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Asked: 2026-05-22T19:28:25+00:00

I have a TextView with a background that declared as: <TextView android:id=@+id/questionText android:layout_width=250dp android:layout_height=100dp

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I have a TextView with a background that declared as:

<TextView  
android:id="@+id/questionText"
android:layout_width="250dp" 
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:textSize="26px"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:background="@drawable/blue"
/>

the problem is that the background image is like a frame, so i want the
text inside to have a margin from the background image dimensions.
Is this possible?

10X alot,
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  1. Editorial Team

    What you want sounds like padding.

    <TextView  
android:id="@+id/questionText"
android:layout_width="250dp" 
android:layout_height="100dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:textSize="26px"
android:textColor="#FFFFFF"
android:background="@drawable/blue"
android:padding="5dp"
/>

    This would put a 5 pixel border around the actual text showing the background through.

    Incidentally, layout_margin is also a parameter and is used to put space between the entire view, background included, and other views.

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