 <p>First <a href="http://www.1001freefonts.com/" rel="nofollow">download</a> the .ttf file of the font you need (arial.ttf). Place it in the assets folder(Inside assest folder create new folder named "fonts" and place it inside it). If "txtyour" is the textvies you want to apply the font , use the following piece of code,</p> <pre><code> Typeface type = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),"fonts/arial.ttf"); txtview.setTypeface(type); </code></pre>