TextView bold via XML file?

Question

Is there a way to bold the text in a TextView via XML?

<TextView
   android:textSize="12dip"
   android:textAppearance="bold"  -> ??
</TextView>

Thanks

Possible duplicate of [How do you change text to bold in Android?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4792260/how-do-you-change-text-to-bold-in-android) — Daniel P, Feb 18 '16 at 01:02
[4 ways to make Android TextView Bold](https://androidride.com/android-textview-bold/) — Athira Reddy, Jan 13 '20 at 09:10

score 507 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 03 '11 at 21:44

507

I have a project in which I have the following TextView :

<TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:textStyle="bold"
    android:text="@string/app_name"
    android:layout_gravity="center" 
/>

So, I'm guessing you need to use android:textStyle

answered Mar 03 '11 at 21:44

Pascal MARTIN

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I'm using like this with library `` style.xml `` **not applying bold** – Prasad Nov 03 '16 at 12:50

score 31 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 21 '11 at 15:11

31

just use

android:textStyle="bold"

answered Jul 21 '11 at 15:11

Nguyen Minh Binh

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score 10 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 30 '16 at 09:03

Example:

use: android:textStyle="bold"

 <TextView
    android:id="@+id/txtVelocidade"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_above="@+id/txtlatitude"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:layout_marginBottom="34dp"
    android:textStyle="bold"
    android:text="Aguardando GPS"
    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />

Thomas Daniel · Answer 4 · 2019-03-31T03:56:22.793

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Use android:textStyle="bold"

4 ways to make Android TextView Bold

like this

<TextView
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:textSize="12dip"
android:textStyle="bold"
/>

There are many ways to make Android TextView bold.

edited Mar 31 '19 at 03:56

answered Feb 24 '19 at 12:48

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score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 27 '14 at 23:12

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use textstyle property as bold

android:textStyle = "bold";

answered Apr 27 '14 at 23:12

Sarnath Jegadeesan

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 27 '17 at 11:30

Just you need to use 

//for bold
android:textStyle="bold"

//for italic
android:textStyle="italic"

//for normal
android:textStyle="normal"

<TextView
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:textStyle="bold"
    android:text="@string/userName"
    android:layout_gravity="left"
    android:textSize="16sp"
/>

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