Android -- Is it possible to warp a TextView?

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I'd like to warp a TextView with an arc shape. I know it's possible to warp images, but is it possible to warp TextViews? Is there a established pattern for doing so?

My other option is to warp the text in Photoshop, save it with a transparent background, and use an ImageView, but a client wants this done in about 10 places and I'd like to avoid the extra resources if I can.

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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You need to use customView, override the onDraw(), create a path and use drawTextOnPath.

@Override onDraw(Canvas canvas){
    Path mPath = new Path();
    mPath.addCircle(x, y, 200, Path.Direction.CW);
    canvas.drawTextOnPath(textToDraw, mPath, textX, textY, paint);
}

Please have a look Draw text in circular view?

How to Show Circular Text using TextView in Android

edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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answered Jan 06 '13 at 06:24

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This doesn't warp the text itself. – Maarten Apr 09 '19 at 10:11

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 13 '21 at 19:00

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Views in Android are rectangular so you'll have to use Canvas and Paint to achieve your goal. Take a look at API Demos in the SDK samples. There is one entry called Graphics/Text Align which shows text drawn along a curving path.

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answered Jan 06 '13 at 02:45

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Android -- Is it possible to warp a TextView?

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