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How do I center text horizontally and vertically in a TextView in Android?

Anonymous User 1900 19-May-2015

How do I center the text horizontally and vertically in a TextView in Android, so that it appears exactly in the middle of the TextView

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Updated on 19-May-2015

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Answer

19-May-2015

Use:

android:gravity="center"

in your TextView tags xml

The textview has to be match_parent or fill_parent for this to work. If its wrap content, then it will not center.