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Android Standard TextAppearance Size (Small, Medium, Large)

April 21, 2019
Android Text Size

Solution 1

3 sizes available:

  • ?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge (22dp)
  • ?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium (18dp)
  • ?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall (14dp)
TextViewCompat.setTextAppearance(textView, android.R.style.TextAppearance_Large)

<TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />

Solution 2

  • TextAppearance.AppCompat.Large
  • TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium
  • TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small
TextViewCompat.setTextAppearance(textView, R.style.TextAppearance_AppCompat_Large)

<TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium"
    />
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