Android button text not aligned properly

Question

I have a button and even though the text is centered on the layout preview, when I run the application it slides down. Any idea of what may be happening.

Button XML

<Button
    android:id="@+id/increment_setup_activity"
    android:layout_width="131dp"
    android:layout_height="59dp"
    android:background="@drawable/settings_panel"
    android:text="+"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:textColor="@color/soft_color"
    android:textSize="50sp"
    android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/constraintLayout3"
    android:layout_marginRight="0dp"
    app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="@+id/

Android Studio Layout Preview

Running on my phone

did the searching for you http://stackoverflow.com/a/10978706/4944007 — Ismail Iqbal, Mar 24 '17 at 19:20
This is indeed the problem, I saw this post and I did alter the text before posting this question but it was still not centered. After finding the link to the post again - this time by you - I decided to make a more extreme reduction and it works fine. I am not sure if I should flag my question or leave it here. Nevertheless a big thanks and an upvote to you. — caiomcg, Mar 25 '17 at 15:44

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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Since you have a larger font size center align text (by default on a button) does not work try reducing the font size more info visit this stackoverflow answer

edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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answered Mar 25 '17 at 16:00

Ismail Iqbal

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score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 24 '17 at 15:12

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add it's:

  <LinearLayout android:layout_width="match_parent" 
                  android:id="@+id/linearLayout1"  
                  android:gravity="center"
                  >

add your component here and button

</LinearLayout>

answered Mar 24 '17 at 15:12

Serge Lopes

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Android button text not aligned properly

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