<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Hello"
android:textStyle="bold|italic"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:background="#B0B0B0" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Android-er"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:gravity="center_horizontal"
android:background="#808080" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:text="http://android-er.blogspot.com/"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textColor="@android:color/white"
android:gravity="center"
android:background="#505050" />
</LinearLayout>
Examples to center TextView
Examples to center TextView with XML: