In this article, we will see how to use custom fonts in WebView of Android application.The same strategy can be used to display local language contents in WebView.
This application renders the text in a WebView using Chancery font.
This application is developed in Eclipse 4.2.0 with ADT plugin 22.0.4.
1. Create an Android application with the given below details
Application Name : WebViewCustomFont
Project Name : WebViewCustomFont
Package Name : in.wptrafficanalyzer.webviewcustomfont
Minimum Required SDK : API 8 : Android 2.2 ( Froyo )
Target SDK : API 17 : Android 4.2 ( Jelly Bean )
2. Create a directory “fonts” under “assets” directory
3. Download “Chancery” font and copy to the assets/fonts directory
We can download a “Chancery” font from here
4. Update the layout file res/layout/activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<WebView
android:id="@+id/webview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:text="@string/hello_world" />
</RelativeLayout>
5. Create an html file assets/demo.html
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;" charset="UTF-8">
<style>
/** Specify a font named "MyFont",
and specify the URL where it can be found: */
@font-face {
font-family: "MyFont";
src: url('file:///android_asset/fonts/BLKCHCRY.TTF');
}
h3 { font-family:"MyFont"}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h3>
Welcome to CustomFont Demo
</h3>
</body>
</html>
6. Update the MainActivity class in the file src/in/wptrafficanalyzer/webviewcustomfont/MainActivity.java
package in.wptrafficanalyzer.webviewcustomfont;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.webkit.WebView;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
WebView mWebView;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
// Getting reference to WebView of the activity_main layout
mWebView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webview);
// Loading an html page into webview
mWebView.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/demo.html");
}
@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}
}
7. Running the application
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Figure 1 : WebView CustomFont Demo in Action
8. Download Source Code
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