首先，默认不是Arial。默认为Droid Sans。

其次，要更改为不同的内置字体，请在布局XML中使用android:typeface或在Java中使用setTypeface()。

第三，Android中没有Helvetica字体。内置选项有Droid Sans (Sans)、Droid Sans Mono (monospace)和Droid Serif (Serif)。虽然您可以将自己的字体与应用程序捆绑在一起，并通过setTypeface()使用它们，但请记住，字体文件很大，在某些情况下需要许可协议(例如Helvetica，一种Linotype字体)。

EDIT

The Android design language relies on traditional typographic tools such as scale, space, rhythm, and alignment with an underlying grid. Successful deployment of these tools is essential to help users quickly understand a screen of information. To support such use of typography, Ice Cream Sandwich introduced a new type family named Roboto, created specifically for the requirements of UI and high-resolution screens. The current TextView framework offers Roboto in thin, light, regular and bold weights, along with an italic style for each weight. The framework also offers the Roboto Condensed variant in regular and bold weights, along with an italic style for each weight.

ICS之后，android包含了Roboto字体样式， 阅读更多Roboto

编辑2

随着支持库26的出现，Android现在支持自定义字体 违约。您可以在res/fonts中插入新的字体，这些字体可以单独以XML或编程方式设置为TextViews。整个应用程序的默认字体也可以通过定义它styles.xml来改变，android开发者文档对此有明确的指导

首先下载所需字体的.ttf文件(arial.ttf)。把它放在资产文件夹中。(在assets文件夹内创建名为fonts的新文件夹，并将其放置在其中。)使用以下代码应用字体到你的TextView:

Typeface type = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),"fonts/arial.ttf"); 
textView.setTypeface(type);

Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),
        "fonts/DroidSansFallback.ttf");
TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.CustomFontText);
tv.setTypeface(tf);

以上答案是正确的。只要确保你在“assets”文件夹下创建了一个名为“fonts”的子文件夹，如果你正在使用这段代码。

你可能想要创建一个包含所有字体的静态类。这样，您就不会多次创建字体，这可能会严重影响性能。 只要确保你在“assets”文件夹下创建了一个名为“fonts”的子文件夹。

你可以这样做:

public class CustomFontsLoader {

public static final int FONT_NAME_1 =   0;
public static final int FONT_NAME_2 =   1;
public static final int FONT_NAME_3 =   2;

private static final int NUM_OF_CUSTOM_FONTS = 3;

private static boolean fontsLoaded = false;

private static Typeface[] fonts = new Typeface[3];

private static String[] fontPath = {
    "fonts/FONT_NAME_1.ttf",
    "fonts/FONT_NAME_2.ttf",
    "fonts/FONT_NAME_3.ttf"
};


/**
 * Returns a loaded custom font based on it's identifier. 
 * 
 * @param context - the current context
 * @param fontIdentifier = the identifier of the requested font
 * 
 * @return Typeface object of the requested font.
 */
public static Typeface getTypeface(Context context, int fontIdentifier) {
    if (!fontsLoaded) {
        loadFonts(context);
    }
    return fonts[fontIdentifier];
}


private static void loadFonts(Context context) {
    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_OF_CUSTOM_FONTS; i++) {
        fonts[i] = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), fontPath[i]);
    }
    fontsLoaded = true;

}
}

通过这种方式，您可以从应用程序中的任何地方获取字体。

最好的实践

TextViewPlus.java:

public class TextViewPlus extends TextView {
    private static final String TAG = "TextView";

    public TextViewPlus(Context context) {
        super(context);
    }

    public TextViewPlus(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
        setCustomFont(context, attrs);
    }

    public TextViewPlus(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
        setCustomFont(context, attrs);
    }

    private void setCustomFont(Context ctx, AttributeSet attrs) {
        TypedArray a = ctx.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.TextViewPlus);
        String customFont = a.getString(R.styleable.TextViewPlus_customFont);
        setCustomFont(ctx, customFont);
        a.recycle();
    }

    public boolean setCustomFont(Context ctx, String asset) {
        Typeface typeface = null;
        try {
            typeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(ctx.getAssets(), asset);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Log.e(TAG, "Unable to load typeface: "+e.getMessage());
            return false;
        }

        setTypeface(typeface);
        return true;
    }
}

attrs.xml:(在哪里放置res/values)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <declare-styleable name="TextViewPlus">
        <attr name="customFont" format="string"/>
    </declare-styleable>
</resources>

使用方法:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:foo="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">

    <com.mypackage.TextViewPlus
        android:id="@+id/textViewPlus1"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:text="@string/showingOffTheNewTypeface"
        foo:customFont="my_font_name_regular.otf">
    </com.mypackage.TextViewPlus>
</LinearLayout>

希望这对你有所帮助。

import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
import java.util.HashMap;

import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Typeface;

public class FontsManager {

    private static FontsManager instance;

    private static HashMap<String, WeakReference<Typeface>> typefaces = new HashMap<String, WeakReference<Typeface>>();

    private static Context context;

    private FontsManager(final Context ctx) {
        if (context == null) {
            context = ctx;
        }
    }

    public static FontsManager getInstance(final Context appContext) {
        if (instance == null) {
            instance = new FontsManager(appContext);
        }
        return instance;
    }

    public static FontsManager getInstance() {
        if (instance == null) {
            throw new RuntimeException(
                    "Call getInstance(Context context) at least once to init the singleton properly");
        }
        return instance;
    }

    public Typeface getFont(final String assetName) {
        final WeakReference<Typeface> tfReference = typefaces.get(assetName);
        if (tfReference == null || tfReference.get() == null) {
            final Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getResources().getAssets(),
                    assetName);
            typefaces.put(assetName, new WeakReference<Typeface>(tf));
            return tf;
        }
        return tfReference.get();
    }

}

通过这种方式，您可以创建一个继承自TextView的视图，并在其构造函数上调用setTypeface。

它有点老，但我改进了类CustomFontLoader一点点，我想分享它，所以它可以很有帮助。只需用这段代码创建一个新类。

 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Typeface;

public enum FontLoader {

ARIAL("arial"),
TIMES("times"),
VERDANA("verdana"),
TREBUCHET("trbuchet"),
GEORGIA("georgia"),
GENEVA("geneva"),
SANS("sans"),
COURIER("courier"),
TAHOMA("tahoma"),
LUCIDA("lucida");   


private final String name;
private Typeface typeFace;


private FontLoader(final String name) {
    this.name = name;

    typeFace=null;  
}

public static Typeface getTypeFace(Context context,String name){
    try {
        FontLoader item=FontLoader.valueOf(name.toUpperCase(Locale.getDefault()));
        if(item.typeFace==null){                
            item.typeFace=Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "fonts/"+item.name+".ttf");                 
        }           
        return item.typeFace;
    } catch (Exception e) {         
        return null;
    }                   
}
public static Typeface getTypeFace(Context context,int id){
    FontLoader myArray[]= FontLoader.values();
    if(!(id<myArray.length)){           
        return null;
    } 
    try {
        if(myArray[id].typeFace==null){     
            myArray[id].typeFace=Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "fonts/"+myArray[id].name+".ttf");                       
        }       
        return myArray[id].typeFace;    
    }catch (Exception e) {          
        return null;
    }   

}

public static Typeface getTypeFaceByName(Context context,String name){      
    for(FontLoader item: FontLoader.values()){              
        if(name.equalsIgnoreCase(item.name)){
            if(item.typeFace==null){
                try{
                    item.typeFace=Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "fonts/"+item.name+".ttf");     
                }catch (Exception e) {          
                    return null;
                }   
            }
            return item.typeFace;
        }               
    }
    return null;
}   

public static void loadAllFonts(Context context){       
    for(FontLoader item: FontLoader.values()){              
        if(item.typeFace==null){
            try{
                item.typeFace=Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "fonts/"+item.name+".ttf");     
            }catch (Exception e) {
                item.typeFace=null;
            }   
        }                
    }       
}   
}

然后使用这段代码在你的textview:

 Typeface typeFace=FontLoader.getTypeFace(context,"arial");  
 if(typeFace!=null) myTextView.setTypeface(typeFace);

从资产中获取字体并设置为所有子元素

public static void overrideFonts(final Context context, final View v) {
    try {
        if (v instanceof ViewGroup) {
            ViewGroup vg = (ViewGroup) v;
            for (int i = 0; i < vg.getChildCount(); i++) {
                View child = vg.getChildAt(i);
                overrideFonts(context, child);
         }
        } else if (v instanceof TextView ) {
            ((TextView) v).setTypeface(Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(),"DroidNaskh.ttf"));// "BKOODB.TTF"));
        }
    } catch (Exception e) {
 }
 } 

另一种巩固字体创建的方法…

public class Font {
  public static final Font  PROXIMA_NOVA    = new Font("ProximaNovaRegular.otf");
  public static final Font  FRANKLIN_GOTHIC = new Font("FranklinGothicURWBoo.ttf");
  private final String      assetName;
  private volatile Typeface typeface;

  private Font(String assetName) {
    this.assetName = assetName;
  }

  public void apply(Context context, TextView textView) {
    if (typeface == null) {
      synchronized (this) {
        if (typeface == null) {
          typeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), assetName);
        }
      }
    }
    textView.setTypeface(typeface);
  }
}

然后在你的活动中使用…

myTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.myTextView);
Font.PROXIMA_NOVA.apply(this, myTextView);

请注意，这种带有volatile字段的双重检查锁定习惯用法仅适用于Java 1.5+中使用的内存模型。

也许可以简单一点:

public class Fonts {
  public static HashSet<String,Typeface> fonts = new HashSet<>();

  public static Typeface get(Context context, String file) {
    if (! fonts.contains(file)) {
      synchronized (this) {
        Typeface typeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), name);
        fonts.put(name, typeface);
      }
    }
    return fonts.get(file);
  }
}

// Usage
Typeface myFont = Fonts.get("arial.ttf");

(请注意，此代码未经测试，但通常这种方法应该工作良好。)

添加类FontTextView.java:

public class FontTextView extends TextView {
    String fonts[] = {"HelveticaNeue.ttf", "HelveticaNeueLight.ttf", "motschcc.ttf", "symbol.ttf"};

    public FontTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
        init(attrs);
    }

    public FontTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
        if (!isInEditMode()) {
            init(attrs);
        }

    }

    public FontTextView(Context context) {
        super(context);
        if (!isInEditMode()) {
            init(null);
        }
    }

    private void init(AttributeSet attrs) {
        if (attrs != null) {
            TypedArray a = getContext().obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.FontTextView);
            if (a.getString(R.styleable.FontTextView_font_type) != null) {
                String fontName = fonts[Integer.valueOf(a.getString(R.styleable.FontTextView_font_type))];

                if (fontName != null) {
                    Typeface myTypeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(getContext().getAssets(), "font/" + fontName);
                    setTypeface(myTypeface);
                }
                a.recycle();
            }
        }
    }
}

添加到资产库字体

添加到attrs.xml， 数字应该在数组类中的顺序。 < declare-styleable name = " FontTextView " > <attr name="font_type" format="enum"> <enum name="HelveticaNeue" value="0"/> <enum name="HelveticaNeueLight" value="1"/> <enum name="motschcc" value="2"/> <enum name="symbol" value="3"/> < / attr >

从列表中选择字体

最佳实践是使用Android支持库26.0.0或更高版本。

步骤1:添加字体文件

在res文件夹中创建新的字体资源字典 添加字体文件(.ttf， .orf)

例如，当字体文件为helvetica_neue.ttf时，将生成R.font.helvetica_neue

步骤2:创建字体族

在字体文件夹中添加新的资源文件 在元素中包含每个字体文件、样式和权重属性。

例如:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<font-family xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <font
        android:fontStyle="normal"
        android:fontWeight="400"
        android:font="@font/helvetica_neue" />
</font-family>

第三步:使用它

在xml布局中:

<TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:fontFamily="@font/my_font"/>

或添加字体样式:

<style name="customfontstyle" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.Small">
    <item name="android:fontFamily">@font/lobster</item>
</style>

更多的例子你可以参考文档:

使用字体

当你的字体存储在res/asset/fonts/Helvetica.ttf中时，使用以下方法:

Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(),"fonts/Helvetica.ttf"); 
txt.setTypeface(tf);

或者，如果你的字体文件存储在res/font/helvetica.ttf中，使用以下方法:

Typeface tf = ResourcesCompat.getFont(this,R.font.helvetica);
txt.setTypeface(tf);

我终于找到了一个非常简单的解决方法。

use these Support libraries in app level gradle, compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.0.2' compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:26.0.2' then create a directory named "font" inside the res folder put fonts(ttf) files in that font directory, keep in mind the naming conventions [e.g.name should not contain any special character, any uppercase character and any space or tab] After that, reference that font from xml like this <Button android:id="@+id/btn_choose_employee" android:layout_width="140dp" android:layout_height="40dp" android:layout_centerInParent="true" android:background="@drawable/rounded_red_btn" android:onClick="btnEmployeeClickedAction" android:text="@string/searching_jobs" android:textAllCaps="false" android:textColor="@color/white" android:fontFamily="@font/times_new_roman_test" />

在本例中，times_new_roman_test是该字体目录中的字体ttf文件

Android使用Roboto字体，这是一种非常漂亮的字体，有几种不同的粗细(普通、轻、薄、浓缩)，在高密度屏幕上看起来很棒。

检查下面的链接检查roboto字体:

如何使用Roboto在xml布局

回到你的问题，如果你想改变所有的TextView/按钮在你的应用程序的字体，尝试添加以下代码到你的styles.xml使用Roboto-light字体:

<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
    ......
    <item name="android:buttonStyle">@style/MyButton</item>
    <item name="android:textViewStyle">@style/MyTextView</item>
</style>

<style name="MyButton" parent="@style/Widget.AppCompat.Button">
    <item name="android:textAllCaps">false</item>
    <item name="android:fontFamily">sans-serif-light</item>
</style>

<style name="MyTextView" parent="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat">
    <item name="android:fontFamily">sans-serif-light</item>
</style>

不要忘记在你的AndroidManifest.xml中使用“AppTheme”

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
    android:supportsRtl="true"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
    ......
</application>