How to center a textview inside a linearlayout

Question

I have the following layout i'd like to make the textview appear in the center and middle of the view. How can i acheive this?

I've tried adjusting the various gravity attributes when looking at the layout in graphical view, but nothing seems to change it. I'd like the textview in the center which i've done but halfway down the view.

thanks matt.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:background="@drawable/carefreebgscaledalphajpg" >



    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textviewdatefornocallspage"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:text="You have no calls for "
        android:textSize="25sp" />

</LinearLayout>

Perse

Answer 1

set the gravity to center in your linearLayout tag :

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
     android:gravity="center"
    android:background="@drawable/carefreebgscaledalphajpg" >

or use a RelativeLayout like this :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@drawable/carefreebgscaledalphajpg" >



    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textviewdatefornocallspage"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerInParent="true"
        android:text="You have no calls for "
        android:textSize="25sp" />

</RelativeLayout>

Nickelodeon

The RelativeLayout solution worked for me, but in the TextView I had to use wrap_content for both width and height – Nappe

@Nappe : in both of cases it will work for you :). in the case of using the attribute match_parent for width, just add the layout_gravity="center" . That's all ;) – Nickelodeon

Doesn't work for me if I set the width to match_parent even after adding layout_gravity="center" – Mousetail

it's ‘android:gravity‘ not layout_gravity . the height should be match_parent too . – Nickelodeon

Answer 2

Try this

simple i have tried to many answer but all answers are not working ......finally this methods works for me

                     <LinearLayout
                        android:layout_below="@+id/iv_divider"
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:orientation="vertical"
                        android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/_10dp">
                        <TextView
                            android:layout_width="match_parent"
                            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                            android:text="@string/mycredits"
                            android:textColor="@color/colorGray"
                            android:gravity="center"
                            android:textSize="@dimen/_25dp" />
                    </LinearLayout>

Glabrescent

This should be the answer – Allegorical

Answer 3

Set android:gravity="center" attribute for TextView inside linear layout and keep the text view's height and width as wrap_content.

This Solution worked for me.

Emend

Answer 4

    <TextView
...
    android:layout_gravity="center"
....
/>

Crocket

Answer 5

Set width of your textview to wrap_content, and set your LinearLayout to

android:gravity="center_horizontal"

Kameko

Answer 6

Add android:gravity="center_horizontal" to your LinearLayout and alter your TextView's layout_width as android:layout_width="wrap_content"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
    android:background="@drawable/carefreebgscaledalphajpg" >



    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textviewdatefornocallspage"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:text="You have no calls for "
        android:textSize="25sp" />

</LinearLayout>

Huck

Answer 7

None of the other answers worked for me. I had to use android:textAlignment="center"

My layouts were as follows

<LinearLayout...
    <RelativeLayout...
        <RelativeLayout....
            <TextView
                android:layout_centerInParent="true"
                android:textAlignment="center"

Waist

Answer 8

 <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/service_layout"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/card_view"
        android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
        android:background="@color/app_bar_background"
        android:orientation="vertical">

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/list_title"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:fontFamily="sans-serif"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:singleLine="true"
            android:text="@string/Services"
            android:textColor="@color/app_bar_text"
         />
    </LinearLayout>

Emery

Answer 9

If in linearlayout your orientation vertical, you can put the textview in the "horizontal center" by android:layout_gravity="center". For centering textview vertically you need to set layout_height of textview to match_parent and set android:gravity to "center". If you want to use more than one view in this layout, you should use RelativeLayout and set android:layout_centerInParent="true".

Tannic

Thanks, here worked by setting both height and weight to center – Tiv

Answer 10

Sounds like you want android:layout_gravity for the TextView

see docs: developer.android.com

Kelso

Answer 11

set android:gravity="center" in your Linear Layout

Delegacy

Answer 12

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    tools:context=".view.fragments.FragmentAncRecords">

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/tvNoDataFound"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:fontFamily="@font/poppins_regular"
        android:visibility="visible"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:text="@string/no_record_available"
        />

    <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
        android:id="@+id/rvAncRecords"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:visibility="gone"
        app:layoutManager="androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager" />



</LinearLayout>

Nd

Can you edit your answer to precise wy this should fix the issue ? – Immature

Answer 13

center your texteView in RelativeLayout :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout 
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">

<TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    />

</RelativeLayout>

Houstonhoustonia

Answer 14

Use Relative Layout, it always gives more accurate and flexible layout

<?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:orientation="vertical" >

<ImageView
    android:id="@+id/imageView"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerInParent="true"
    android:src="@drawable/ic_launcher" />
</RelativeLayout>

Inge