Placeholders serve as guiding hints that help users understand what to enter into a TextField. In Android Jetpack Compose, you have the power to customize these placeholders to fit the look and feel of your app. This tutorial will guide you through the process of changing the color of the TextField placeholder and delve into…
TextFields are crucial UI elements that enable user input in Android apps. Customizing the look of these TextFields can improve your app’s user experience. In this tutorial, we’ll delve into how to change the label colors in a TextField using Jetpack Compose. What Are Label Colors? Label colors in TextFields help users distinguish between different…
Sometimes mobile app developers want to alter the line height to make the text stand out. Let’s learn how to change the default line height in Jetpack Compose. You can change the Text line height using TextStyle and its lineHeight parameter. See the code snippet given below. The default line height will be changed as…
Sometimes, you want to change text properties such as letter spacing, line height, etc. In this Jetpack Compose tutorial, let’s learn how to add custom letter spacing to Text. You can alter the letter spacing of Text Composable using TextStyle and its parameter letterSpacing. The value should be given in scale-independent pixels(sp). See the code…
As a mobile app developer, you always want to style text appropriately. Let’s check how to make a text italic in Android using Jetpack Compose. The FontStyle help to make the Text composable italic. Following is the output. Following is the complete code for reference. If you want to make text bold then see this…
In Android development, the TextField is a crucial element for user input. There are times when you might want to limit the input to uppercase letters. This tutorial explains how to capitalize the text in a TextField using Jetpack Compose. Use KeyboardOptions for Capitalization Jetpack Compose offers a KeyboardOptions parameter within the TextField composable. This…
Creating user input fields is essential in mobile app development. While the default behavior of a TextField in Jetpack Compose is to be multiline, sometimes you only need a single line for short inputs like usernames or passwords. This blog post will guide you on how to implement a single-line TextField in your Android Jetpack…
TextFields are a staple in mobile apps, playing a critical role in user interaction. Knowing how to style them can significantly improve user experience. In this guide, we’ll show you how to easily change the background color of a TextField using Jetpack Compose. Why Customize TextField Background? By default, TextFields in Jetpack Compose come with…
Styling text is an important aspect of designing mobile apps. Sometimes, we display all text in capital letters to show the significance. Let’s learn how to capitalize text in Jetpack Android. The Text composable doesn’t have a built-in property to change text case. Hence, we use the Kotlin function uppercase() for this purpose. See the…
In some rare scenarios, mobile app developers prefer to set a background color for text in their apps. Let’s learn how to add Text with a custom background color in Jetpack Compose. Jetpack Compose Text Background Color The TextStyle helps to set a custom background color to the Text composable. See the code snippet given…
Borders can make UI elements beautiful. Let’s learn how to add Borders to text in Jetpack Compose. Text composable has many useful parameters. In this case, the Modifier comes in handy. You can show borders using BorderStroke. See the code snippet given below. Jetpack Compose Text with Border The output is given below. Complete Code…
When designing an app, it is important to consider the text content and its visual appearance. Sometimes, the dynamic text content can be lengthy, which may affect the app design. In such cases, restricting the number of lines of text is a useful technique. In this short Android development tutorial, let’s learn how to set…