FloatingLabel
An Android library for creating floating label EditText views with customizable text, style, and background properties.
What is FloatingLabel?
FloatingLabel is an Android library that provides a customizable FloatingLabelView component to create floating label text fields. It solves the problem of implementing the floating label pattern—where hint text animates to become a persistent label—with extensive styling options for both the label and the editable text area. This enhances form usability by keeping input context visible.
Android developers building forms or input-heavy applications who want to implement the floating label UI pattern with custom styling to match their app's design language.
Developers choose FloatingLabel for its declarative XML configuration and wide range of customization options—like colors, fonts, backgrounds, and text properties—without needing to write complex animation or styling code from scratch.
Overview
Android Floating Label
Use Cases
Best For
- Implementing floating label text fields in Android login/signup forms
- Creating custom-styled input fields that follow Material Design patterns
- Adding animated hints to EditText views without manual animation logic
- Building forms with consistent typography using custom typefaces
- Styling password fields with floating labels and secure text masking
- Enhancing user experience in data-entry screens with persistent input labels
Not Ideal For
- Apps requiring built-in form validation with error states and inline feedback
- Projects using Jetpack Compose for UI development, as it relies on traditional XML views
- Teams needing a production-ready, widely adopted library with strong community support and frequent updates
Pros & Cons
Pros
Allows setting up floating labels directly in layout files with intuitive attributes like floatHintText and textColor, reducing boilerplate animation code.
Supports customization of colors, fonts, sizes, backgrounds, and gravity for both the floating label and input text, as detailed in the README's attribute list.
Provides separate color settings for focused and unfocused modes (floatHintTextColorFocused and UnFocused), enhancing visual feedback during user interaction.
Enables use of typefaces from the assets folder for both label and input, facilitating brand consistency without extra code.
Cons
The README states the project is in 'initial mode,' indicating limited features, potential bugs, and fewer updates compared to mature libraries.
No built-in support for error handling, validation, or accessibility enhancements, requiring additional implementation for complete forms.
As a smaller library, it has minimal community activity, few examples, and basic README documentation, which could hinder troubleshooting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Related Projects
MaterialEditTextEditText in Material Design
MaterialSearchBarMaterial Design Search Bar for Android
InputMaskUser input masking library repo.
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