Android 24 April 2019
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Android Custom Font with Android Studio + Source Code

Hi guys, here you have a tutorial to add custom fonts to your Android projects. I have used Android Studio and Android support library.

YouTube tutorial, code snippets and GitHub source code. Enjoy!

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my_nunito.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<font-family xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    >

    <font
        app:fontStyle="normal"
        app:font="@font/nunito_regular"
        />

</font-family>
                    
activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:background="@color/white"
    >

    <FrameLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="200dp"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:background="@drawable/oval_button_main_gradient_bg"
        >


        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:orientation="vertical"
            android:layout_gravity="center"
            >

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"

                android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"

                android:textSize="38dp"
                android:text="Custom font"
                android:textAllCaps="true"
                android:textColor="@color/white"
                android:fontFamily="@font/my_nunito"
                android:textStyle="bold"
                />

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"

                android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
                android:gravity="center"

                android:textSize="26dp"
                android:text="From the scratch + source code"
                android:textColor="@color/white"
                android:fontFamily="@font/my_nunito"
                android:textStyle="italic"
                />

        </LinearLayout>


    </FrameLayout>


    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal"

        android:layout_marginStart="22dp"
        android:layout_marginEnd="22dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="32dp"
        >

        <ImageView
            android:id="@+id/iv_avatar"
            android:layout_width="82dp"
            android:layout_height="82dp"

            android:src="@drawable/jon_rounded"
            />


        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/tv_name"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"

            android:layout_gravity="center"
            android:layout_marginStart="22dp"

            android:textSize="28dp"
            android:text="Hi, devjdelasen"
            android:textColor="@color/title"
            android:fontFamily="@font/my_nunito"
            />


    </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal"

        android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
        android:clipToPadding="false"
        >


        <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
            android:id="@+id/cv_feature1"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="130dp"
            android:layout_weight="1"

            android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
            app:cardCornerRadius="12dp"
            app:cardElevation="8dp"
            app:cardUseCompatPadding="true"
            >

            <ImageView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"

                android:scaleType="centerCrop"
                android:src="@drawable/sample_background_feature_1"
                />

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"

                android:layout_gravity="center"

                android:textSize="22dp"
                android:text="Feature 1"
                android:textColor="@color/white"
                android:fontFamily="@font/my_nunito"
                android:textStyle="bold"
                />

        </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>

        <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
            android:id="@+id/cv_feature2"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="130dp"
            android:layout_weight="1"

            android:layout_marginEnd="10dp"
            app:cardCornerRadius="12dp"
            app:cardElevation="8dp"
            app:cardUseCompatPadding="true"
            >

            <ImageView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"

                android:scaleType="centerCrop"
                android:src="@drawable/sample_background_feature_2"
                />

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"

                android:layout_gravity="center"

                android:textSize="22dp"
                android:text="Feature 2"
                android:textColor="@color/white"
                android:fontFamily="@font/my_nunito"
                android:textStyle="bold"
                />

        </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>


    </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal"

        android:clipToPadding="false"
        >


        <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
            android:id="@+id/cv_feature3"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="130dp"
            android:layout_weight="1"

            android:layout_marginStart="10dp"
            app:cardCornerRadius="12dp"
            app:cardElevation="8dp"
            app:cardUseCompatPadding="true"
            >

            <ImageView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"

                android:scaleType="centerCrop"
                android:src="@drawable/sample_background_feature_3"
                />

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"

                android:layout_gravity="center"

                android:textSize="22dp"
                android:text="Feature 3"
                android:textColor="@color/white"
                android:fontFamily="@font/my_nunito"
                android:textStyle="bold"
                />

        </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>

        <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
            android:id="@+id/cv_feature4"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="130dp"
            android:layout_weight="1"

            android:layout_marginEnd="10dp"
            app:cardCornerRadius="12dp"
            app:cardElevation="8dp"
            app:cardUseCompatPadding="true"
            >

            <ImageView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"

                android:scaleType="centerCrop"
                android:src="@drawable/sample_background_feature_4"
                />

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"

                android:layout_gravity="center"

                android:textSize="22dp"
                android:text="Feature 4"
                android:textColor="@color/white"
                android:fontFamily="@font/my_nunito"
                android:textStyle="bold"
                />

        </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>


    </LinearLayout>



</LinearLayout>

                    
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