My answer tweaks the first answer. Actually I have tried both two methods above, and I don’t think they are really center vertical. It would make the drawable more center if it’s placed in between ascent and descent, rather than top and bottom. So as to the second answer, it aligns the center of the … Read more
Found the following and it seems to do the job: public class TestActivity extends Activity { @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); TextView textView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textview); SpannableString ss = new SpannableString(“abc”); Drawable d = ContextCompat.getDrawable(this, R.drawable.icon32); d.setBounds(0, 0, d.getIntrinsicWidth(), d.getIntrinsicHeight()); ImageSpan span = new ImageSpan(d, ImageSpan.ALIGN_BASELINE); ss.setSpan(span, 0, 3, Spannable.SPAN_INCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE); textView.setText(ss); }