TextView horizontal center in RelativeLayout

Question

In my app screen, i want to show Heading as horizontally center. I tried with below layout xml codes

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="fill_parent"
  android:layout_marginTop="10dip"
  >
  <TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:text="Connections" />
</RelativeLayout>

thanks

see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8767655/application-name-center-alignment-in-android/8767692#8767692 — NagarjunaReddy, Feb 03 '12 at 05:33

score 160 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 03 '12 at 05:28

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android:gravity controls the appearance within the TextView. So if you had two lines of text they would be centered within the bounds of the TextView. Try android:layout_centerHorizontal="true".

answered Feb 03 '12 at 05:28

Brian Dupuis

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Notice that this won't work if a RelativeLayout contains an attribute android:gravity="center_horizontal". – CoolMind Jan 16 '16 at 13:18
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If this doesn't work, make sure that your text view's width is also set to `wrap_content` instead of `match_parent` – Munib Jul 17 '17 at 18:48
making the TextView width : wrap content , makes it invisible. – meekash55 Jan 20 '21 at 11:43
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" android:gravity="center" I think it's correct. so that TextView will be centered in Layout, and text will be centered in TextView. – Venus Jun 22 '22 at 06:24

score 20 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 17 '15 at 13:51

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Use this:

android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"

within TextView

edited Jan 17 '15 at 13:51

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answered Feb 03 '12 at 05:28

Akram

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score 7 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 03 '12 at 05:38

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="fill_parent"
  android:layout_marginTop="10dip"
    >
  <TextView
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:text="Connections" />
</RelativeLayout>

score 5 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 03 '12 at 05:27

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use layout_centerInParent="true"(layout_centerInHorizontal,layout_centerInVertical)

gravity means the algin of text on textview, not the view itself

answered Feb 03 '12 at 05:27

JohnCookie

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score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 03 '12 at 05:40

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replace textview with below code

<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:text="Connections" />

answered Feb 03 '12 at 05:40

SathishBabu S

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thank you it is working, i think only difference is wrap_content to fill_parent – Riskhan Feb 03 '12 at 06:01

score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 03 '12 at 05:37

only add this android:gravity="center_horizontal"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="fill_parent"
  android:layout_marginTop="10dip" 
  android:gravity="center_horizontal"
  >
  <TextView

    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:text="Connections" />
</RelativeLayout>

TextView horizontal center in RelativeLayout

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