android:typeface - Set the Typeface to Sans, Serif, or Monospace in a TextView/EditText

How to Set the Typeface to Sans, Serif, or Monospace in a TextView/EditText

added in API Level 1

Default typeface (normal, sans, serif, monospace) for the text.

1. Create an Android project, if you don't already have one.

2. Add a TextView in the main.xml file.

3. In the main.xml file, add the code below.
This will set the text to monospace.

<TextView
        ...
       android:typeface = "monospace"
/>

4. To set it to sans, android:typeface = "sans"
Sans is a simple font.

To set it to serif, android:typeface = "serif"
In Serif, the characters are a little bit wider than in sans. Serif has the extra little horizontal lines on the fonts.

Monospace: is similar to sans, but has more spacing between characters. Monospace is wider than serif.

To set it to normal (which defaults to sans), android:typeface = "normal"

5. Compile and run!

Related Articles:

• android:textStyle - Set the textStyle in a TextView/EditText (bold, italic, bold-italic)

Resources:

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView.html#attr_android:typeface
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.attr.html#typeface
http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/android/customize-android-fonts/