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);

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

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);

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。

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

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