How to align text in Android Layout

Question

I am new to android development.

Text Align Problems :

How can I justify text in android?

Full Justification is not possible. Check out this work around http://stackoverflow.com/a/4314724/28557 — Vinayak Bevinakatti, Mar 12 '12 at 09:38
possible duplicate of [Android TextView Justify Text](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1292575/android-textview-justify-text) — blahdiblah, Sep 09 '14 at 22:43

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 12 '12 at 22:50

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Vinayak.B's suggestion is an excellent workaround. http://www.stackoverflow.com/a/4314724/28557

answered Mar 12 '12 at 22:50

gobernador

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 12 '12 at 09:23

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Android does not support full justification of the text. The alignments you list are the only ones available.

Your best option would be to load the text into a webview and use CSS to justify it.

answered Mar 12 '12 at 09:23

Raghav Sood

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 12 '12 at 09:22

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AFAIK, Justify Alignment is not possible in Android Layout.

answered Mar 12 '12 at 09:22

Lucifer

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 19 '12 at 07:16

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I found this good workaround using webview.

if anyone figures out something better than this - do let me know.

answered Mar 19 '12 at 07:16

sudhishkr

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