look-and-feel/fonts-in-xml

Follow the steps mentioned in the link above.

Just need to add font_family="@fonts/font_type" for changing the font style for any textview or button edittext etc.

@Johnyoat
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Johnyoat commented Jun 13, 2019

This is great, i created a kotlin version here https://gist.github.com/Johnyoat/040ca5224071d01b3f3dfc6cd4d026f7 using this solution

@Abhish-Bhawsar
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Thank you,its Amazing!

@FirstVoyager
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very nice, thank you

@MrCalifer
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Works perfectly

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