{"id":7658,"date":"2024-03-14T06:49:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T06:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-center-align-text-on-android\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T19:05:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T19:05:34","slug":"how-to-center-align-text-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-center-align-text-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Center Text in Android: TextView Alignment Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Android layout files, you can center text by using the following method:<\/p>\n

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  1. Use the property android:gravity=”center” in a TextView to align the text in the center.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    <TextView<\/span>\r\n    android:layout_width<\/span>=\"wrap_content\"<\/span>\r\n    android:layout_height<\/span>=\"wrap_content\"<\/span>\r\n    android:text<\/span>=\"\u5c45\u4e2d\u6587\u672c\"<\/span>\r\n    android:gravity<\/span>=\"center\"<\/span>\/><\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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    1. Use the attribute android:layout_gravity=”center” in TextView to center the TextView in the parent layout.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      <TextView<\/span>\r\n    android:layout_width<\/span>=\"wrap_content\"<\/span>\r\n    android:layout_height<\/span>=\"wrap_content\"<\/span>\r\n    android:text<\/span>=\"\u5c45\u4e2d\u6587\u672c\"<\/span>\r\n    android:layout_gravity<\/span>=\"center\"<\/span>\/><\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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      1. If a TextView is included in a LinearLayout or RelativeLayout, you can use the properties android:layout_gravity=”center” or android:layout_centerHorizontal=”true” to center the TextView in the parent layout.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        <LinearLayout<\/span>\r\n    android:layout_width<\/span>=\"match_parent\"<\/span>\r\n    android:layout_height<\/span>=\"match_parent\"<\/span>\r\n    android:gravity<\/span>=\"center\"<\/span>><\/span>\r\n\r\n    <TextView<\/span>\r\n        android:layout_width<\/span>=\"wrap_content\"<\/span>\r\n        android:layout_height<\/span>=\"wrap_content\"<\/span>\r\n        android:text<\/span>=\"\u5c45\u4e2d\u6587\u672c\"<\/span>\/><\/span>\r\n<\/LinearLayout<\/span>><\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        By using the above method, it is easy to achieve the effect of centering text in an Android application.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
        In Android layout files, you can center text by using the following method: Use the property android:gravity=”center” in a TextView to align the text in the center. <TextView android:layout_width=”wrap_content” android:layout_height=”wrap_content” android:text=”\u5c45\u4e2d\u6587\u672c” android:gravity=”center”\/> Use the attribute android:layout_gravity=”center” in TextView to center the TextView in the parent layout. <TextView android:layout_width=”wrap_content” android:layout_height=”wrap_content” android:text=”\u5c45\u4e2d\u6587\u672c” android:layout_gravity=”center”\/> If a TextView is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[13,9905,9904,9906,1130],"class_list":["post-7658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-android-development","tag-android-gravity","tag-center-text","tag-layout_gravity","tag-textview"],"yoast_head":"\nCenter Text in Android: TextView Alignment Guide - 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