Typeface

public class Typeface
extends Object

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.graphics.Typeface


The Typeface class specifies the typeface and intrinsic style of a font. This is used in the paint, along with optionally Paint settings like textSize, textSkewX, textScaleX to specify how text appears when drawn (and measured).

Summary

Nested classes

class Typeface.Builder

A builder class for creating new Typeface instance. 

class Typeface.CustomFallbackBuilder

A builder class for creating new Typeface instance. 

Constants

int BOLD

int BOLD_ITALIC

int ITALIC

int NORMAL

Fields

public static final Typeface DEFAULT

The default NORMAL typeface object

public static final Typeface DEFAULT_BOLD

The default BOLD typeface object.

public static final Typeface MONOSPACE

The NORMAL style of the default monospace typeface.

public static final Typeface SANS_SERIF

The NORMAL style of the default sans serif typeface.

public static final Typeface SERIF

The NORMAL style of the default serif typeface.

Public methods

static Typeface create(Typeface family, int weight, boolean italic)

Creates a typeface object that best matches the specified existing typeface and the specified weight and italic style

Below are numerical values and corresponding common weight names.

static Typeface create(Typeface family, int style)

Create a typeface object that best matches the specified existing typeface and the specified Style.

static Typeface create(String familyName, int style)

Create a typeface object given a family name, and option style information.

static Typeface createFromAsset(AssetManager mgr, String path)

Create a new typeface from the specified font data.

static Typeface createFromFile(File file)

Create a new typeface from the specified font file.

static Typeface createFromFile(String path)

Create a new typeface from the specified font file.

static Typeface defaultFromStyle(int style)

Returns one of the default typeface objects, based on the specified style

boolean equals(Object o)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

int getStyle()

Returns the typeface's intrinsic style attributes

final String getSystemFontFamilyName()

Returns the system font family name if the typeface was created from a system font family, otherwise returns null.

int getWeight()

Returns the typeface's weight value

int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for the object.

final boolean isBold()

Returns true if getStyle() has the BOLD bit set.

final boolean isItalic()

Returns true if getStyle() has the ITALIC bit set.

Inherited methods

Constants

BOLD

Added in API level 1
public static final int BOLD

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

BOLD_ITALIC

Added in API level 1
public static final int BOLD_ITALIC

Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)

ITALIC

Added in API level 1
public static final int ITALIC

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

NORMAL

Added in API level 1
public static final int NORMAL

Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)

Fields

DEFAULT

Added in API level 1
public static final Typeface DEFAULT

The default NORMAL typeface object

DEFAULT_BOLD

Added in API level 1
public static final Typeface DEFAULT_BOLD

The default BOLD typeface object. Note: this may be not actually be bold, depending on what fonts are installed. Call getStyle() to know for sure.

MONOSPACE

Added in API level 1
public static final Typeface MONOSPACE

The NORMAL style of the default monospace typeface.

SANS_SERIF

Added in API level 1
public static final Typeface SANS_SERIF

The NORMAL style of the default sans serif typeface.

SERIF

Added in API level 1
public static final Typeface SERIF

The NORMAL style of the default serif typeface.

Public methods

create

Added in API level 28
public static Typeface create (Typeface family, 
                int weight, 
                boolean italic)

Creates a typeface object that best matches the specified existing typeface and the specified weight and italic style

Below are numerical values and corresponding common weight names.

ValueCommon weight name
100Thin
200Extra Light
300Light
400Normal
500Medium
600Semi Bold
700Bold
800Extra Bold
900Black

This method is thread safe.

Parameters
family Typeface: An existing Typeface object. In case of null, the default typeface is used instead.

weight int: The desired weight to be drawn. Value is between 1 and 1000 inclusive

italic boolean: true if italic style is desired to be drawn. Otherwise, false

Returns
Typeface A Typeface object for drawing specified weight and italic style. Never returns null

create

Added in API level 1
public static Typeface create (Typeface family, 
                int style)

Create a typeface object that best matches the specified existing typeface and the specified Style. Use this call if you want to pick a new style from the same family of an existing typeface object. If family is null, this selects from the default font's family.

This method is not thread safe on API 27 or before. This method is thread safe on API 28 or after.

Parameters
family Typeface: An existing Typeface object. In case of null, the default typeface is used instead.

style int: The style (normal, bold, italic) of the typeface. e.g. NORMAL, BOLD, ITALIC, BOLD_ITALIC Value is NORMAL, BOLD, ITALIC, or BOLD_ITALIC

Returns
Typeface The best matching typeface.

create

Added in API level 1
public static Typeface create (String familyName, 
                int style)

Create a typeface object given a family name, and option style information. If null is passed for the name, then the "default" font will be chosen. The resulting typeface object can be queried (getStyle()) to discover what its "real" style characteristics are.

Parameters
familyName String: May be null. The name of the font family.

style int: The style (normal, bold, italic) of the typeface. e.g. NORMAL, BOLD, ITALIC, BOLD_ITALIC Value is NORMAL, BOLD, ITALIC, or BOLD_ITALIC

Returns
Typeface The best matching typeface.

createFromAsset

Added in API level 1
public static Typeface createFromAsset (AssetManager mgr, 
                String path)

Create a new typeface from the specified font data.

Parameters
mgr AssetManager: The application's asset manager

path String: The file name of the font data in the assets directory

Returns
Typeface The new typeface.

createFromFile

Added in API level 4
public static Typeface createFromFile (File file)

Create a new typeface from the specified font file.

Parameters
file File: The path to the font data. This value may be null.

Returns
Typeface The new typeface.

createFromFile

Added in API level 4
public static Typeface createFromFile (String path)

Create a new typeface from the specified font file.

Parameters
path String: The full path to the font data. This value may be null.

Returns
Typeface The new typeface.

defaultFromStyle

Added in API level 1
public static Typeface defaultFromStyle (int style)

Returns one of the default typeface objects, based on the specified style

Parameters
style int: Value is NORMAL, BOLD, ITALIC, or BOLD_ITALIC

Returns
Typeface the default typeface that corresponds to the style

equals

Added in API level 1
public boolean equals (Object o)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

The equals method implements an equivalence relation on non-null object references:

  • It is reflexive: for any non-null reference value x, x.equals(x) should return true.
  • It is symmetric: for any non-null reference values x and y, x.equals(y) should return true if and only if y.equals(x) returns true.
  • It is transitive: for any non-null reference values x, y, and z, if x.equals(y) returns true and y.equals(z) returns true, then x.equals(z) should return true.
  • It is consistent: for any non-null reference values x and y, multiple invocations of x.equals(y) consistently return true or consistently return false, provided no information used in equals comparisons on the objects is modified.
  • For any non-null reference value x, x.equals(null) should return false.

An equivalence relation partitions the elements it operates on into equivalence classes; all the members of an equivalence class are equal to each other. Members of an equivalence class are substitutable for each other, at least for some purposes.

Parameters
o Object: the reference object with which to compare.

Returns
boolean true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.

getStyle

Added in API level 1
public int getStyle ()

Returns the typeface's intrinsic style attributes

Returns
int Value is NORMAL, BOLD, ITALIC, or BOLD_ITALIC

getSystemFontFamilyName

Added in API level 34
public final String getSystemFontFamilyName ()

Returns the system font family name if the typeface was created from a system font family, otherwise returns null.

Returns
String

getWeight

Added in API level 28
public int getWeight ()

Returns the typeface's weight value

Returns
int Value is between 0 and 1000 inclusive

hashCode

Added in API level 1
public int hashCode ()

Returns a hash code value for the object. This method is supported for the benefit of hash tables such as those provided by HashMap.

The general contract of hashCode is:

  • Whenever it is invoked on the same object more than once during an execution of a Java application, the hashCode method must consistently return the same integer, provided no information used in equals comparisons on the object is modified. This integer need not remain consistent from one execution of an application to another execution of the same application.
  • If two objects are equal according to the equals method, then calling the hashCode method on each of the two objects must produce the same integer result.
  • It is not required that if two objects are unequal according to the equals method, then calling the hashCode method on each of the two objects must produce distinct integer results. However, the programmer should be aware that producing distinct integer results for unequal objects may improve the performance of hash tables.

Returns
int a hash code value for this object.

isBold

Added in API level 1
public final boolean isBold ()

Returns true if getStyle() has the BOLD bit set.

Returns
boolean

isItalic

Added in API level 1
public final boolean isItalic ()

Returns true if getStyle() has the ITALIC bit set.

Returns
boolean