Simply add a margin of x amount at the bottom of an item in your RecycleView Adapter
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onCreateViewHolder
LinearLayout.LayoutParams layoutParams = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
LinearLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
layoutParams.setMargins(0, 0, 0, 5);
itemView.setLayoutParams(layoutParams);