Get Started with the Google Fonts for Android
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Android O and AndroidX Library add support for
Downloadable Fonts.
Google Fonts is shipping a Font Provider in Google Play Services. This means
Google Fonts are available to native apps on Android devices!
Which fonts can I use?
The entire Google Fonts Open Source collection! Visit
https://fonts.google.com to browse.
What versions of Android are supported?
Our provider supports Jelly Bean (API level 16) and up. This represents 95%+ of
of Android devices in the wild
(platform dashboard).
It can be accessed using APIs in AndroidX Library
(androidx.core)
or Android O (API level 26).
How can I get started!
To request a font from the Google Fonts provider use the following query format:
| Parameter |
Required? |
Range |
Data Type |
Default value |
| name |
Yes |
Any family from fonts.google.com |
string |
|
| width |
No |
> 0 |
float |
100 |
| weight |
No |
(0, 1000) exclusive |
int |
400 |
| italic |
No |
[0, 1] inclusive |
float |
0 |
| besteffort |
No |
true/false |
boolean |
true |
If besteffort is true and your query specifies a valid family name but the
requested width/weight/italic value is not supported we will return the best
match we can find within the family. For example, a request for
Oswald at weight 900 would return
Oswald at weight 700.
Sample queries:
name=Lobster # Lobster, 400 weight
name=Lato&weight=100 # Lato, 100 weight
name=Open Sans&weight=800&italic=1 # Open Sans, 800 weight, italic
Security
For security you must specify the signature of the application exposing the
provider you want to request fonts from. Android Studio will add
the correct signature for you. See
adding certificates.
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Last updated 2024-07-23 UTC.
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