Android | How to Center Views & Content Horizontally and Vertically?

How to center a view or its content e.g. TextView or Button horizontally and vertically? layout_gravity can be used to position a view in the center of its parent. While gravity attribute is used to position view’s content e.g. “text” in the center of the view.

( 1 ) Center Views Horizontally

center_views_horizontally

Place target views in a <LinearLayout>
Set LinearLayout attribute android:orientation="vertical""
Set views attribute android:layout_gravity="center"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 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"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_margin="10dp">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:padding="5dp"
        android:text="TextView"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:background="#333"
        android:textColor="#fff"
        />

    <Button
        androida:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:text="Button"/>

</LinearLayout>

( 2 ) Center Views Vertically

center_views_horizontally

Place target views in a <LinearLayout>
Set LinearLayout attribute android:orientation="horizontal""
Set views attribute android:layout_gravity="center"

<LinearLayout 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"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:layout_margin="10dp">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:padding="5dp"
        android:text="TextView"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:background="#333"
        android:textColor="#fff"
        />

    <Button
        androida:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="center"
        android:text="Button"/>

</LinearLayout>

( 3 ) Center Views Horizontally & Vertically

center_views_hor_ver

Place a <LinearLayout> with vertical orientation within a parent <LinearLayout> with horizontal orientation
Set views & child <LinearLayout> attribute android:layout_gravity="center"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 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"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:layout_margin="10dp">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:layout_gravity="center">

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:padding="5dp"
            android:text="TextView"
            android:layout_gravity="center"
            android:background="#333"
            android:textColor="#fff"
            />

        <Button
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="center"
            android:text="Button"/>

    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

( 4 ) Center Text Horizontally

center_text_horizontally

Set view attribute android:gravity="center_horizontal"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 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"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_margin="10dp">
    
    <TextView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:padding="5dp"
        android:text="TextView"
        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:background="#333"
        android:textColor="#fff" />
    
</LinearLayout>

( 5 ) Center Text Horizontally & Vertically

center_text_hor_ver

Set view attribute android:gravity="center_horizontal"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 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"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_margin="10dp">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="100dp"
        android:padding="5dp"
        android:text="TextView"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:background="#333"
        android:textColor="#fff" />

</LinearLayout>