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How to add fonts folder on Android Studio?

I'm developing an android app using Android Studio IDE, and i want to use customized fonts in this app.

I know that i have to create a folder called 'fonts' under the folder 'assets', but i can't.
All the time that i try, i have this:
res
-assets.fonts
Instead off:
res
-assets
--fonts

How can i create this folder?
I'm newbie on android development, so sorry about something.

Solution

  • In Android Studio, you can create assets directory under src/main.

    So it looks like this

    - src
  - main
    - java
    - res
    - assets
      - fonts

    Update

    Recent support library(from 26.0) officially supports fonts as Resource.

    To use this, put fonts into src/main/res/font/,

    - src
  - main
    - java
    - res
      - font

    Now you can use font as R.font.xxx

    In layout xml

    android:fontFamily="@font/myfont"

    Or programmatically

    Typeface typeface = ResourcesCompat.getFont(context, R.font.myfont);
textView.setTypeface(typeface);

    This feature also enables you to create font family. Further information is on official docs.

    You can also use Downloadable Font.