How do I center text horizontally and vertically in a TextView?

Question

How do I center the text horizontally and vertically in a TextView, so that it appears exactly in the middle of the TextView in Android?

Answer 1

I'm assuming you're using XML layout.

<TextView       android:layout_width="match_parent"      android:layout_height="match_parent"      android:gravity="center"     android:text="@string/**yourtextstring**" /> 

You can also use gravity center_vertical or center_horizontal according to your need.

As @stealthcopter commented, in java: .setGravity(Gravity.CENTER);.

And for Kotlin users, .gravity = Gravity.CENTER

Answer 2

android:gravity="center"  

This will do the trick