How to change default font of the android app?

Question

I want to make an app in a non English language. So I need the textviews, strings and the toast to be in the non-English language. Setting the typeface for every text is cumbersome. Is there a way to set a default font? When I have to refer to something in English (like email id) then I can use the textview.settypeface(xyz) method.

you can try this link https://coderwall.com/p/qxxmaa/android-use-a-custom-font-everywhere — Rizky Ariestiyansyah, Jan 03 '16 at 02:57

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 13 '19 at 21:17

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There is a grate library for custom fonts in android: custom fonts

Here is a sample how to use it.

In gradle you need to put this line:

compile 'uk.co.chrisjenx:calligraphy:2.1.0'

Then make a class that extends application and write this code:

public class App extends Application { 
@Override public void onCreate() {
super.onCreate();

CalligraphyConfig.initDefault(new CalligraphyConfig.Builder()
                .setDefaultFontPath("your font path")
                .setFontAttrId(R.attr.fontPath)
                .build()
);
}
}

In the activity class put this method before onCreate:

@Override
protected void attachBaseContext(Context newBase) {
super.attachBaseContext(CalligraphyContextWrapper.wrap(newBase));
}

In your manifest file write like this:

<application
android:name=".App"

It will change the whole activity to your font!. I'ts simple solution and clean!

edited Feb 13 '19 at 21:17

Guy Luz

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answered Jan 03 '16 at 06:32

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Here's a video of the guy who made the library explaining how it works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZkZVCWxIXs – suku Jan 03 '16 at 15:02
I did the above steps. Default font is replaced successfully, but bold, italic, etc styles are not applied to the new font on device. – code_poetry Oct 21 '16 at 07:00
@Mishty try to get a bold, italics font version of the same font. And use setTypeface() and use these fonts – suku Dec 23 '16 at 14:58
Is there a calligraphy project for eclipse? – CodeMonkey Apr 24 '17 at 09:38

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

You can achieve this in mainly 3 ways. one way would be to create a custom TextView and refer that everywhere, ie :

    public class TypefacedTextView extends TextView {

    public TypefacedTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);

        Typeface typeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), fontName);
        setTypeface(typeface);
    }
}

and inside View.xml

<packagename.TypefacedTextView
         android:layout_width="fill_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:text="Hello"/>

Another way, is to use the powerful Calligraphy library in github. see this

And finally, you can override the defaults with your own fonts, see this

How to change default font of the android app?

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