align text center with android

Question

I know it sounds easy. I need to put a text in center, but when the text is too long it needs to go below, but still align in the center of my xml.

Here's my code :

 <LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:id="@+id/showdescriptioncontenttitle"
    android:paddingTop="10dp"
    android:paddingBottom="10dp"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
>
    <TextView 
        android:id="@+id/showdescriptiontitle"
        android:text="Title"
        android:textSize="35dp"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    />
</LinearLayout>

I put paddingTop and Bottom because I need some space. PS: My code is bigger; it's in a RelativeLayout.

Here you didn't use any text style – Dinith Nov 03 '19 at 13:57 — Dinith, Nov 03 '19 at 13:57

peter.bartos · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-06T21:29:42.790

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Set also android:gravity parameter in TextView to center.

For testing the effects of different layout parameters I recommend to use different background color for every element, so you can see how your layout changes with parameters like gravity, layout_gravity or others.

edited Sep 06 '11 at 21:29

answered Sep 06 '11 at 21:08

peter.bartos

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Thank you, it worked, just need some time to valid your answer ! – Tsunaze Sep 06 '11 at 21:11
Yes, that's true. But I think only if the TextView has more than one line. Because with only 1 not full line of text, the TextView wont fill the layout horizontally – peter.bartos Sep 06 '11 at 21:19
You can avoid this by setting TextView's android:layout_width="fill_parent" – peter.bartos Sep 06 '11 at 21:20
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Not to be confused with `android:layout_gravity`. Doh! :) – Joshua Pinter Apr 22 '16 at 18:57

score 33 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 02 '13 at 15:39

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use this way

txt.setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);

edited Nov 02 '13 at 15:39

zzlalani

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answered Sep 07 '11 at 04:21

bhargavkumar040

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score 25 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 09 '15 at 06:07

use this way in xml

   <TextView
        android:id="@+id/myText"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Time is precious, so love now."
        android:gravity="center"
        android:textSize="30dp"
        android:textColor="#fff"
        />

score 9 · Answer 4 · answered May 23 '12 at 21:14

You can use the following:

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:id="@+id/showdescriptioncontenttitle"
    android:paddingTop="10dp"
    android:paddingBottom="10dp">

 <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textview1"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:text="Your text"
        android:typeface="serif" />
</LinearLayout>

The layout needs to be relative for the "center" property to be used.

score 5 · Answer 5 · edited Jan 24 '16 at 08:43

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Adding android:gravity="center" in your TextView will do the trick (be the parent layout is Relative/Linear)!

Also, you should avoid using dp for font size. Use sp instead.

edited Jan 24 '16 at 08:43

seenukarthi

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answered Nov 12 '15 at 09:47

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score 5 · Answer 6 · answered May 15 '20 at 10:30

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Just add these 2 lines;

android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:textAlignment="center"

answered May 15 '20 at 10:30

Ramandeep Singh

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score 3 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 30 '16 at 07:22

add layout_gravity and gravity with center value on TextView

<TextView
    android:text="welcome text"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_gravity="center"
    android:gravity="center"
    />

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Nov 03 '19 at 13:55

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android:layout_gravity="center"

or

android:gravity="center"

both works for me.

answered Nov 03 '19 at 13:55

Dinith

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score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Dec 10 '20 at 17:48

Or check this out this will help align all the elements at once.

 <LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:id="@+id/showdescriptioncontenttitle"
    android:paddingTop="10dp"
    android:paddingBottom="10dp"
    android:layout_gravity="center"
    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
>
    <TextView 
        android:id="@+id/showdescriptiontitle"
        android:text="Title"
        android:textSize="35dp"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    />
</LinearLayout>

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Jun 25 '22 at 20:59

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If you want to change the alignment from the mainActivity.java file, then use the gravity. For example:

chatMsg.setGravity(Gravity.RIGHT);

chatMsg is my textView. I wanted the text to be right aligned and this code worked well.

answered Jun 25 '22 at 20:59

abbujaansboy

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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Sep 04 '22 at 12:11

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you can easily done this by adding these lines

android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:textAlignment="center"

answered Sep 04 '22 at 12:11

KaranKulshrestha

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