how to pad cursor in input field in Android

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52 views Asked by reactor At 04 October 2019 at 02:42

I have a cursor and hint that insists on being flush to the top left of an input field and I was wondering how I can fix this typically.

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**Ashi Agarwal** · Answer 1 · 2019-10-04T02:52:50+00:00

Ashi Agarwal On 04 October 2019 at 02:52

If you want to keep it in the center set gravity as the center in XML.

android:gravity="center"

**MontDeska** · Answer 2 · 2019-10-04T03:58:44+00:00

MontDeska On 04 October 2019 at 03:58

If you want to center it, you can use the property gravity as Ashi Agarwal said. But you need to center it vertically:

android:gravity="center_vertical"