degree symbol in TextView

Question

I want to know how to make a degree symbol for an angle in a Text View (android). There are a few questions similar to this, I have tried them but they don't seem to work.

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/tv_counter"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:paddingBottom="20dp"

    android:text="..."

    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
    android:textSize="80dp"
    android:textColor="#FFA500" />

Answer 1

XML doesn't use C-style escapes, it uses HTML-style character entities. Try this:

android:text="50℃"

As you mention in the comment, U+2103 isn't what you want, you want this:

android:text="50°"

Answer 2

Try this:

android:text= "50℃"

See also Unicode in XML and other Markup Languages.

Answer 3

In Code:

myTextView.setText ( "78" + (char) 0x00B0 );

                "OR"

In XML:

android:text="50℃"

Answer 4

in xml - if you want just the symbol without F or C just use:

      "\u00B0"

like this:

      android:text="50\u00B0"